French photographer Martin Becka has come up with a novel way to capture one of the world's most modern cities, Dubai. A 150-year-old camera.
Soon-to-be world's tallest building, Burj, Dubai and sailboat-shaped Burj Al-Arab are some of the icons Becka has given an antique makeover using his 1857 view camera. -CNN
Submitted by Coldice4678 on Thu, 12/31/2009 - 03:02.
I really love the look, kind of reminds me of Josef Hoflehner interpretion of Dubai, but his was more retro futuristic. I would recommend skimming through some of the articles underneath "References and Links." The photographer has some interesting insists on skill, digital vs film and the art form.
[...] van de modernste steden ter wereld te fotograferen met een camera uit 1857. Hoe dat eruit ziet, zie je hier. Similar Posts:Da’s inderdaad een magische [...]
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 12/31/2009 - 19:53.
I love this. Futuristic look, yet from a ficitional historical perspective blown as an expression of just a tiny moment in mankind history. Keep it up!
[...] Martin Becka, fotografo francese, ci propone un irreale visione di Dubai attraverso le lenti di una macchina fotografica vecchia di 150 anni. Il risultato sono delle foto veramente particolari, che fluttuano in un universo tra realtà e fantasia. Trovate altre foto a questo link. [...]
Posted by Coldice4678
I really love the look, kind of reminds me of Josef Hoflehner interpretion of Dubai, but his was more retro futuristic. I would recommend skimming through some of the articles underneath "References and Links." The photographer has some interesting insists on skill, digital vs film and the art form.
[...] van de modernste steden ter wereld te fotograferen met een camera uit 1857. Hoe dat eruit ziet, zie je hier. Similar Posts:Da’s inderdaad een magische [...]
[...] is awesome. Am very into representations of cities. Very Fritz Lang. http://iconology.therndm.com/archive/dubai-aged-martin-becka/800 [...]
I love this. Futuristic look, yet from a ficitional historical perspective blown as an expression of just a tiny moment in mankind history. Keep it up!
[...] Martin Becka, fotografo francese, ci propone un irreale visione di Dubai attraverso le lenti di una macchina fotografica vecchia di 150 anni. Il risultato sono delle foto veramente particolari, che fluttuano in un universo tra realtà e fantasia. Trovate altre foto a questo link. [...]
[...] more here: iconology.therndm.com [...]
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