"7 A.M. (New Year's Morning)" by László Moholy-Nagy is a historic photograph from 1930, taken by the Hungarian painter and photographer. The image presents an exploration of geometry and light, lines, and shadows. Before Moholy-Nagy became a central figure in the New Vision movement at the Bauhaus, he was a painter and only later a photographer. The work is a revised version of the original print, currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The title "7 A.M. (New Year's Morning)" suggests that the photo captures a moment on New Year's morning. This temporal component offers room for interpretations and associations. New Year's morning can be seen as a symbol of a new beginning, renewal, or change, which may be reflected in the abstract composition and the dynamics of the geometric shapes.

Initially a painter, Moholy-Nagy later became a leading advocate of the New Vision movement at the Bauhaus before also working as a photographer. His experiences with abstract spatial organization and the school's curriculum are clearly visible in this photograph. A less experienced artist might not have recognized that an image can be constructed on such a minimalist framework of fine details, traces, and shadows, precisely related to one another.

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