Photographer Moby's best shot

This image was taken when I was on tour in Chicago in 2008 and suffering from my usual crippling insomnia. Sitting at the window of the hotel at 4am, staring out at the city, I was filled with a strange sense of comfort. The scene was like a perfect tableau from the science-fiction movies I used to watch in the 70s. Its composition is incredibly simple: you can see about 50 miles to the horizon, and on every last inch of land, bright lights illuminate desolate streets.Anthropologically, it pos...

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