For his series titled “Drift”, photographer David Burdeny traveled along roads in Canada, France, Japan, England, Belgium, and the USA, and captured the shifting light and color of the diverse landscapes by shooting at slow shutter speeds.

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life: In the long, cruel conflict that was World War II, opportunities for jubilation were scarce. But even among the era’s handful of “wish you were there” moments — VJ Day in Times Square; Russian and American troops meeting at Germany’s River Elbe in April ‘45 — for sheer, cathartic elation, none came close to the Liberation of Paris. On August 25, 1944, after a week of street battles that began on August 19, the German military garrison in the French capital surrendered to Allied forces. LIFE photographer Ralph Morse was there, and on the anniversary of the liberation, he spoke with LIFE.com about the atmosphere in and around the city; his trek with American troops (and Ernest Hemingway) through France toward the Rhine; and the photographs — some seen here for the very first time — that he shot during those extraordinary days in 1944 when Paris was, once again, free. see more — Paris Liberated: Rare, Unpublished Photographs

life:

In the long, cruel conflict that was World War II, opportunities for jubilation were scarce. But even among the era’s handful of “wish you were there” moments — VJ Day in Times Square; Russian and American troops meeting at Germany’s River Elbe in April ‘45 — for sheer, cathartic elation, none came close to the Liberation of Paris. On August 25, 1944, after a week of street battles that began on August 19, the German military garrison in the French capital surrendered to Allied forces.

LIFE photographer Ralph Morse was there, and on the anniversary of the liberation, he spoke with LIFE.com about the atmosphere in and around the city; his trek with American troops (and Ernest Hemingway) through France toward the Rhine; and the photographs — some seen here for the very first time — that he shot during those extraordinary days in 1944 when Paris was, once again, free.

see more — Paris Liberated: Rare, Unpublished Photographs

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nightswallowedsky: Roads Home. (by Sky McElroy)

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Roads Home. (by Sky McElroy)

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nightswallowedsky: Do You Have Any Idea. September 11, 2010. (by Sky McElroy)

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Do You Have Any Idea. September 11, 2010. (by Sky McElroy)

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nightswallowedsky: Glow. September 11, 2010. (by Sky McElroy)

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Glow. September 11, 2010. (by Sky McElroy)

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hotparade: mianoti: David Birkin works with photography and performance to recount the ephemeral. His interest lies in the overlap between the two, where the life of the artwork exists in two places at once –first via the original event, and second within the visual echo or trace it leaves behind on a single two-dimensional image. Often these events are constructed by Birkin, but he is equally adept when drawing from history, plumping his concept until it positively glows with allusions. The result is a body of work that teases our struggle and fascination with limits – of perception, existence, knowledge and death. Part of this ‘charge’ is achieved by a long exposure which immediately calls attention to the physical image-making process. The blur stands for a trace of the action, and the consciousness that created it. For CONFESSIONS, he asked his subjects to make confession to a camera, alone in a room. When they felt ready to begin they would open the shutter, and once finished, close it. Read the article | Birkin’s portfolio

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mianoti:

David Birkin works with photography and performance to recount the ephemeral. His interest lies in the overlap between the two, where the life of the artwork exists in two places at once –first via the original event, and second within the visual echo or trace it leaves behind on a single two-dimensional image. Often these events are constructed by Birkin, but he is equally adept when drawing from history, plumping his concept until it positively glows with allusions. The result is a body of work that teases our struggle and fascination with limits – of perception, existence, knowledge and death. Part of this ‘charge’ is achieved by a long exposure which immediately calls attention to the physical image-making process. The blur stands for a trace of the action, and the consciousness that created it. For CONFESSIONS, he asked his subjects to make confession to a camera, alone in a room. When they felt ready to begin they would open the shutter, and once finished, close it.

Read the article | Birkin’s portfolio

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For his series titled “Drift”, photographer David Burdeny traveled along roads in Canada, France, Japan, England, Belgium, and the USA, and captured the shifting light and color of the diverse landscapes by shooting at slow shutter speeds.

(via leopoldgursky)

life: In the long, cruel conflict that was World War II, opportunities for jubilation were scarce. But even among the era’s handful of “wish you were there” moments — VJ Day in Times Square; Russian and American troops meeting at Germany’s River Elbe in April ‘45 — for sheer, cathartic elation, none came close to the Liberation of Paris. On August 25, 1944, after a week of street battles that began on August 19, the German military garrison in the French capital surrendered to Allied forces. LIFE photographer Ralph Morse was there, and on the anniversary of the liberation, he spoke with LIFE.com about the atmosphere in and around the city; his trek with American troops (and Ernest Hemingway) through France toward the Rhine; and the photographs — some seen here for the very first time — that he shot during those extraordinary days in 1944 when Paris was, once again, free. see more — Paris Liberated: Rare, Unpublished Photographs

life:

In the long, cruel conflict that was World War II, opportunities for jubilation were scarce. But even among the era’s handful of “wish you were there” moments — VJ Day in Times Square; Russian and American troops meeting at Germany’s River Elbe in April ‘45 — for sheer, cathartic elation, none came close to the Liberation of Paris. On August 25, 1944, after a week of street battles that began on August 19, the German military garrison in the French capital surrendered to Allied forces.

LIFE photographer Ralph Morse was there, and on the anniversary of the liberation, he spoke with LIFE.com about the atmosphere in and around the city; his trek with American troops (and Ernest Hemingway) through France toward the Rhine; and the photographs — some seen here for the very first time — that he shot during those extraordinary days in 1944 when Paris was, once again, free.

see more — Paris Liberated: Rare, Unpublished Photographs

(via theatlantic)

nightswallowedsky: Roads Home. (by Sky McElroy)

nightswallowedsky:

Roads Home. (by Sky McElroy)

nightswallowedsky: Do You Have Any Idea. September 11, 2010. (by Sky McElroy)

nightswallowedsky:

Do You Have Any Idea. September 11, 2010. (by Sky McElroy)

nightswallowedsky: Glow. September 11, 2010. (by Sky McElroy)

nightswallowedsky:

Glow. September 11, 2010. (by Sky McElroy)

hotparade: mianoti: David Birkin works with photography and performance to recount the ephemeral. His interest lies in the overlap between the two, where the life of the artwork exists in two places at once –first via the original event, and second within the visual echo or trace it leaves behind on a single two-dimensional image. Often these events are constructed by Birkin, but he is equally adept when drawing from history, plumping his concept until it positively glows with allusions. The result is a body of work that teases our struggle and fascination with limits – of perception, existence, knowledge and death. Part of this ‘charge’ is achieved by a long exposure which immediately calls attention to the physical image-making process. The blur stands for a trace of the action, and the consciousness that created it. For CONFESSIONS, he asked his subjects to make confession to a camera, alone in a room. When they felt ready to begin they would open the shutter, and once finished, close it. Read the article | Birkin’s portfolio

hotparade:

mianoti:

David Birkin works with photography and performance to recount the ephemeral. His interest lies in the overlap between the two, where the life of the artwork exists in two places at once –first via the original event, and second within the visual echo or trace it leaves behind on a single two-dimensional image. Often these events are constructed by Birkin, but he is equally adept when drawing from history, plumping his concept until it positively glows with allusions. The result is a body of work that teases our struggle and fascination with limits – of perception, existence, knowledge and death. Part of this ‘charge’ is achieved by a long exposure which immediately calls attention to the physical image-making process. The blur stands for a trace of the action, and the consciousness that created it. For CONFESSIONS, he asked his subjects to make confession to a camera, alone in a room. When they felt ready to begin they would open the shutter, and once finished, close it.

Read the article | Birkin’s portfolio

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