Imagine that all human beings on the planet suddenly disappeared all at once, leaving everything on Earth frozen the way it was at that instant. What would it look like? What would an alien archaeologist make of the world we've created? Where do we favor function over form, or not even notice the forms we've created?
This collection of photographs attempts to demonstrate what it would look like. To create the appearance of no human population, the photographer used clever tricks like finding a secluded country lane, waiting for joggers to run behind trees, or waking up early on a Sunday morning and beating the crowds (which, as that picture shows, didn't always suffice, even after an hour of patient waiting).
No photoshopping or other alterations of the photographs have been performed, except for resizing and compression.
 Stairs and Footpaths 48 images |
 Roads 36 images |
Boston Buildings 55 images |
 Open Spaces 21 images |
 Barriers 18 images |
 Behind the Scenes 43 images |
 Public Art and Playgrounds 20 images |
 Elevated View 13 images |
 Miscellaneous 24 images |
 Washington D.C. 41 images |
 Harvard University, Boston 18 images |
 Harvard Stadium, Soldier's Field Boston 24 images |
