New York Magazine wanted to celebrate the city’s return to spontaneity since the tumultuous times of the pandemic with a creative and wacky epically shot Where’s Waldo inspired cover. NYMag miraculously got 72 New Yorkers including Spike Lee, Linda Evangelista, and even Ice Spice to converge on the corner of Little West 12th and Washington Street. The daylong shoot was photographed by Pelle Cass, an award winning photographer known for his spectacular snaps of crowds. Editor Christopher Bonanos delves into the making of the cover and how photo director Jody Quon and her time undertook the enormous project.

You can read more about the cool cover at the New York Magazine