Boston is a place teeming with art and culture but, especially this time of year when fall foliage transforms the entirety of New England’s landscape, the city itself possesses a natural beauty, the vibrancy of which can sometimes be overlooked. One artist, though, brought that notion to the forefront of our visual senses with a new layered time-lapse video that truly puts Boston in a different light.
Created by Julian Tryba, the video is a project created for Kessler University which hosts video content. BostInno got in touch with Tryba about why the project came to be and how it was brought into fruition.
As for background, he referred us to a blog post on Kessler which reads,
In the Spring of 2014 Kessler University announced its search for the next generation of Kessler Shooters. Julian Tryba answered the call, submitting a portfolio that immediately caught our attention… As he told KU, ‘if you are truly passionate about time-lapse there is no need to be overwhelmed, you will find your own path and surprise yourself how quickly you can improve and learn.’
A native of New Hampshire, Tryba now lives in Somerville after attending school in Vermont. He decided on Boston as the subject of his time-lapse video mostly out of convenience – he works nearby in Lynn at GE Aviation. He’s also spent time in Iceland where he made a similar time-lapse video, equally dynamic in its imagery.
“I heard it was a photographers dream, and the country did not disappoint,” he said of working in Iceland. “The landscape there is absolutely spectacular.”
Using his working knowledge of photography and slideshow videos, Tryba shot Boston and compiled his best pics of the waterfront, streetscape, sunrises and sunsets.
Though he puts some of Boston’s best angles on video, Tryba told me that his favorite vantage point of The Hub is from across the Harbor in East Boston.
“During sunset, it’s an excellent destination for a first date for anyone new to the city,” he said.
“Rather than a fragmented map of Boston made up of disparate shots, Tryba’s preparation, knowledge and the right tools allowed for the creation of something new,” reads the Kessler blog about Tryba’s video. “His personal story reflects an ethos that prides itself on education, innovation and a do-it-yourself mentality.”
