Urban Zoom (10 photos)

Duesseldorf, Germany-based photographer Jakob Wagner sure knows how to make a city look like a living, breathing being. Using long exposure and Photoshop, he's created a spectacular series called Urban Zoom. Shot in various cities around the world including Amsterdam and New York, these photos will either transport you to another time and place or make you feel as though you're stuck in an Inception-like dream.

Just how did he create these? The 25-year-old lets us in on his secret. "I mixed different exposures into one image with a bigger dynamic range. Like an HDR but manual and with more control."

Jakob Wagner

Tags: Urban, Zoom, photo, photography

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Comment by Kevin Chung on January 5, 2011 at 8:43am: These are crazy!

Comment by Balasanu Ioan on December 16, 2010 at 1:10pm: very nice

Comment by Alyssa Anda on December 14, 2010 at 9:06am: Very futuristic and AMAZING. :)

Comment by Lester on December 12, 2010 at 8:29pm: The colors are fantastic. Great post.

Comment by Eugene on December 10, 2010 at 7:14pm: This is awesome. Nice post!

Comment by sAm on December 10, 2010 at 3:51pm: Beautiful! I believe he creates these effects by using a long exposure then zooming in/zooming out.