Of all the things I love to photograph, nature is on the top of my list.

Many times I reflect with gratitude, the people and institutions I worked with over the years. Rockefeller University is a prime example.

In the fall of 2011, the whole world was in the depths of the economic devastation caused by the 2008 housing crisis. Many people lost their jobs, their homes and their hope. I felt it firsthand.

From 1912 until 2007, the home of the New York Times resided at 229 West 43rd Street, NYC. Days before the venerable paper handed over the keys, I was given full and unfettered access to the entirety of that iconic building.