‘Looking Into the Past' Combines Now & Then
Ayman — March 26, 2009 — Art & Design
References: flickr
We recently featured the creative Souvenirs photography project of Michael Hughes where he replaced famous landmarks with cheap souvenirs. Here we bring you the similarly creative work of Jason E Powell, who counts Hughes’ Souvenirs as an inspiration for his photography project, “Looking Into the Past.”
According to Jason, the images in “Looking Into the Past” 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.”
The historical images are available for free at the Library of Congress, so this idea could be adopted by anyone. I think it would be great to have a special site or flickr group where people all over the world would share such images that showcase how their local neighborhood has changed over time.
According to Jason, the images in “Looking Into the Past” 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.”
The historical images are available for free at the Library of Congress, so this idea could be adopted by anyone. I think it would be great to have a special site or flickr group where people all over the world would share such images that showcase how their local neighborhood has changed over time.
Trend Themes
1. Creative Time-lapse Photography - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing a platform where people can share their own time-lapse photography projects that depict the changes in their local neighborhoods over time.
2. Souvenir Photography Projects - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating a marketplace for photographers to sell their creative souvenir photography projects that reimagine famous landmarks.
3. Using Historical Images in Modern Context - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Building an online database of historical images that can be easily accessed and utilized by artists and photographers for creative projects.
Industry Implications
1. Photography - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing new software or apps that enhance the creative possibilities of time-lapse photography.
2. Tourism - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating interactive experiences that allow tourists to virtually explore historical sites by overlaying historical images onto modern locations.
3. Digital Archives - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing more user-friendly platforms for accessing and utilizing digital archives of historical images for artistic and educational purposes.
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