A Source of Photography Inspiration

Time-lapses often focus on landscapes or cityscapes, but French photographer Fabien Courtitarat has thought of a different approach. Instead of tracking clouds or cars, his time-lapse follows the rhythm of a wedding day, from the first decorations to the final dances.

This beautiful time-lapse is part 2 of the Death Valley series put together by Gavin Heffernan and his team. In it, they go to Racetrack Playa in Death Valley for its mysterious ‘moving rocks’. They capture some amazing star trails, a Milky Way pass over a lakebed, and a surprising pink desert aurora.

Here’s yet another awesome time-lapse by Gavin Heffernan and his team, taken in a tiny desert town called Borrego Springs, California. Besides having incredible night skies, this special town has a lot of quirky steel sculptures to photograph, like dragons, dinosaurs and giant insects.

Colorado has been experiencing some huge wildfires recently. In June, Matt Johnson went just outside of Pagosa Springs and watched as several wildfires burned thousands of acres of forest. He had never seen such a powerful event up-close before.

While on a business trip to Honolulu, Gavin Heffernan managed to snag enough time to take these time-lapses of the gorgeous Hawaiian sky and sea. For the best viewing experience, Gavin gives this excellent advice: ‘Watch in HD with headphones on and volume cranked, if you can — to attain maximum relaxation and serenity!’

Mattia Bicchi has been in London for the last 3 years and has seen a lot of changes since he’s been there. This time-lapse he put together focuses on some of the new skylines, lights, and other fast-growing locations in London.

Anurag Jetly, the photographer behind the Himalayas time-lapse we recently featured, has put together another time-lapse focusing on an entirely different subject: a cricket stadium in India, before and during a game. It’s an energetic time-lapse with an unusual perspective, going from an empty stadium to one packed with fans.

Anurag Jetly fell in love with the Himalayas twelve years ago when he first captured their beauty with a borrowed camera, six rolls of film, and hardly enough clothes to keep himself warm. More recently, he shot this beautiful time-lapse with a Nikon D800 while on a road trip through the Himalayas.

Photographer Rob Whitworth collaborated with urban identity expert JT Singh to make this incredible time-lapse exploring Shanghai’s diversity and eccentricity. ‘This is Shanghai’ takes you on a whirlwind tour of the city, from the iconic buildings of the financial district to the everyday details of street life.

QT Luong has visited each of the 59 US National Parks, and while photography is usually enough to capture each National Park’s unique beauty, the volcanoes of Hawaii were an exception. The amazing sight of lava flowing out of the earth and into the sea inspired him to make a short film using time-lapse and DSLR video.