J. Adam Giese, the person who uploaded this time-lapse video to Vimeo, explains that these shots were taken “inside opulent homes around NY, NJ, and CT.” And as you can see from the footage they’re stunning. They’re also a sobering reminder how the rest of us live: cramped and begging for natural light. Read more »
Watch a pristine white wall get smoothly tagged over, and over, and over, and over in searing Montana black until the black engulfs a crisp-edged section like some graffiti Malevich square. Then, see the same, but the opposite. Read more »
Today’s dose of worldly perspective is brought to us by Kien Lam, an inspiring photographer who in the span of a year quit his job, bought a one-way ticket to London, and then proceeded to beautifully capture 17 countries over 343 days in time lapse. Read more »
Wake up! UK photographer Rob Whitworth has achieved time-lapse video excellence comprising 10,000 photos of Ho Chi Minh City (ex-Saigon), Vietnam and it’s frantic residents. Watch ‘em swirl wildly as so many neon insects. Crazy. Read more »
Between 10,000 and 20,000 people amassed in Times Square last weekend, making it the largest Occupy Wall Street demonstration to date. And while many of you may have seen what it looked like from the ground—whether it was protesters facing off with horses or them making the NYPD retreat—here’s an overhead time lapse view. Read more »
This video wins the internet. “Inspired” by this time lapse cut from NASA’s photos of the Earth from the International Space Station, YouTube user isoeph bit it… with lots more woah. Check out our plannet aglow with neon ripples of Aurora Borealis. Magic. Read more »
Although there’s certainly a lot of activity seen in this time-lapse video detailing the construction of the 9/11 Memorial between 2004 and 20011, it’s also a testament to excruciating snail-like pace that has beset the WTC site. Remember this is eight years worth of work.
Over the weekend, a riot broke out in Tottenham (London’s version of the South Bronx) after the protest of a fatal police shooting turned violent. Things were set on fire and there was some sporadic looting, but when viewed through the magic of time lapse, looks a lot prettier than the actual situation on the ground. Watch an old city burn prettily.
Time lapse expert Josh Owens explains the theme behind his latest creation: “I recently spent a little over a month hotel hopping in Manhattan (March 12th to April 29th) shooting time lapse. These clips were pulled from over an hours worth of footage.” It’s as if the entire city is on meth.
Tilt focus? Check. HDR? Check. Super wide angle? Check. Sometimes, this time-lapse does all three at once, from Vegas sunrise to Vegas sunset with the Moon soundtrack going dum dum dumdumdum. Too much? Read more »

























