Vincent laforet born 1975, switzerland is a swissamerican director and photographer. Vincent has been awarded the platinum, silver, and bronze cannes lions for his directing work as well as the pulitzer prize in 2002. Vincent laforet, a threetime winner at the prestigious 2010 cannes lions international advertising festival, is a director and pulitzer prizewinning photographer. Vincent laforet takes the most amazing night time aerials i have. Incredible aerial night photography captured by award winning photographer vincent laforet shows off major cities at night, including sydney. As seen on cbs news sunday morning and cbs news this morning. The book consists of 228 pages from laforet s aerial adventures. After shooting new york city at night from a helicopter 7,500 feet in the air to illustrate the power connection and intersecting paths through the citys grid system for a mens health magazine article about coincidence, laforet wanted to extend the project to other. Dec 19, 2015 buy air by vincent laforet by vincent laforet isbn. Air is an exquisite museumquality book of breathtaking highaltitude aerial photographs taken over 10 of the worlds most iconic cities. Vincent laforet takes the most amazing night time aerials. Thursday, december 10, 79 pm new book available the faheyklein gallery is pleased to present, air, the inaugural exhibition of work by contemporary photographer vincent laforet. With his recently released photography book air, pulitzerprizewinning photographer vincent laforet takes the visual art to great extremeshe photographs the worlds cities from a helicopter 5,000 to 12,000 feet in the air. New york, las vegas, london, barcelona and sydney from 12,000 feet approximately.
Vincent laforets air book strikes a balance between serene. Laforet air aerial photography of 10 major cities by vincent laforet. Dec 23, 2015 the air series began as a creative idea for an image to accompany a psychology article, and turned into groundbreaking aerial photography techniques that have helped define vincent s own style. Vincent laforet takes the most amazing night time aerials i have ever seen air is an incredible book of breathtaking highaltitude aerial photographs taken over 10 of the worlds most iconic cities by pulitzer prizewinning photographer vincent laforet. Mar 23, 2015 this pin was discovered by kevin powell.
Vincent laforet air december 10, 2015 through january 30, 2016 reception for the artist. Vincent laforet story bio, facts, networth, home, family. Laforet air is a book by vincent laforet featuring aerial photography of 10 major cities. Vincent laforet laforet air aerial photography of 10. Vincent laforet takes the most amazing night time aerials i. Vincent laforet utilizes the crowdfunding model to take his aerial photo. In addition to having been commissioned by just about every important international publicationincluding vanity fair, the new york times. Photographer vincent laforet captures megacities from 12,000. Laforet joins cbs this morning to discuss his new book,air. If you also wish to explore photography from the air, you must read this chapter.
The french american directorphotographer, vincent laforet has won accolades for his aerial night photography of cities. Vincent laforet is among the most influential pioneers working in contemporary photography and film today. Air by vincent laforet, warren winter 9780996058728. Reaching new heights in aerial photography cbs news. Vincent laforet is a specialist in aerial photography. Vincent laforet captures breathtaking aerials in air pulitzerprize winning photographer vincent laforet is no stranger to heights.
Vincent laforet captures breathtaking aerials in air cbs news. Air by vincent laforet laforet air book photography. However, creating what vincent hopes to become a photographic masterpiece requires much more than. The composition makes the skyline look like a glowing circuit board. Pulitzerprize winning photographer vincent laforet is no stranger to heights. Dec 19, 2015 i have been following and reporting on vincent laforets air series since its first round was released. Im proud to announce the publication of the third city of the air series.
Internationallyacclaimed aerial photographer vincent laforet created mesmerizing, never before possible, highaltitude nighttime aerial photographs over many of the worlds most iconic cities following a cover assignment for mens journal magazine. Author was featured live onair for a 5 minute interview with charlie rose, gayle king, and norah odonnell. Hola, identificate cuenta y listas identificate cuenta y listas devoluciones y pedidos prueba prime carrito. Laforet joins cbs this morning to discuss his new book, air.
Air by vincent laforet by vincent laforet goodreads. Its a thick book with hundreds of huge, detailed, aerial images to comb over for hours on end. An exclusive look into vincent laforets project air resource. Vincent laforet vincent, a threetime winner at the prestigious 2010 cannes lions international advertising festival, is a director and pulitzer prizewinning photographer who is known for his forwardthinking approach to imagemaking and storytelling. Vincent laforet aerial photos of cities business insider. Fascinated by vincent laforets aerial imagery, gtechnology agreed to sponsor his dream to fly around the world, photograph as many cities as possible, and publish those pictures in a book simply titled air. Buy air by vincent laforet by vincent laforet isbn. His unique commercials for such wellknown brands as apple, nike, general electric, cnn, and canon, and his groundbreaking photography for magazines such as national geographic, vanity fair, and sports illustrated, to name just a few, cover a broad spectrum of subjects and narratives. Air is an incredible book of breathtaking highaltitude aerial photographs taken over 10 of the worlds most iconic cities by pulitzer. An interview with aerial photographer vincent laforet about air. Nov 09, 2015 the result is air, a new book that compiles the best and most spectacular aerial images captured throughout the project.
Leaning from helicopters, supported by a body harness, photographer vincent laforet took thousands of pictures of 10 cities to produce a stunning photoportrait of the modern city by night. I think the reason i called this air is because its not something that anyone owns. Autographed copy of vincent laforet s air and a lithograph unsigned of your choice. At first, i was hesitant to put much effort into air. As seen on cbs news sunday morning and cbs news this. For laforet, it was a thrilling experience and one that offered some. Cities from the air by night in pictures books the guardian. Recently, i was able to chat with vincent laforet, to discuss his newest project, and upcoming book entitled, project air. The photographs have been compiled into a book, air, containing spectacular and aweinspiring images. Certainly shooting aerial photography has a number of challenges. Author was featured live on air for a 5 minute interview with charlie rose, gayle king, and norah odonnell. Visual stories behind the lens with vincent laforet book. Vincent laforet remembers the moment he realized that digital cameras had surpassed the human eye.
In addition to having been commissioned by just about every important international. I came across an early printing of the book itself in the waiting area of san franciscos. It was only back in january when vincent laforets gotham photos went viral. For his book air, laforet instead pointed his long camera lens at the ground, picking out a specific spot to shoot. Cities from the air by night leaning from helicopters, supported by a body harness, photographer vincent laforet took thousands of pictures of 10 cities to produce a stunning photoportrait of the modern city by night openpics. Vincent laforet captures breathtaking aerials in air youtube. Nov 29, 2016 air is an incredible book of breathtaking highaltitude aerial photographs taken over 10 of the worlds most iconic cities by pulitzer prizewinning photographer vincent laforet. Chapter 7 in the air reenforced my goal of shooting from a helicopter some day. Laforet air products vincent laforet aerial photography. Sep, 2018 photographer and filmmaker vincent laforet recently found himself in a position familiar to many professional photographers. Project air san francisco bts february 2015 from vincent laforet on vimeo. His new book, air, captures the sparkling spectacles of the worlds great cities.
This has been one of the purest and most exciting projects of my career this definitely feels like a once in a lifetime experience to me. From camera shake thanks to the movement of the helicopter, to needing plenty of light to shoot at lightning fast shutter speeds, aerial photography is a. He spent the last year capturing highaltitude aerial photos. Air vincent laforet exhibitions fahey klein gallery. Apr 28, 2015 vincent laforet s latest air series blankets the city of angels with a farewell series of shots before the project will head to europe for the first time starting midmay. Now that he has completed the project and released a book containing highaltitude aerial nighttime photos from 10 iconic cities, leo laporte of. Nov 08, 2015 stunning aerial photos of vincent laforet.
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