George Forss has been holed up in his darkroom working his magic on his photos of New York City taken before the tragedy of September 11, 2001, known better as 911. In this classic photograph, George put together of a multiple exposure photograph of the United Nations building, the biblical quotes outside the complex, the flags flying outside of the building, which held so much promise for the world. George is including this photograph in his “Way We Were” project, to be published later this year, a collection of photographs taken in the time before 911, they show a different world.

You can see George’s photos on his blog, or on his gallery’s website. George is thrilled with the printing and scanning techniques he is developing in his darkroom. He says he wants there to be magic in every one of his photographs – there most often is – and he is well on his way to providing that. This photograph is astonishing.