Cities of light

A photographer based in Australia captures nearly a decade's worth of nighttime glow

Light Cities
(Image credit: (David Stephenson))

If you work on a project about cities and their sprawl for long enough, as photographer David Stephenson has, a certain level of nostalgia — and concern — inevitably bubbles to the surface.

"I have noticed, as I have photographed more cities, particularly in Asia…that with increasing globalization, there is a homogenizing effect," Stephenson wrote in an e-mail interview.

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Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.