honorable mention
Thibault Roland united states
title
City of Lights
I wanted to show the "eternal Paris" in these images, as we knew it before the attacks, and as I know it will endure and stand strong after, remaining the capital of Lights, culture and of the arts.
4 to 8 minutes long exposures, using shift photography.
Most of his work shows a world in black and white. Not only because he has grown a passion for monochrome and classical photography, but also because he considers stripping a picture off its colors is not a restriction. It is rather a way for him to dissociate his work from reality, create a new world of opportunities and emotions, and bring up the beauty of an atmosphere, a situation, a detail or an abstract vision that most people would dismiss.
In order to step further away from reality and bring the viewer into a new and ethereal world, he also developed approaches that combine exposure times of five to ten minutes long with the precise control and introduction of blur in some of his work, making it both singular and unique.
Thibault is a member of the Sony sponsoring program and an "Artisan of Imagery".
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entry description
This series was realized during the terrorist attacks that happened in January 2015 in Paris.I wanted to show the "eternal Paris" in these images, as we knew it before the attacks, and as I know it will endure and stand strong after, remaining the capital of Lights, culture and of the arts.
4 to 8 minutes long exposures, using shift photography.
about the photographer
Thibault is a long exposure B&W photographer, specialized in seascapes, landscape and architectural work. He's originally from France and currently based in Boston MA, USA. He was trained in Physics and worked as a biophysics researcher.Most of his work shows a world in black and white. Not only because he has grown a passion for monochrome and classical photography, but also because he considers stripping a picture off its colors is not a restriction. It is rather a way for him to dissociate his work from reality, create a new world of opportunities and emotions, and bring up the beauty of an atmosphere, a situation, a detail or an abstract vision that most people would dismiss.
In order to step further away from reality and bring the viewer into a new and ethereal world, he also developed approaches that combine exposure times of five to ten minutes long with the precise control and introduction of blur in some of his work, making it both singular and unique.
Thibault is a member of the Sony sponsoring program and an "Artisan of Imagery".
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