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This Photographer Points His Camera The “Wrong” Way At The World’s Most Visited Locations
Anybody who's visited any of the world's major tourist sites recently will know how difficult it is to get a perfect photograph. It's almost impossible to take a good snap without also snapping hundreds of selfie sticks (not literally. Although there's an idea...), but this photographer has come up with a unique way to avoid the crowds - he simply takes his pictures from the wrong direction.
The series is called Volte-face, and the man behind the camera is British photographer Oliver Curtis. His inspiration came in 2012 when Curtis was visiting the Pyramids of Giza. “In the mid-distance I saw a newly constructed golf course, its fairways an intense green,” he said on Creative Boom. “I found this visual sandwich of contrasting color, texture and form intriguing...because of the oddness of my position; standing at one of the great wonders of the world facing the ‘wrong’ way.”
You can see Volte-face at the Royal Geographical Society in London from September 19 until October 14. Just make sure you're facing the right way.
More info: Oliver Curtis (h/t: creative boom, PetaPixel)
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Christ The Redeemer, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Taj Mahal, Agra, India
Mona Lisa, Louvre, Paris, France
I did this too, and was in awe of how much detail the photo opposite the Mona Lisa has, I was more captivated by it than the hordes that were gawking at Mona Lisa.
I loved the painting opposite the Mona Lisa, it was simply amazing, and I spent far more time looking at it then the Mona Lisa herself.
I think it has become very trnedy to s**t talk the Mona Lisa. It is a pretty painting with an interesting history. It doesn't negate the fact that the other paintins housed in the Louvre are also beautiful.
But this picture is just stunning, the juxtaposition of one of the most famous brunettes in the world, with one that is just visiting. And how centralized and focused the subject is, and knowing that this is a picture taken in the opposite direction of the tourist attraction is just so... gripping. I'm having a strong emotional reaction to this picture.
Sometimes, I am, so sorry for Wedding Feast at Cana.... It´s just outstanding painting!
Mona Lisa is no longer same location as when I saw her 15 years ago, but I agree with the sentiment. Back then as well, the surround paintings were much more interesting.
Parthenon, Athens, Greece
St. Mark's Square, Venice, Italy
He is not the only one pointing the camera in the wrong direction on that one!
Pyramid Of Khufu, Giza, Egypt
Statue Of Liberty, New York, Usa
Mao Mausoleum, Beijing, China
White House, Washington D.c., Usa
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
Wailing Wall, Jerusalem, Israel
Reichstag, Berlin, Germany
Stonehenge, Wiltshire, Uk
Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.c., Usa
Lenin's Tomb, Moscow, Russia
World Trade Centre, New York, Usa
Colosseum, Rome, Italy
Hollywood Sign, Los Angeles, Usa
St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Vatican
Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Great Wall Of China, Mutianyu, China
Buckingham Palace, London, Uk
Is the guy on the left a ballet dancer considering the position hos feet are in ????????
Angel Of Independence, Mexico City, Mexico
Arbeit Macht Frei Gates, Auschwitz, Oswiecim, Poland
That's ... very disturbing. But, well, what isn't disturbing in Auschwitz?
North Korean Jsa, Dmz, Panmunjeon, Korea
La Moneda Palace, Santiago, Chile
Why the hell pacos always appear in chilean pictures??? This country is more than that!!!
Cell 5, Block B, Robben Island, South Africa
Monument For Democracy, Bangkok, Thailand
the idea is original, but apart from the first ones there is nothing very aesthetic in these...
Some of these would benefit from having a picture the right way or even a pinpoint on a map... been to several and looking at these I have no clue where he stood for the picture. Some seem to be close to the actual site but the one at the Eiffel tower seems to be nowhere near the actual tower.
Look at the window reflection on that building, you can see the Eiffel Tower in it :)
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the idea is original, but apart from the first ones there is nothing very aesthetic in these...
Some of these would benefit from having a picture the right way or even a pinpoint on a map... been to several and looking at these I have no clue where he stood for the picture. Some seem to be close to the actual site but the one at the Eiffel tower seems to be nowhere near the actual tower.
Look at the window reflection on that building, you can see the Eiffel Tower in it :)
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