Photographer Arrested at NYC Exhibition Over Empire State Building Climb

  • Isaac Wright was arrested on May 15, 2025, during the opening of his first solo exhibition, ‘Coming Home,’ at the Robert Mann Gallery in New York City.
  • The arrest stems from a 2024 incident where Wright illegally climbed the Empire State Building spire to capture a photograph now featured in the exhibition.
  • Wright, a former US Army paratrooper diagnosed with PTSD, began urban climbing photography in 2018 as a form of therapeutic expression.
  • After a 2020 arrest and imprisonment for similar trespassing incidents, Wright transitioned to selling his work as NFTs, earning $10 million and gaining widespread recognition.
  • Wright has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court on June 4, 2025, while his exhibition remains open through June…

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