For every one of his fantastic shots, photographer Peter Funch stakes out a busy New York City street corner, capturing hundreds of moments over the course of several weeks from the same spot. Then, he digitally combines real scenes into one surreal super scene. Suddenly, all the people who passed him while dressed in black re-appear simultaneously. Every single person in Times Square is a picture-snapping tourist. Everyone on a Lower East Side street has a little dog. Everyone is yawning. Everyone has balloons. The happenings in his “fictional documentary” series Babel Tales aren’t lies, they’re truths exaggerated. Enjoy the views in our gallery.
Peter Funch, Care Taker
Comments (10)
Very creative. These are really cool photos. I like the Memory Lane in Time Square
Is the title of #16 “Juveline Bliss,” as you have it listed currently, or is it “Juvenile Bliss,” which is my guess? Featuring an artist only to have a typo of this caliber in the name of his/her artwork? Tsk, tsk. Where are your copy editors?
A “typo of this caliber”? Is it more dangerous than a dangling participle? Scarier than a split infinitive? Great photos, by the way.
These are fantastic. They make me smile. Studying the daily trends of the street that make up such a dynamic city is so important in understanding ourselves (and our dogs I suppose, ha).
These are great. A lot of people doing the same, at different times reunited. Loved the one with the yawning people(I’m a little spleepy right now…)
I love it, it is just amazing how in such a dynamic city there’s some repetitiveness in our behavior, more than one made me smile, great job!
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Reminds me of the film scene where the character Auggie takes one photo a day of the exact same city corner everyday for years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_(film)
Having one image per page makes this a very laborious process to see all of them. I noticed you do this with all your posts. Any chance you could make these posts on one page as I love them and love your work, but find myself dipping out early because the wait between page loads.\
Same city, same topic, but a different view on the daily life:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasleuthard/sets/72157625418840354/
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