Snapshot: Lady Liberty at Dawn

UPDATE 2.12.16: Exciting news! I’m honored that the top photo in this blog post was selected out of nearly 24,000 entries for a National Geographic “Your Shot” story on the theme of Reflection. Click here to view.

Had an early morning date with Lady Liberty.1.17.16 Silhouette of the Statue of Liberty and Brooklyn are reflected on the lens of a coin-operated telescope at Liberty State Park in  Jersey City, N.J. (Reena Rose Sibayan/Reena Rose Photography)Lower Manhattan in New York City at left and Statue of Liberty at right at dawn as seen from Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J. (Reena Rose Sibayan/Reena Rose Photography)Silhouette of the Statue of Liberty, right, is reflected on the lens of a coin-operated telescope at Liberty State Park in  Jersey City, N.J., while the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in the New York Harbor is seen in the distance at left. (Reena Rose Sibayan/Reena Rose Photography)The  Statue of Liberty at dawn as seen from Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J.  (Reena Rose Sibayan/Reena Rose Photography)The Statue of Liberty and the Holocaust Memorial: Liberation Monument by Nathan Rappaport at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J., at dawn. (Reena Rose Sibayan/Reena Rose Photography)

Silhouette of the Statue of Liberty at dawn framed by trees at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J. (Reena Rose Sibayan/Reena Rose Photography)