Hungarian artist and photographer Kernyi Zoltn compares images from the past to the present in his series titled Ablak a Mltra, translated as Window to the Past. The photographer takes images from Fortepan, a site with an online collection of amateur photos from 1900 through the 1990's, and overlays it onto his own images at the same location.The black and white images from the past explore both the differences and similarities over time.
Zoltn's intriguing series compares architecture, fashion, and automotive technology by meticulously aligning the monochromatic image against the modern day backdrop. We're given the chance to see that the seats in today's stadiums were once occupied by past generations, newly renovated buildings used to be rundown spaces, and walkways didn't always have protective railings. Ultimately, this process reveals the progressive changes made by the past lives that have inhabited the same streets, parks, and buildings we walk across and live on today.
Top photo: 1900 meets 2012
1927 meets 2013
1937 meets 2012
1978 meets 2012
1962 meets 2012
1953 meets 2012
1954 meets 2012
1939 meets 2011
1948 meets 2013
1945 meets 2013
1963 meets 2013
1968 meets 2012
Window to the Past website
Kernyi Zoltn on Flickr
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