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Sergey Larenkov
Merging the Past with the Present
David McCarran J210
Marshal Zhukov at the Reichstag, Berlin 1945
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Table of Contents
Background 3 - 5
Rephotography 6 - 9
Motivation 10
Work in France 11 – 14
Contributions 15 -16
Legacy 17
Resources 18Soviets march passed the Reichstag - 1945
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Background
Born Jan 9, 1970 in Leningrad nowknown as St. Petersburg
Career as Ship Captain in Northern Russia
Began Photographing at age 10
Siege of Leningrad. Tank KV1 in the General staff Arch.
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Background
Inspired by Grandparent’s survival during the 900 day Siege of Leningrad
Began merging postcards with own photos
Focused on photos taken of Eastern front WWII Casualties during Siege of Leningrad
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Background
Posts new photos to blogsergey-larenkov.livejournal.com/
Has photographed Leningrad, Moscow, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, and Paris
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Rephotography
Rephotography - an act of taking a photograph from the same viewpoint of the same scene of a reference historical photograph.
(Lee K, Luo S, Chen B. Rephotography Using Image Collections. )
Children of Leningrad. The poster says: "Warrior of the Red Army, save us!"
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Rephotography
By presenting old photos with new, Sergey gives an eerie reflection on where we have come from compared to where we are now.
Leningrad Riverfront
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Rephotography
Sergey uses Photoshop to combine the historical photo with the one he takes
Prague, Czech Republic - Powder Tower
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Rephotography
ChallengesFinding the exact point
where photograph was taken
Different times of the day
He can typically complete
one photo in a day
Children of Leningrad 1941
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Motivation
Sergey wanted to illustrate the horrors of war.
Both sets of grandparents battled and survived during Nazi Siege of Leningrad 1941 - 44
Nearly 1,000,000
Russians perished
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Work in France
November 2010,
Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta organized an exhibition of Sergey's work in
France.
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Work in France
While in France, he began work on photos from this country, illustrating their struggles during the war and Nazi occupation.
Nazi Parade - Paris 1940
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Work in France
This new project resulted in some of the most fascinating and touching photos in his portfolio
Hitler poses in front of Eiffel Tower - 1940
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Work in France
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Contributions
While Larenkov did not invent the concept of Rephotography, he has applied it in a way that has brought new meaning to historic photos and memories.
Defense of Moscow 1941 - 42
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Contributions
Sergey says this about his experiences as a Rephotographer:
“It's very interesting to find the point where another photographer once stood…
it's almost as if you've stepped into a time machine. Sometimes, this is scary.”
Storming the Reichstag – Berlin 1945
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Legacy
Sergey Larenkov is still an active “amateur” photographer and lives with his wife and 2 children in St. Petersburg, Russia.
He plans to continue his art of Rephotography, inspiring others in this art form as well Peterhof Palace - Leningrad / St. Petersburg
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Resources
Lee K, Luo S, Chen B. Rephotography Using Image Collections. Computer Graphics Forum [serial online]. September 15, 2011;30(7):1895-1901. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed July 9, 2012.
Sergey Larenkov Personal Blog: http://sergey-larenkov.livejournal.com/
Online Interview with Sergey: http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/ghosts-of-world-war-ii-paris-6
Huffington Post, United Kingdom. March 19, 2012 Alice E. Vincent . “Sergey Larenkov, Russian Photographer, Creates Hitler's Day Out In Time-Travelling Photos“
Normandy June 1944
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Thank You
Omaha Beach June 1944 / Present Day Memorial