Gas masks became an unfortunate part of everyday life for many people, including children. In nazioccupied russia, the russian forces are losing. Oct 16, 2012 as a historical consultant, jo teeuwisse finds photos from the past and learns about their context. Photos of soldiers seen in the streets of modern day france via petapixel dutch historian jo teeuwisse is back with another fascinating thenandnow project we featured her work once back in 2010, this time titled ghosts of warfrance. A composite photo, created by photographer and historical consultant jo hedwig teeuwisse, of factory workers on the stoop of a house in amsterdam during the nazi. Books, textbooks and others, dont give us a connected feeling to past events. Oct 22, 2012 photographer and historian jo teeuwisse uses this technique to create some amazing and poignant images. Artist superimposes world war ii photographs onto modern pictures of the same street scenes. Jo hedwig teeuwisse takes her interest in the 1930s to extraordinary. As a historical consultant, jo teeuwisse finds photos from the past and learns about their context. After discovering some negatives at a flea market and scanning them onto her computer, teeuwisse then went to each of these amsterdam locations to take more recent shots. Rue des fosses plissons a domfront orne german soldiers surrendering. Dutch historian jo teeuwisse finds pictures from archives and then researches their background, before taking a picture in the.
May 28, 2018 teeuwisse is a former film director with an eye for historical accuracy. Teeuwisse sources original photos from world war 2, and after researching where they were taken, takes a modern day equivalent from the exact spot the original was shot. Jo hedwig teeuwisse says shes always been fascinated by history and this is an outlet for that. As jo is from amsterdam, the city is the main location. Posted on october 22, 2012 may 12, 20 categories article tags blends, ghosts, ghosts of war, jo teeuwisse, layers, photography, photoshop, retro, sergey larenkov, world war 2 leave a comment on ghosts of world war ii. They are the work of historical consultant jo teeuwisse, who created the. The remarkable pictures overlay modern scenes from france with atmospheric photographs taken in the same place during the war. Teeuwisse is a former film director with an eye for historical accuracy.
Photographer and historian jo teeuwisse uses this technique to create some amazing and poignant images. Photos by jo hedwig teeuwisse, blending wwii era photographs with their modern counterparts. Soldiers ghosts are said to patrol at nightapart from the actual guards dressed in oldfashioned soldier uniforms tip. Jo hedwig teeuwisses hauntingly beautiful photos remind us of the soldiers and civilians who suffered during world war 2. The results are an impressive and amazing archive teeuwisse calls ghosts of history. Ghosts of history, series of haunting photographs that overlay images from france during world war ii with present day pictures of the same locations. Teeuwisses online photo album, on flickr, contains the full set of the ghosts of history images click here to view it. Historical expert jo teeuwisse, from amsterdam, began the project after finding 300 old negatives at a flea market in her home city depicting familiar places in a very different context. Now dutch historian jo teeuwisse, using flickr images and world war ii negatives, has made manifest the afterimages of war. Dutch artist eerily superimposes modern street scenes on world war ii photos.
Images, photographic or film, make it so much more real. Historian mashes up historical images with modernday reality. Historical expert jo teeuwisse, from amsterdam, began the project after finding 300 old negatives at a flea market in her home city depicting. Jo hedwig teeuwisses hauntingly beautiful photos remind us of the soldiers and civilians who suffered during world war 2 on the very streets that we walk down every day. You can view items sort by interestingess or shuffle images, all on a black background. She skillfully composes each image, making sure that every detail is matching up, and then she edits the image in photoshop. Dutch historian jo teeuwisse discovered 300 negatives in a flea market and began to research the sites of the photos.
The idea behind this project is to combine the images of the past and. A composite photo, created by photographer and historical consultant jo hedwig teeuwisse, of factory workers on the stoop of a house in amsterdam during the nazi occupa. Her images bring the past to our present and make history more real to us. Ghosts of war, then and now composite photos of world war ii. Digital technology and the past november 10, 2012 june 10, 20 l.
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She wears vintage clothing and attends 1930stheme parties. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. She was browsing in a flea market and came across a box of around 300 negatives from the second world war. She calls her series now and then, the ghosts of history. Jo hedwig teeuwisse heeft 4 functies op zijn of haar profiel. Ghosts of war is an ongoing series of then and now composite photos of europe during world war ii bydutch historian jo hedwig teeuwisse. Ghosts of war, le fotografie che rievocano i fantasmi della guerra dutch historian jo teeuwisses thenandnow project, ghosts of warfrance.
Teeuwisse started her project after finding some 300 wwii photographs at a flea market. I started doing this years ago as a research tool, now i mostly do it because. It is a bit like painting with history, jo hedwig teeuwisse says of her project ghosts. During world war ii, hundreds of civilians and soldiers were tortured or killed in fort santiago, intramuros. Ghosts of war by jo hedwig teeuwisse holocaust visual archive. Ghosts of war is an ongoing series of then and now composite photos of europe during world war ii. A dutch historian has put together a haunting photo series that merges the past and the present.
For ghosts of war, jo hedwig teeuwisse superimposed images of world war ii soldiers onto images of presentday european streets where they once fought. Artist superimposes world war ii photographs onto modern pictures of the same street scenes 1944 an. Nov 25, 2010 ghosts of amsterdam by alice yoo on november 25, 2010 though theres no doubt in my mind that historical consultant jo teeuwisse was inspired by russian photographer sergey larenkovs world war ii photos, we can still appreciate her own spin. Ghosts of war project by jo hedwig teeuwisse inspirationfeed. Jo hedwig teeuwisse takes her interest in the 1930s to extraordinary lengths. History is often seen as a subject of cramming what we often dont appreciate, is how intertwined it is with our present. She then went about visiting the sites in the images and rephotographing the backgrounds. More than simply figuring out which building is featured in a picture, teeuwisse created photo mashups by combining elements of a vintage image with an image of her own taken in the same place today. The elephant and castle underground station during the. Thats what dutch historian jo hedwig teeuwisse shows through her ghosts of war photo series. As it says on her website, for years we have been researching daily life before and during the second world war, not just gathering information but also interviewing eye witnesses and recreating certain aspects of history to gain a unique insight into that era.
Capturing the ghosts of world war ii the daily dot. Jo hedwig teeuwisse owner historisch adviesbureau 3045. The second shows the liberation parade in the vijzelstraat on friday 29th june 1945, where thousands marched to celebrate the end of the war. She recognized some of the locales and set out to photograph the exact same spots to compare. The amazing images have been overlaid with photos taken recently, providing a glimpse into world war ii. The idea behind this project is to combine the images of the past and present.
Oct 22, 2012 jo hedwig teeuwisse, an historical consultant in amsterdam, was at a flea market in 2007 when she came across a box of old negatives of scenes from world war ii. Some historical images that you might not have seen before. American infantry battle of normandy, military history, history. Children wearing gas masks during world war ii and the cold war, the threat of a chemical or nuclear attack was everpresent. Ghosts of world war ii world war ii military conflict. Dutch historian jo hedwig teeuwisse s photography series entitled ghosts of war beautifully combines world war ii photographs with images of the same location in presentday. If there was a sergeant york or audie murphy on the russian side of the fight in world war ii and the soldier was a woman, youd have the lead character in sara, a new sixpart graphic novel from tko studios, a new publisher for 2019 more on that below. American infantry battle of normandy, military history. Jo spends hours looking for the locations and taking. I love how jo teeuwisse reduced the transparency of the old photos giving a ghostlike quality to the images. Wwi or wwii children in gas maskesdrills for war preparation old interesting photos. I have combined historical photos with photos showing as the same location is today. Dutch historian jo hedwig teeuwisse tries to demonstrate that very literally with her ghosts of war photo series, where she blends the present day and the original world war ii pictures of the same place into one. These images are the work of jo teeuwisse, a historical consultant in amsterdam and a master retronaut.
Teeuwisse sources original photos from world war 2, and after researching where they were taken. Jo hedwig teeuwisse owner historisch adviesbureau 30. Jo hedwig teeuwisse, an historical consultant in amsterdam, was at a flea market in 2007 when she came across a box of old negatives of scenes from world war ii. They are the work of historical consultant jo teeuwisse, who created the scenes after discovering.
Ghosts of history is a photo series created by jo hedwig teeuwisse. Sacasas late last month, i ran across a set of images created by jo teeuwisse superimposing scenes from world war ii over images of those same places today. Dutch historian jo hedwig teeuwisses photography series entitled ghosts of war beautifully combines world war ii photographs with images of the same locat. Dutch historian jo hedwig teeuwisse attempts to show us how close the past actually is to us, by combining the world war ii pictures with the present day ones in her ghosts of war series. Ghosts of war project by jo hedwig teeuwisse last updated on march 5, 2018 ghosts of history is a photo series created by jo hedwig teeuwisse. Pictures merge modern day and yesteryear to show city in two lights. Past and present collide in ghosts of war, france by alice yoo on october 16, 2012 as a historical consultant, jo teeuwisse finds photos from the past and learns about their context.
Dutch historian jo hedwig teeuwisse s photography series entitled ghosts of war beautifully combines world war ii photographs with images of the same locat stay safe and healthy. Dutch historian jo teuwisse creates these images by combining digitized photo negatives from the war with painstakingly framed photos of the same locations as they are today. Fluidr makes it easy to view photos and videos on flickr using continuous pagination which essentially means that you can view hundreds of photos and videos without ever having to click on a next link. Nov 22, 2010 the second shows the liberation parade in the vijzelstraat on friday 29th june 1945, where thousands marched to celebrate the end of the war.
Ghosts of history, complete collection by jo hedwig teeuwisse, is a series not unlike the work of artist martha rosler in her two series of bringing the war home and artist bashir makhoul with his lenticular series return which combines photographs of palestine under the british mandate with photographs of those same locations in the 2000s. Imagine what it would look like if the ghosts of world war ii came back to the streets today. Beevor was accused of trying to generate publicity for his latest book, which covers the. Though theres no doubt in my mind that historical consultant jo teeuwisse was inspired by russian photographer sergey larenkovs world war ii photos, we can still appreciate her own spin. Jan 26, 2014 jo hedwig teeuwisses hauntingly beautiful photos remind us of the soldiers and civilians who suffered during world war 2 on the very streets that we walk down every day. Below is a haunting collection of photos showing what it would look like if the ghosts of world war ii appeared on our streets today. Jo hedwig teeuwisses ghosts of war world war 2 photos.