Video: Stunning shots of the starry sky above megacities plunged into darkness
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Back in 2010, a French photographer Thierry Cohen came up with the idea of a stunning project - he decided to show how large megacities could look like without illumination. No artificial lighting - just the shining of the stars.
First, Thierry photographed city panoramas, and then combined them with photographs of the starry sky, taken away from the bustle of the city, but at the same latitude. The result of the work was a photo project with the apocalyptic name Villes eteintes ("Cities in darkness").
Cohen's goal was to raise people's awareness of the so-called "light pollution", which also has a second name - "light smog". Light smog is created by street lighting. It is associated with overconsumption of energy, and also has a detrimental effect on the ecosystem.
Thierry Cohen was born in France in 1963. He started his professional career back in 1985, in the late 80s he was one of the first to use digital methods. He currently lives and works in Paris. His works are in private and public collections around the world. Since 2010, as part of a photo project, Villes eteintes has been working to raise awareness of the effects of light pollution.
Norwegian Tommy Richardsen also chose the starry sky as an object for his photographs. Some of him Photo look so implausible that it seems as if they have been retouched for many hours.
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