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My 91 Images Of Emerging Order And Disorder Of The World’s Largest Cities
I'm a Canadian/Dutch photographer named Ryan Koopmans. Even though I'm well established and published across the world, I've never made a photography book. Until now, at least. My book "Vantage" explores the earth’s man-made structures, surreal architecture, and megacities, evoking the insight and intrigue experienced from a traveling photographer’s perspective. I took these high-definition photos from cranes, planes, hills, and mountains, yet I preferred not to use a drone. It's because drones don't offer the control and the quality that I like to have for my pictures.
I've been collecting the material for the book for over 10 years. As you'd imagine, it takes a lot of time and money to travel across the globe. I took these photographs in Kazakhstan, China, Russia, Iraq, Brazil, USA, UK, the Netherlands, Singapore, Hong Kong, Georgia, Ukraine, Spain, Sweden, Canada, Dubai, Malaysia, and many other places. The aesthetic and the style of the architecture differs from place to place, though what's common in all of them is the astonishing grand scale and the emerging patterns of decay and growth inside cities. The shots vary from panoramic views to pattern-like close-ups of buildings and shapes of structures, to solemn constructions standing in contrast with nature.
In short, I hope that this 10-years-worth collection of astonishing structures and awe-inspiring landscapes will have something for everybody's liking. If you're interested in checking out my complete book, the Blackdog link is down below. Enjoy, and thanks.
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Kyiv, Ukraine
Hong Kong, China
San Francisco, USA
New York, USA
Mallorca, Spain
Astana, Kazakhstan
London, UK
Dubai, UAE
Tbilisi, Georgia
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Shanghai, China
Balearic Islands, Spain
Dubai, UAE
New York, USA
Batumi, Georgia
haha i find it funny that there's just a few dresses/blankets just hanging off the edge there
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China
Johannesburg, South Africa
The vodacom building , this place is mad rachet and hella scary , never come here as youll be terrified
Astana, Kazakhstan
The North Sea Windfarms
Hong Kong, China
Shanghai, China
Johannesburg, South Africa
Stockholm, Sweden
Chicago, USA
Dubai, UAE
Batumi, Georgia
Amsterdam, Netherlands
...and then a shark came up, ate him, and never heard from the little boy again
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Koper, Slovenia
Huaxi Village, China
Keppel Harbour, Singapore
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Batumi, Georgia
Northern Alberta, Canada
Hong Kong, China
Stockholm, Sweden
Batumi, Georgia
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Supertrees, Singapore
Singapore
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Hong Kong, China
Vancouver, Canada
Stockholm, Sweden
Tbilisi, Georgia
Las Vegas, USA
Hong Kong, China
Dubai, UAE
Moscow, Russia
Astana, Kazakhstan
Huaxi, China
Tskaltubo, Georgia
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China
Shanghai, China
Dubai, UAE
Batumi, Georgia
Mojave Desert, USA
It is one of three solar arrays at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Plant on the California/Nevada border off of the I-15.
Miami, Florida
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China
Moscow, Russia
Jiangsu, China
Erbil, Iraq
Dubai, UAE
Hong Kong, China
Huaxi, China
Dubai, UAE
Caucuses Mountains, Georgia
Stockholm, Sweden
Tbilisi, Georgia
Kyiv, Ukraine
Manhattan, NYC
Rustavi, Georgia
Batumi, Georgia
Dubai, UAE
Dubai, UAE
Caucasus Mountains
San Francisco, USA
Erbil, Iraq
London, UK
Erbil, Iraq
Shanghai, China
Shanghai, China
Tbilisi, Georgia
Jiangsu, China
These photos are interesting pieces of art, but the reactions here made me feel the need to point out the following. These photos are purposefully taken to show up an artistic concept. Just because you see mainly skyscrapers in here, it doesn't mean the whole city is like that. Okay, can't speak up for Hong Kong, or Dubai, never been there, but pretty sure for Koper, that's a rather unusual perspective shown there. As for Seoul, no, the city actually has a variety of shapes and nature. It doesn't mean the photos are bad, they're not. It's just important to know that these are not representations of actual places, they are representations of an idea.
These photos are interesting pieces of art, but the reactions here made me feel the need to point out the following. These photos are purposefully taken to show up an artistic concept. Just because you see mainly skyscrapers in here, it doesn't mean the whole city is like that. Okay, can't speak up for Hong Kong, or Dubai, never been there, but pretty sure for Koper, that's a rather unusual perspective shown there. As for Seoul, no, the city actually has a variety of shapes and nature. It doesn't mean the photos are bad, they're not. It's just important to know that these are not representations of actual places, they are representations of an idea.