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Major cities' multiple perspectives captured in long exposure photographs

  • Kyoto. The photographer has explored cities for the series in both day and night. <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
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    Kyoto. The photographer has explored cities for the series in both day and night. (Photo by Nicolas Ruel)
  • New York City. The photographer <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/statement/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:notes on his website;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">notes on his website</a>, "Any urban space, from a village to a megalopolis, furnishes my work with the fictional raw materials for transfiguration." <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
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    New York City. The photographer notes on his website, "Any urban space, from a village to a megalopolis, furnishes my work with the fictional raw materials for transfiguration." (Photo by Nicolas Ruel)
  • Rio de Janeiro. Ruel has large-scale prints of the images made on stainless steel. He told Yahoo! News, "I photograph the city in the knowledge that the metal is going to change reality in its turn. So it is that the imaginary cities I inventory fall into place." <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
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    Rio de Janeiro. Ruel has large-scale prints of the images made on stainless steel. He told Yahoo! News, "I photograph the city in the knowledge that the metal is going to change reality in its turn. So it is that the imaginary cities I inventory fall into place." (Photo by Nicolas Ruel)
  • Prague. The photographer <a href="http://www.petapixel.com/2013/01/01/major-cities-around-the-world-captured-in-8-second-double-exposure-photos/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:describes his technique;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">describes his technique</a> as an eight-second "micromovie." He said, "This long exposure makes it possible to assemble key moments in a single take." <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
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    Prague. The photographer describes his technique as an eight-second "micromovie." He said, "This long exposure makes it possible to assemble key moments in a single take." (Photo by Nicolas Ruel)
  • Istanbul. The Thompson Landry Gallery <a href="http://www.thompsonlandry.com/artists/a_ruel.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:describes the photography;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">describes the photography</a> this way: "The photographer seeks to magnify the actions and spectacle of the city, in a balance between dream and reality." <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
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    Istanbul. The Thompson Landry Gallery describes the photography this way: "The photographer seeks to magnify the actions and spectacle of the city, in a balance between dream and reality." (Photo by Nicolas Ruel)
  • Sydney. Ruel told Yahoo! News in an email, "I seek out and try to speak a new language with my camera. The documentary aspect of my work is very important to me, even within the artistic perspective." <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
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    Sydney. Ruel told Yahoo! News in an email, "I seek out and try to speak a new language with my camera. The documentary aspect of my work is very important to me, even within the artistic perspective." (Photo by Nicolas Ruel)
  • London. The series "8 Seconds" features famous cities around the world captured in multiple-exposure photographs. <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
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    London. The series "8 Seconds" features famous cities around the world captured in multiple-exposure photographs. (Photo by Nicolas Ruel)
  • Tokyo. The show "8 Seconds" has been exhibited around the world. <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
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    Tokyo. The show "8 Seconds" has been exhibited around the world. (Photo by Nicolas Ruel)
  • San Francisco. The <a href="http://www.thompsonlandry.com/artists/a_ruel.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Thompson Landry Gallery;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Thompson Landry Gallery</a> notes, "The juxtaposition of two or more pictures into a single image forms an inverted vision of the city." <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
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    San Francisco. The Thompson Landry Gallery notes, "The juxtaposition of two or more pictures into a single image forms an inverted vision of the city." (Photo by Nicolas Ruel)
  • Casablanca. The photographer told the website <a href="http://www.petapixel.com/2013/01/01/major-cities-around-the-world-captured-in-8-second-double-exposure-photos/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:PetaPixel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">PetaPixel</a> of the long-exposure pictures, "In this dolly shot, I translate the actions and spectacle of the city and its residents as I follow their unceasing movement." <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
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    Casablanca. The photographer told the website PetaPixel of the long-exposure pictures, "In this dolly shot, I translate the actions and spectacle of the city and its residents as I follow their unceasing movement." (Photo by Nicolas Ruel)
  • Alexandria. Says Ruel, "I take a formal approach to photography, based on urban design and architecture. Structuring and disarticulating these elements is the predominant method of my work." <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
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    Alexandria. Says Ruel, "I take a formal approach to photography, based on urban design and architecture. Structuring and disarticulating these elements is the predominant method of my work." (Photo by Nicolas Ruel)
  • Cairo. The project will continue for the next few years, with the photographer visiting new cities each year. <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
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    Cairo. The project will continue for the next few years, with the photographer visiting new cities each year. (Photo by Nicolas Ruel)
  • Beijing. A photo in the series "8 Seconds." <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
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    Beijing. A photo in the series "8 Seconds." (Photo by Nicolas Ruel)
  • Chicago. A photo in the series "8 Seconds." <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
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    Chicago. A photo in the series "8 Seconds." (Photo by Nicolas Ruel)
  • Paris. The “8 Seconds” series began in this city in 2007. <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
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    Paris. The “8 Seconds” series began in this city in 2007. (Photo by Nicolas Ruel)
Kyoto. The photographer has explored cities for the series in both day and night. <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
New York City. The photographer <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/statement/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:notes on his website;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">notes on his website</a>, "Any urban space, from a village to a megalopolis, furnishes my work with the fictional raw materials for transfiguration." <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
Rio de Janeiro. Ruel has large-scale prints of the images made on stainless steel. He told Yahoo! News, "I photograph the city in the knowledge that the metal is going to change reality in its turn. So it is that the imaginary cities I inventory fall into place." <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
Prague. The photographer <a href="http://www.petapixel.com/2013/01/01/major-cities-around-the-world-captured-in-8-second-double-exposure-photos/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:describes his technique;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">describes his technique</a> as an eight-second "micromovie." He said, "This long exposure makes it possible to assemble key moments in a single take." <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
Istanbul. The Thompson Landry Gallery <a href="http://www.thompsonlandry.com/artists/a_ruel.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:describes the photography;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">describes the photography</a> this way: "The photographer seeks to magnify the actions and spectacle of the city, in a balance between dream and reality." <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
Sydney. Ruel told Yahoo! News in an email, "I seek out and try to speak a new language with my camera. The documentary aspect of my work is very important to me, even within the artistic perspective." <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
London. The series "8 Seconds" features famous cities around the world captured in multiple-exposure photographs. <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
Tokyo. The show "8 Seconds" has been exhibited around the world. <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
San Francisco. The <a href="http://www.thompsonlandry.com/artists/a_ruel.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Thompson Landry Gallery;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Thompson Landry Gallery</a> notes, "The juxtaposition of two or more pictures into a single image forms an inverted vision of the city." <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
Casablanca. The photographer told the website <a href="http://www.petapixel.com/2013/01/01/major-cities-around-the-world-captured-in-8-second-double-exposure-photos/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:PetaPixel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">PetaPixel</a> of the long-exposure pictures, "In this dolly shot, I translate the actions and spectacle of the city and its residents as I follow their unceasing movement." <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
Alexandria. Says Ruel, "I take a formal approach to photography, based on urban design and architecture. Structuring and disarticulating these elements is the predominant method of my work." <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
Cairo. The project will continue for the next few years, with the photographer visiting new cities each year. <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
Beijing. A photo in the series "8 Seconds." <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
Chicago. A photo in the series "8 Seconds." <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>
Paris. The “8 Seconds” series began in this city in 2007. <a href="http://www.nicolasruel.com/8secondes/#1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(Photo by Nicolas Ruel);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">(Photo by Nicolas Ruel)</a>

In the series "8 Seconds", photographer Nicolas Ruel's images of cities fuse the real with the surreal. The Montreal-born photographer uses an eight-second exposure to point the camera in different directions while the shutter is open. The result is a picture of a city taken from multiple perspectives. So far, Ruel has photographed 50 cities in 30 countries over five years. By Claudine Zap