- Photographer takes 1,500 photos to create just one composite image
- Stephen Wilkes spends up to 15 hours a day shooting sunrise and sunset
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Most photographers would be happy to capture a beautiful sunset or sunrise.
But
for one artist, that wasn't enough - so he decided to show the world's
most iconic cityscapes by day and night - in just one picture.
The
mesmerising images show the beautiful transition from day to night in
some of the world's most iconic cities from the Shanghai skyline to New
York's Central Park.
Time Square in New York is given a fresh new
look in just one picture. The mesmerising image show the beautiful
transition from day to night
New York Library is one of the 15 images that show how the city's character changes over time
Gramercy Park in New York was snapped by
photographer Stephen Wilkes who spends up to 15 hours to create just one
composite image
Santa Monica Pier in California has two very
difference sides as this images shows - from the bright sandy beach with
blue waves hitting the shore in the day to a bustling, illuminated pier
at night
The unusual images were taken by photographer Stephen Wilkes who spent up to 15 hours and shot up to 1500 photos to create just one composite image.
The collection entitled Day to Night features 15 images including works from Times Square, The Western Wall and The Capitol.
To create the images, Stephen, 55, from Connecticut, U.S.A., shoots across the entire landscape from sunrise to sunset.
He then returns to his studio to blend around 50 of the best photographs to create one seamless image. Each piece takes around one month to edit.
A day in the life of Capitol Hill, Washington
DC: Although the crowds remain the same, the photographer captured the
beauty of the changing light
The Western Wall is one of Jerusalem's most iconic images - and now this composition shows just how important it is to the city
The High Line in New York is one of the city's
most photographed spots and this image shows its look changes during the
course of just one day
The Flat Iron building in New York looks like it's dividing two different cities in this composition
Stephen said he first came up with the
idea of shooting multiple images across a landscape when taking the
cast picture for Baz Lurman's blockbuster Romeo and Juliet for Life
Magazine, in 1996.
But it
wasn't until he was asked to shoot the High Line for New York Magazine
that Stephen used this technique to show the passing of time.
Stephen
said while he is fascinated by architecture, people and the cities of
the world, what he really loves to shoot is history. And he has even
shot Day and Night images of President Obama's inauguration speech as
well as New Year's Eve in Times Square.
There
are currently 15 images in the collection but he is currently working
on images from Chicago, and hope to add works from London and Paris in
the near future.
Stephen wants to add as many images as possible to his collection.
No matter what time of the day it is, New York is always heaving with people and always alight with adverts
Central park in New York shows how the beautiful
and busy park can turn spookily quiet in the evening. Mr Wilkes frst
came up with the idea of shooting multiple images across a landscape
when taking the cast picture for Baz Lurman's blockbuster Romeo and
Juliet
Park Avenue in New York looks like the scene of a
blockbuster as the dark sky looms over the avenue that sees taxis race
up and down the road
A wintry Central Park looks crisp and bright - until the sun sets and a dark grey shadow is cast over the sprawling public space
Washington Square Park is caught between the day and the night as part of Mr Wilkes unique way of capturing scenes
He said: 'I remember saying that New York was very active and busy at lunchtime and very spooky at night.
'I
like to say it's a labour of love for you to stay 15 hours and shoot
1500 images where most of the time there is no bathroom.
'I
am a street photographer by training and Day to Night is essentially
all the things I love about photography; my son describes it as my
symphony.
'The images are
so layered; there are so many elements that I love about the medium:
Street, history, people environment, narrative, and storytelling.
'I'm drawn to cities that have not only fantastic architecture, but also fascinating street life.
'The human narrative is the subtext is in a lot of my photographs, so more you look at it, the more you are going to discover.
'There is a layered effect so you will discover something new whenever you view it.'
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