Jane’s Carousel sits in Brooklyn Bridge Park on the East River. It was created in 1922, the heyday of the American carousel, by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company. This year marks the carousel’s centennial.

In 1984, Jane and David Walentas purchased the carousel in its entirety at auction. When purchased, the carousel was in poor condition. Over several years, Jane Walentas oversaw its restoration at her studio in DUMBO, Brooklyn. It opened to the public in September 2011.

I made this photograph in 2014, as I was beginning my multi-year project of twilight photography, which I eventually titled The Edge of Night. This photo never made it into any of the related exhibitions nor the book I published, but I thought it should be given some exposure (no pun intended), so I am publishing it now.