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I discovered this photographer not long after I finished my earlier composition and in many ways his work relates to the technique I used on mine. I guess the idea is also related to HDR. He even has a name for the technique!! I haven’t been able to find out too much about him but I would like to as his methodology and subject matter are very inspirational and, I feel, close to my work.
Thomas Weinberger was born in Munich, Germany, in 1964. He studied architecture at the Technical University of Munich and at Università di Sapienza in Rome. In 2001 he started to dedicate himself to photography which is now his sole dedication. He photographs industrial architecture, roads and deserted streets and railways. His images have been called spectral arquitecture. The surreal lighting that envelops his work make this images feel like an alienated reality, empty spaces that in the absence of human and animated presence become the main protagonist.
The technique used in his photography has been described as Synthesis, he photographs his motif twice. He does this once at nighttime (using a large format and long exposure) and the other during daylight. He then digitally superimposes both images, creating an artificial fictional lighting that gives his images a fascinating atmosphere.
Marina Dubai, 2006
Below is the image I was talking about at the start of this blog:
These pictures were taken by Michael Kenna, who was born in 1953 in Widnes, Lancashire, UK. He is well known for his night photography and his long exposures. He transmits a lot of emotion with his work, making haunting images out of the landscapes he photographs. One of his influences was photographer Bill Brandt with his high contrast atmospheric black & white prints. Michael Kenna was born in quite an industrial area and this had a definite influence on his photography and how he visually approaches structures. Most of his photography has an architectural content. In these pictures he presents a beauty from industrial structures captured by the ethereal light that only night photography and its subjective and unpredictable character can provide.
Golden Gate Bridge, Study #2, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. 1988
The Rouge, Study 5, Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.A. 1992
Ratcliffe Power Station, Study 44, Nottinghamshire, England. 2003
