Tom Mason Creates Crowds in Brooklyn

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Jen Carlson

Published Nov 13, 2008

Modified Nov 13, 2008

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Photographer Tom Mason has put together a series called the Fabric of Brooklyn, in which he captured some corners of the borough in about half hour time increments and around 100 snapshots. Digitally compositing the images, he compressed time "in informationally rich ways," and created bustling scenes while focusing in on the finer details and unique population. And hey, DUMBO never looked so crowded! [via Kottke]

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