photo mashups

I found these on the web and had to share them. Goes to show how important those historic photos are and how creatives can use them in fun and thought provoking ways. Enjoy the mashups!

Sergey Larenkov

(Images via drug-against-war, amazingdata, exploringdystopia, boingboing, englishrussia)

Sergey Larenkov scours archived photographs and then locates the exact position they were taken from. By mixing the modern and past photographs he gives a remarkable glimpse between how similar (and different) locations and people can be.

(Images via rolleiflex, ancathach, en-derin)

Concentrating mostly on times of military struggle, like World War II, Sergey Larenkov brings wartime to the contemporary peaceful streets. Seeing tanks rolling down a highway is much more poignant with the modern connection.

Jason Powell – Looking Into the Past

(Images via camillereads, joshharris, mymodernmet, damncoolpics)

Jason Powell’s flickr pool is called “Looking Into the Past” and places old photographs in their modern locations. The changes are often drastic, but more often, surprisingly similar.

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Everything from recent construction to changes in vehicles and fashion are revealed by these portals into the past. There’s something beautiful about viewing an old photograph exactly as the original photographer first saw it.

interactive museums

I found this interesting article about engaging visitors on the website of the JFK library and museum- check it out here.  It's a growing trend that museums, libraries and heritage places are using interactive technology to engage audiences both on site and on the web, perhaps accessed after the visit to show some of their experience with others.

This particular example from the JFK library and museum is great for anyone particularly interested in his career, the politics of the 60s and Kennedy's life generally. I really enjoyed listening to the secretly taped conversations and seeing footage of his campaigns, especially Jackie speaking Spanish to target that demographic.