IN THE WAKE OF THE LONGEST DAY
’…the first twenty-four hours of the invasion will be decisive […] for the Allies, as well as Germany, it will be the longest day.’
These sentences – which have been quoted many times and in many places in the past eighty years – were said by field marshal Erwin Rommel to his assistant on the 22nd of April, 1944. It was later proven that D-Day was indeed “very long” for both the Allies and the Germans. Although the end of World War II in Europe was not decided on this one day, Normandy’s name is forever intertwined with D-Day, which allowed the Allied troops to set foot on the European battlefield.
80 years ago, at 2.00 a.m. on the 6th of June, 1944, operation “Overlord” – the landing of the Allied forces in Normandy, the largest amphibious operation of World War II – began.
In his speech on D-Day, Sir Winston Churchill thanked all the soldiers who participated in the battles as heroes, thanking them for their actions on behalf of the country.
The goal of my final university studies project was to create a photo book. Researching among the audio materials of the Imperial War Museum I found an audio recording of one of these heroes and it inspired me to follow the soldier’s journey from the landing practice to the day after the landing and to take photos in the places where he also visited and could see.
The book contains 50 landscape-like pictures on 66 pages. Most of the pictures have an explanation, in many cases, there is a quote from the text of the audio recording related to the picture. The foreword of the book was written by Dibs McCallum photographer, filmmaker and workshop leader based in Norfolk, UK.
80 years ago, at 2.00 a.m. on the 6th of June, 1944, operation “Overlord” – the landing of the Allied forces in Normandy, the largest amphibious operation of World War II – began.
In his speech on D-Day, Sir Winston Churchill thanked all the soldiers who participated in the battles as heroes, thanking them for their actions on behalf of the country.
The goal of my final university studies project was to create a photo book. Researching among the audio materials of the Imperial War Museum I found an audio recording of one of these heroes and it inspired me to follow the soldier’s journey from the landing practice to the day after the landing and to take photos in the places where he also visited and could see.
The book contains 50 landscape-like pictures on 66 pages. Most of the pictures have an explanation, in many cases, there is a quote from the text of the audio recording related to the picture. The foreword of the book was written by Dibs McCallum photographer, filmmaker and workshop leader based in Norfolk, UK.
YORK – FROM AN UNCOMMON PERSPECTIVE
I was inspired by Mark W. Jones’s book (title: Snickelways of York), which has gone through several editions, to walk the alleys and hidden streets of York. The narrow passageways and small corridors that are used by only a few people, and the secluded streets in themselves give off a special – and not always trust-inspiring – atmosphere.
When the idea first came to me, I immediately thought that I would take photos at night when these alleys are almost completely deserted.
During the night photography it was particularly striking that the sometimes very special public lighting of these small streets – which would not have been noticed during the day – also lends a special atmosphere to the narrow passages. The city of York, which is located in the immediate vicinity of places frequently visited by tourists, but less well-known, shows its special, unique beauty in these pictures.
I was inspired by Mark W. Jones’s book (title: Snickelways of York), which has gone through several editions, to walk the alleys and hidden streets of York. The narrow passageways and small corridors that are used by only a few people, and the secluded streets in themselves give off a special – and not always trust-inspiring – atmosphere.
When the idea first came to me, I immediately thought that I would take photos at night when these alleys are almost completely deserted.
During the night photography it was particularly striking that the sometimes very special public lighting of these small streets – which would not have been noticed during the day – also lends a special atmosphere to the narrow passages. The city of York, which is located in the immediate vicinity of places frequently visited by tourists, but less well-known, shows its special, unique beauty in these pictures.