500 Photographers: Photographer #027: William Ropp

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Photographer #027: William Ropp

William Ropp, 1960, is a french photographer with a unique style. He is also known as 'the shadow sculptor'. He places his subjects in complete darkness and takes photographs by using long exposures. With a flashlight he starts "painting". His subjects are often children. The pictures get a mysterious and sometimes haunting feel to them. The following pictures come from the series: Casamance 2009, Dreamt memories from Africa and Children.

Website: www.williamropp.com

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: great pictures!; May 18, 2010 at 2:50 AM

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