Cinemagraphs: Photos Come to Life
Husband-wife team Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg forged and coined the cinemagraph as a medium. Beginning as an idea, unlike the average GIF, the cinemagraph is set up and shot with a cinema camera and subsequently processed to create a cinematographic effect that blends motion and still life.
All works © Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg
Anna Wintour, 2011
"Cinemagraphs are a living photograph - we use motion to tell a story, express an emotion or illuminate a scene in a way that harnesses the permanence of photography and transience of video. Our process begins with an idea, which we sketch out, set up and then shoot with a cinema camera and, finally, bring the footage into the computer for post processing to achieve the cinemagraph effect we desire, freezing some elements and keeping others in motion in a seamless loop. We feel that cinemagraphs are a whole new medium of photography and we're just beginning to explore all the possibilities."
- Kevin Burg
Bethesda Fountain, 2013
Coco Rocha, 2011
Morning, 2013
Central Park, 2013
Emily Ratajkowski, 2014
Grace Coddington, 2012
He Loves Me, 2012
Madison Square Park, 2011
Return to Oz, 2013
Prabal Gurung, 2011
South Africa, 2012
For more of Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg's cinemagraphs and other work see http://annstreetstudio.com.
All images are courtesy of Pictures of the Year International. For more featured photography curated by ABC News' photo editors, and at Picture This , the ABC News photography blog.