Category Archives: Photography

Postcards from Stockholm

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Spanish cinematographer Enrique Pacheo spent a week in Stockholm riding his bike and taking photos. The result was this beautiful time-lapse video.

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The Reverse Selfie

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Russian photographer Oleg Grigoryev took these fantastic “reverse selfie’ shots while camping in the Fann Mountains of Tajikistan. I love the way that he framed each shot with the tent opening and his legs. Maybe this reverse selfie trend will … Continue reading →

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Paris Through the Lens

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Paris Through Pentax is a lovely short video created by Maison Carnot which is a digital video company.

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Color Studies

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

One of the joys of visiting the Netherlands during Spring time is the profusion of multicolored tulip fields throughout the nation. Rome-based photographer Simone Sbaraglia took to the air this April to capture the breathtaking hues and vibrant geometry of … Continue reading →

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Drone Day Tuesday

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

If you can’t travel this summer, you can at least take brief mini-vacations thanks to some very talented drone-operating videographers.

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Little Cable Cars Climb Halfway to the Stars

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

I’m a sucker for all of those great photo mashups that are popping up online every day. You know, the ones that blend historic images with shots of the same contemporary scene. But photographer Michael Raziano has his own take … Continue reading →

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Barcelona Go

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

The terrific flow-motion video below was shot by the very talented Rob Whitworth and is aptly titled “Barcelona Go !”. The super fast moving short was edited down from 78 hours of shooting around some of Barcelona’s fantastic sites and attractions. Makes … Continue reading →

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Then & Now

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

We’ve all seen lots of websites featuring “then & now” photo mashups—I’ve even posted a  few here on TBTP. Now a handy app called Timera 2 allows users to create their own composite photographs right on their smartphones. The secret … Continue reading →

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Le Plus Grand Selfie

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Last year more than 28 million travelers (including me) passed through Paris-Orly Airport . To celebrate the flyers, Aéroports de Paris invited passengers to share their selfies and then created this giant selfie mosaic that when completed today will cover 3200 … Continue reading →

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Faces of Paris

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

The Pantheon is not one of my favorite Paris attractions, but French artist  JR may have changed my opinion with his recently installed series of massive collages there in which his signature black and white portraits of everyday people have … Continue reading →

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