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MASTERCLASS
Day to Night Photography
Stephen Wilkes
Since 1983, Stephen
Wilkes has built
a reputation as one
of America’s most iconic
photographers. Day
to Night™, Wilkes’s
defining project, began
in 2009. His photographs
have been included in
the collections of the
Museum of the City of
New York, the Historic
New Orleans Collection
and the George Eastman
Museum, among many
others. His editorial work
has appeared in leading
publications such as the
New York Times Magazine,
Vanity Fair, Time and
National Geographic.
www.stephenwilkes.com
Instagram @stephenwilkes
Sejak tahun 1983,
fotografer Stephen Wilkes
telah membangun
reputasinya sebagai salah
satu fotografer paling
ikonis di Amerika. Proyek
Wilkes yang paling
penting, yakni Day to
Night™, dimulai tahun
2009. Foto-foto Wilkes
kini dipamerkan di
Museum Kota New York,
Historic New Orleans
Collection, Museum
George Eastman dan
banyak lainnya. Karya
editorialnya telah muncul
di halaman dan sampul
publikasi terkemuka
seperti New York Times
Magazine, Vanity Fair,
Time dan National
Geographic. www.
stephenwilkes.com
Instagram @stephenwilkes
The sun rises majestically over
St Peter’s Basilica as the Vatican stirs
into life. In the searing heat of a northern
Indian day, Hindu pilgrims bathe
in the sacred waters of the Ganges.
A procession of cabs create a stream
of gleaming yellow as they drive through
the night in the city that never sleeps. Matahari terbit dengan megah di
atas Basilika Santo Petrus mengawali
hari di Vatikan. Di teriknya musim
panas di utara India, para peziarah
Hindu mandi di sungai suci Gangga.
Iringan taksi menciptakan alunan warna
kuning berkilauan saat mereka melewati
malam di kota yang tak pernah tidur.
While photographs have been used since their
invention to capture a moment in time, I envisioned
changing time in a single photograph. Technology
has now evolved to a point where that is possible. Sejak penemuannya, foto digunakan untuk
mengabadikan sebuah momen pada satu waktu. Namun
dengan perkembangan teknologi, saya mencoba
memvisualisasikan pergantian waktu dalam satu foto.
Using this new technology, I’ve been able to express
this fascination through a series of photographs:
Day to Night™. These epic cityscapes and landscapes,
portrayed from a fixed camera angle for up to 30
hours, capture fleeting moments of humanity as
light passes in front of my lens over the course of
a full day. Blending these images into a single
photograph takes months to complete. Menggunakan teknologi baru, saya berhasil
mengekspresikan pesona ini melalui serangkaian foto
bertajuk Day to Night™. Pemandangan kota dan lanskap
epik, yang diambil dari sudut statis hingga selama 30 jam,
ini menangkap mo