A day in the life of the city: Mesmerising photographs capture 24 hours in just one picture

    Photographer takes 1,500 photos to create just one composite image
    Stephen Wilkes spends up to 15 hours a day shooting sunrise and sunset

Most photographers would be happy to capture a beautiful sunset or sunrise.
But for one artist, that wasn't enough - so he decided to show the world's most iconic cityscapes by day and night - in just one picture.
The mesmerising images show the beautiful transition from day to night in some of the world's most iconic cities from the Shanghai skyline to New York's Central Park.

New York Library is one of the 15 images that show how the city's character changes over time

Santa Monica Pier in California has two very difference sides as this images shows - from the bright sandy beach with blue waves hitting the shore in the day to a bustling, illuminated pier at night
The unusual images were taken by photographer Stephen Wilkes who spent up to 15 hours and shot up to 1500 photos to create just one composite image.
The collection entitled Day to Night features 15 images including works from Times Square, The Western Wall and The Capitol.
To create the images, Stephen, 55, from Connecticut, U.S.A., shoots across the entire landscape from sunrise to sunset.
He then returns to his studio to blend around 50 of the best photographs to create one seamless image. Each piece takes around one month to edit.