As the trains pass by at night, the light they shine burns slowly into the lens of photographer Aaron Durand. His obsession with trains and their cultural iconography has led to many photographic studies, our favorite being the slow shutter images of trains in the night. As trains approach, Durand [...]
0During a quiet night in rural Japan, photographer Tsuneaki Hiramatsu discovered a field and a forest aglow in a strange green light. Upon closer inspection, Hiramatsu saw thousands of fireflies illuminating the brush and the trees beyond. Fortunately for us, Hiramatsu had his Nikon handy, and captured a series of [...]
03D projection mapping has been one of the fastest growing art frontiers of this young decade. While projection art is new to many, its history dates back even to mid-1990s with the photographic work of Jim Sanborn. Sanborn’s series titled “Topographic Projections and Implied Geometries” imposes geometric forms on large [...]
0When a photorapher masterfully blends two of our prime passions, light graffiti and abandoned places, they will always have a place on TheCoolist. Photographer Andy Hemingway has released a photo series of light painting in an abandoned parking garage in Houston, TX. Ribbons of light flutter through empty, open spaces, [...]
0Photographer David Gilliver has produced a series of light painting photographs which showcase the silent world of abandoned WWII bunkers. Where the early-century fortresses lay empty, Gilliver fills them with light and color in a blend of night photography and performance. With a slow shutter speed on his camera and [...]
1The automotive-minded photographer Bernd Kammerer recently hit the streets of Hamburg, Germany at night with a beautifully-restored Maserati 250f, one of the 1950s most celebrated sports cars. Kammerer is a double threat in our eyes, combining beautiful night photography with lusty vintage race cars. The Maserati 250f shown here is [...]
5Light Graffiti | The art of light painting is amongst the final visual frontiers of human creativity. It requires precise photographic skill, carefully choreographed performance and a wild imagination. Light graffiti as an art is not yet a century old, a discipline born from photographic mistakes and years of experimentation. [...]
11Our obsession with night photography and cities at night continues, this time with a focus on the big apple by excellent city photographer Jason Hawkes. Hawkes takes the perspective of a bird in flight over some of the world’s most magnificent cities, showing them at their most active yet peaceful [...]
0Long-time readers of TheCoolist will recognize our addiction to night photography, especially cities at night. Photographer Jakob Wagner is doing some brilliant work in this area, especially his latest series called Nightscapes. Wagner’s work takes him to cities across the globe– from Amsterdam to Neustift to Cape Town, South Afric
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