I spend a lot of time in DUMBO since my office is located there, and there is never a shortage of photographers strolling through its streets. Tourists, professionals, and casual photographers alike search out the perfect shot of the bridges above juxtaposed with glimpses of the cobblestone streets below. Models prowl the sidewalks in sky-high heels, wedding parties pose in front of graffiti-clad walls. Visitors jam up traffic on Washington Street, elbowing to get The Shot — the Empire State Building framed under the Manhattan Bridge.

And who can blame them? There’s truly something magical about the light in the ‘hood!