Frightening Proximity of the Past – WWII Photo Collages by Sergey Larenkov
Sergey Larenkov is a talented Russian photographer that took some old WWII pictures and combined them with perspective-matching photos that were taken nowadays. This simple technique brings awesome results by creating original time portals that help us to see the World War II from the different angle. Here you’ll see some absolutely legendary photos that are contextually mixed up with the present days captured in one single composition. At first it looks like WWII ghosts appeared at the streets of St. Petersburg, Vienna, Berlin and other cities. But if we take a closer look we can see that these photos are bringing us to another reality without any time limits and those are not ghosts. Btw, you can visit Sergey Larenkov’s livejournal page.
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Don
April 26, 2011Nice pics, those photos are really awesome.
Brown
May 3, 2011These collages are really amazing. I have never seen such an art form. Please, continue.
Wally
May 3, 201199% of the time I think an idea is done poorly on film. This is an exception, well done.
Thomas
May 6, 2011Fantástico
Dylan
May 6, 2011These are Amazing, what was your method for lining up your shots?
lbytesxk
May 7, 2011Simply amazing
Zack
May 7, 2011Amazing work, keep it up!
Penny
May 8, 2011It’s good to be reminded of those in whose footsteps we follow; to be visibly reminded of the ones who fought for our freedoms and worked to build (and rebuild) our world. Beautiful pictures.
Julia
May 8, 2011THESE ARE INCREDIBLE!
Anames
May 8, 2011Like the idea, but not the execution. It could’ve been composed in more seamless way.
Mark
May 10, 2011The reality of the past, and its proximity to the present, is rarely shown so clearly. Thank you.
kotonly
May 19, 2011Отличные коллажи! Спасибо, очень здорово вспомнить историю!
Andy
July 23, 2011Brilliant
Chasqg
January 9, 2012Brilliant work. ‘The presence of the past’.