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Photographer Blends Modern Day Locations With Major Historical Events

April 8th, 2013 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

If you liked the WWII Photos Superimposed on to Modern Street Scenes, we have some more! As part of the 2004 History Channel ad campaign, titled ‘Know Where You Stand’, photographer Seth Taras blends together past and present into incredible time-travel pictures.

Seth’s pictures give an amazing opportunity to get a better grasp of what life was like at the spot, which is now a famous sightseeing object for tourists or just an every day route to work for locals. Soldiers, rushing at the Normandy beach in 1944 go past colored modern family picking shells, and Hitler poses in front of the Eiffel Tower where two young students lay around reading newspapers – these are the contrasts that those places have seen in time.

A self-taught American photographer Seth is one of Luerzer’s Archives 200 Best Photographers Worldwide. ‘Know Where You Stand‘ campaign won him a Cannes Lion, and was translated into 30 languages and published in 130 countries.

Be sure to visit his website for more!

Website: sethtaras.wordpress.com via: petapixel

Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA 1937/2004

Saint-Laurent-sur-Mec, Normandy, France 1944/2004

The terrace of the Palais de Chaillot, Paris, 1940/2004

On the Strasse des siebzehnten Juni, Berlin 1989/2004

Also, check out the Ghosts of War photo series for more!

Photographer Blends Modern Day Locations With Major Historical Events originally appeared on Bored Panda on April 8, 2013.

Tags: before and after, boredpanda, full-page, History, Know Where You Stand, Latest Posts, old photos, old pictures, photography, Seth Taras, then and now, ww2

Back to The Future with Irina Werning (Part II)

January 23rd, 2012 by Bored Panda | No Comments | Filed in Design

Do you remember Irina Werning and her cool project called “Back to The Future” we’ve posted earlier? Well, it appears that Irina hasn’t stopped there and released the part II of her series.

A photographer born in Buenos Aires takes someone’s old photo and recreates the same old scene with the same person many years later. While it might not sound too complicated, she is unbelievably accurate – it seems that she just found some old and young look-alikes and shot two pictures on the same day.

“I love old photos. I admit being a nosey photographer. As soon as I step into someone else’s house, I start sniffing for them. Most of us are fascinated by their retro look but to me, it’s imagining how people would feel and look like if they were to reenact them today… A few months ago, I decided to actually do this. So, with my camera, I started inviting people to go back to their future..by the way, this project made me realize I’m a bit obsessive…” says the artist.

Website: irinawerning.com

Diego in 1970 & 2011, Buenos Aires

Christoph in 1990 & 2011, Berlin Wall

Fer in 1981 & 2011, Buenos Aires

Andy in 1964 & 2011, Los Angeles

Evan in 1957 & 2011, NY

Giorgio in 1982 & 2011, Paris

Jackie in 1990 & 2011, Buenos Aires

Johannes in 1994 & 2011, Hambourg

Lea B in 1980 & 2011, Paris

Lea T in 1995 & 2011, Paris

Maartje in 1990 & 2011, Amsterdam

Maria Jose in 1983 & 2011, Buenos Aires

May in 1985 & 2011, Buenos Aires

Marcela in 1970 & 2011, Buenos Aires

Patrick in 1986 & 2011, Paris

Patrick B in 1982 & 2011, Berlin

Carli in 1990 & 2011, Buenos Aires

Puna in 2003 & 2011, Buenos Aires

Riff Raff in 1976 & 2011, London

Sarah and Jim in 1989 & 2011, Boston

Seba in 1986 & 2011, Patagonia

Sole in 1988 & 2011, Buenos Aires

Sonia and Laurita in 1998 & 2011, Buenos Aires

The Zurbanos in 1999 & 2011, Buenos Aires

Campbell Twins in 1976 & 2011, London

Violeta in 1981 & 2011, Buenos Aires

Daphne in 1986 & 2011, Paris

Continue to Back to The Future (Part I)

Back to The Future with Irina Werning (Part II) originally appeared on Bored Panda on January 23, 2012.

Tags: back to the future, before and after, boredpanda, Irina Werning, Latest Posts, old photos, photography

Looking Into the Past by Jason Powell

July 13th, 2011 by Bored Panda | No Comments | Filed in Design

If you remember “Pencil versus Camera” project by Ben Heine then this is something really similar, however this time Jason Powell allows us to look into the past.

Images are made by finding old photographs of places, printing them out, and then holding the print up in the modern day location that the original photograph was taken. Jason says that so far, most of the historical images have been available for free at the Library of Congress.

“Looking Into the Past” was inspired both by his love of history and Michael Hughes’ Souvenirs, and has already been featured on Wired, blog.flickr.net, NPR, DCist, Digg, Reddit and numerous other places of good repute.

The artist still continues to add new photos to his series, and even created a flickr group for people who want to do similar pictures.

Website: jasonepowell.com

Inlet Bridge, Washington, DC

Original photo taken around 1921, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Newsie, Willard Hotel, Washington, DC

Original image taken on April 14, 1912, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

F St. NW, Washington, DC

Original photo taken in 1920, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Thomas Circle, Washington, DC

Original photo taken in 1911, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Main Street, Annapolis, MD

Original image taken in 1964, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Boy Scouts, US Capitol, Washington, DC

Original photo taken in 1941, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

7th Street, Washington, DC

16th Street NW, Washington, DC

US Capitol Under Construction, Washington, DC

Original photo taken in 1863, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Beauty Pageant Winners, Union Station, Washington, DC

Original photo taken in 1921, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Easter Egg Roll at the US Capitol

Original photo taken in 1924, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC

Original image taken in 1920, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Congressional Hog Calling, Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC

Original photo taken on 6/9/1937, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

1317½ 14th Street, Washington, DC

Original photo taken in 1911, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

March on Washington, August 28, 1963

Original photo taken by Warren Leffler, August 28, 1963, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Kenmore Dedication, Fredericksburg, VA

Original photo taken on 5/9/1925, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Newsies, US Capitol

Original image taken by Lewis Wickes Hine in April of 1912, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Women Demonstrating for Right to Vote, White House

Original photo taken in February, 1917, courtesy of the Library of Congress

Loudoun County Courthouse, Leesburg, VA

Original photo taken in 1920, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Willard Hotel, Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC

17th Street, Washington DC

King Street, Leesburg, VA

Carvel Hall, Annapolis, MD

Original image taken in 1920, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Union Station Square, Washington, DC

Looking Into the Past by Jason Powell originally appeared on Bored Panda on July 13, 2011.

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Back to The Future with Irina Werning

February 17th, 2011 by Bored Panda | No Comments | Filed in Design

It was interesting comparing Before And After Makeup Photos done by Vadim Andreev but the greatest and the ultimate make-up artist is time. It does its job seamlessly, and we never seem to notice the slight changes in our faces when we look at a mirror every day. Only old photographs constantly remind us that we’ve changed.

Irina Werning, a photographer born in Buenos Aires, started an interesting project called “Back to The Future” where she takes someone’s old photo and recreates the same old scene with the same person many years later. While it might not sound too complicated, she is unbelievably accurate – it seems that she just found some old and young look-alikes and shot two pictures on the same day.

I love old photos. I admit being a nosey photographer. As soon as I step into someone else’s house, I start sniffing for them. Most of us are fascinated by their retro look but to me, it’s imagining how people would feel and look like if they were to reenact them today… A few months ago, I decided to actually do this. So, with my camera, I started inviting people to go back to their future..by the way, this project made me realise Im a bit obsessive…

Website: irinawerning.com