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Highlights
- If you were to stand in one spot at an iconic location for 30 hours and simply observe, never closing your eyes, you still wouldn't be able to take in all the detail and emotion found in a Stephen Wilkes panoramic photograph.
- Author(s): Lyle Rexer
- 296 Pages
- Photography, Individual Photographers
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About the Book
Stephen Wilkes's extraordinary panoramas depict famous landmarks from dawn to dusk. He captures thousands of single exposures, editing and blending them into one composition that shows the passage of time. With details highlighting the individual stories, this collection unveils a new way of seeing some of the world's most iconic locations.Book Synopsis
If you were to stand in one spot at an iconic location for 30 hours and simply observe, never closing your eyes, you still wouldn't be able to take in all the detail and emotion found in a Stephen Wilkes panoramic photograph. Not only does Wilkes shoot over 1,500 exposures from a fixed angle, he also distills this visual information afterward in his studio, painstakingly composing selected frames into a single image.
Day to Night presents 60 epic panoramas created between 2009 and 2022, shot everywhere from Africa's Serengeti to the Blue Lagoon in Iceland, from the Grand Canyon to Coney Island, from Trafalgar Square to Times Square. Each composition is a labor of love as well as patience. Wilkes waited more than two years to gain permission to photograph Pope Francis celebrating Easter mass in the Vatican, ultimately producing a vivid tableau in which the pontiff appears 10 times.
The book also features extraordinary details--works of art in their own right that highlight the stories contained within each image. A bride makes her way through Central Park; in Tanzania, zebras gather around a near-invisible watering hole during a drought; in Rio de Janeiro, surfers come and go while a man holds a sign reading "No more than two questions per customer." "It is exactly these small stories, these details, that draw people into the photographs," says Wilkes. Once discovered, these mini narratives lend each composition a personal, candid feel.
This collection takes us on a seamless trip from dawn to dark across the world's most iconic locations, unveiling the unique ebb and flow of man-made and natural landmarks like never before.
Review Quotes
"An extraordinary look at famous landscapes covering light to dark, this giant book is filled with awe-inspiring imagery."-- "Amateur Photographer"
"...a vibrant tome... it's supernatural panoramas are the definition of eye candy."-- "Architectural Digest"
"Stunning compositions of landscapes paired with human or animal narratives."-- "National Geographic"