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Erik Johansson: Photographie impossible

Filmed Nov 2011 • Posted Feb 2012TEDSalon London Fall 2011
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Erik Johansson crée des photos réalistes de situations impossibles -- capturant les idées et non les instants. Dans cet entre-deux agile, ce magicien de Photoshop décrit les principes qu'il utilise pour faire venir à la vie ces scénarios fantastiques, tout en les rendant visuellement plausibles.

Photographer Erik Johannson creates impossible but photorealistic images that capture an idea, not a moment. Full bio »

Translated into French, Canadian by Fabien Pacault
Reviewed by Yasmina Hablani
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