Tearsheet Time Capsule: Portside Towers Brochure 1989

The Portside Towers Apartments in Jersey City boasts a pretty spectacular view of the lower Manhattan skyline, and the firm that hired me decided that was the main selling point of this new residential development. Not to mention the fact they hadn’t actually built it yet, so there was nothing to actually photograph…. This collage was a departure from my typical composite panoramic style. Instead, I created this image by making several exposures of the entire scene using a large format camera from morning till nighttime. I then constructed a physical collage using sections of the different prints, creating a mosaic of the various timeframes.

The World Financial Center was recently completed, and the World Trade Center was still standing…. I also took a bunch of ’normal’ pictures of the neighborhood for the inserts, which was not normal for me, but I was getting good at fooling people about my normal photography skills by this point….

PORTSIDE TOWERS PANORAMA – Photo print collage – Client: Pace Advertising

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David McGlynn

David McGlynn is an artist living and working in New York City and Beverly, MA. Born and raised in the Bronx, NY, he received a BFA from SUNY Purchase in 1979.  Mr. McGlynn enjoys success as both a fine art photographer and as a professional commercial photographer. His specialty is photo collage, and he has been refining his unique style for the better part of three decades. He has shown his work at several group and solo shows, including the Alternative Museum, Queens Museum, Hudson River Museum, Luring Augustine Gallery, the Neuberger Museum and Broadway Windows. His work is included in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the Erie Art Museum, the New Britain Museum of American Art, the Forbes Gallery Collection, and various private collections. In addition, he has created large-scale works for permanent installation for a variety of clients, including Disney/ESPN Zone restaurants, Fox Network headquarters, and AT&T Corporate Headquarters.  His work has appeared in publications including WIRED, Newsweek, Time, Money, Forbes, Vibe, ESPN, New York Times, Traveler, Popular Science and Metropolitan Home. Corporate and advertising clients include Miller Brewing Company, ‘Absolut McGlynn’ for Absolut Vodka, Kodak Funsaver cameras, Compaq, American Express, Disney, Dime Bank, Polygram/Mercury Records, and the World Financial Center. Mr. McGlynn has received several awards including: American Photography Annual 7, 10, 11, 35; Society of Publication Designers Annual 18, 23, 27, 28 and 30; Graphis Poster and Graphis Digital. Portfolio spreads of his artwork have been published in: Life Magazine, Popular Photography, Idea (Japan), Photo Magazine (France), and Photo District News.