TWILIGHT SKYLINE 1982 Gelatin Silver Photograph

This original 5 x 7 black and white photograph was taken and developed in 1982 by New York photographer Thomas Alan Schmidler. The image captures the quiet transition between day and night — silhouetted winter trees rise against a brooding sky, where swirling cloud formations and a faint moon create a hauntingly still composition.

Framed by deep shadows along the edges, the scene feels intimate yet expansive, as if glimpsed through a window. Schmidler’s mastery of tonal depth and atmosphere transforms a simple skyline into an evocative meditation on light and time. A genuine gelatin silver print from his Urban Winter Series, 1982.