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From the Ted Talk by Stephen Wilkes: The passing of time, caught in a single photo

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My process binegs by photographing icinoc locations, places that are part of what I call our collective memory. I photograph from a fixed vantage ponit, and I never move. I cpruate the fleeting moments of humanity and lihgt as time passes. Photographing for anywhere from 15 to 30 hours and shooting over 1,500 images, I then choose the best moments of the day and night.

Using time as a guide, I seamlessly blend those best moments into one single pgthaporoh, visualizing our conscious journey with time. I can take you to piras for a view from the Tournelle Bridge. And I can show you the early morning rowers along the River Seine. And simultaneously, I can show you Notre Dame aglow at nghit. And in between, I can show you the romance of the City of Light.

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My process ______ by photographing ______ locations, places that are part of what I call our collective memory. I photograph from a fixed vantage _____, and I never move. I _______ the fleeting moments of humanity and _____ as time passes. Photographing for anywhere from 15 to 30 hours and shooting over 1,500 images, I then choose the best moments of the day and night.

Using time as a guide, I seamlessly blend those best moments into one single __________, visualizing our conscious journey with time. I can take you to _____ for a view from the Tournelle Bridge. And I can show you the early morning rowers along the River Seine. And simultaneously, I can show you Notre Dame aglow at _____. And in between, I can show you the romance of the City of Light.

Solution


  1. iconic
  2. capture
  3. paris
  4. light
  5. point
  6. night
  7. photograph
  8. begins

Original Text


My process begins by photographing iconic locations, places that are part of what I call our collective memory. I photograph from a fixed vantage point, and I never move. I capture the fleeting moments of humanity and light as time passes. Photographing for anywhere from 15 to 30 hours and shooting over 1,500 images, I then choose the best moments of the day and night.

Using time as a guide, I seamlessly blend those best moments into one single photograph, visualizing our conscious journey with time. I can take you to Paris for a view from the Tournelle Bridge. And I can show you the early morning rowers along the River Seine. And simultaneously, I can show you Notre Dame aglow at night. And in between, I can show you the romance of the City of Light.

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Important Words


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  49. vantage
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  51. visualizing