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NV Whino

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Sun Jun 5, 2016, 05:42 PM Jun 2016

You might be interested in this TED talk

Photographer Stephen Wilkes crafts stunning compositions of landscapes as they transition from day to night, exploring the space-time continuum within a two-dimensional still photograph. Journey with him to iconic locations like the Tournelle Bridge in Paris, El Capitan in Yosemite National Park and a life-giving watering hole in heart of the Serengeti in this tour of his art and process.


http://www.ted.com/talks/stephen_wilkes_the_passing_of_time_caught_in_a_single_photo?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2016-06-05&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=talk_of_the_week_button

With a couple of exceptions I'm not fond of his stuff. For me it is too high def, illustrative and gimmicky. I appreciate the concept, but to me, still photography is capturing (or trying to capture) that one perfect moment. Otherwise you have stop motion or movies.
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