New York Bars at Dawn by Daniel Root This one-of-a-kind photo book offers evocative portraits of New York bars after closing time. This one-of-a-kind photo book offers evocative portraits of New York bars after closing time. Daniel Root’s photos of New York bars at dawn are a perfect blend of beauty and melancholia. Everything about them is just right. —Roz Chast, New Yorker cartoonist Nearly every day, Daniel Root sets out before sunrise to wander the streets of Manhattan with his camera. In those comparatively quiet hours, the entire city wears a different face, but Root is particularly fascinated by the scenes to be glimpsed through the windows of its bars. Empty of patrons and illuminated by an odd mix of artificial lights—neon beer ads, red EXIT signs, a single bulb above the cash register—they present a more hushed and mysterious aspect than in the busy evening hours. Nonetheless, each one—whether a dive bar, a sports bar.