Showing posts with label Reclaimed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reclaimed. Show all posts

Sunday, March 12, 2023

Reclaimed Cities 2023 | Collection 2.0

















9 years ago I created a series of images of imagining what the landmarks of the Capital District would look like in the absence of humans. The series was called Reclaimed Cities and it was more popular than I could have ever imagined. They were featured on 2 television networks, radio, and web media outlets. The images eventually turned into viral content receiving thousands of social media shares and making their way across the country. 

By design, I never created a narrative about them, they were meant for individual interpretation. Some people saw zombies, some people inferred climate change, and others saw pandemic. Covid 19 changed the meaning of the photos when we all became accustomed to abandoned cities. 

They were one of the most popular stores of 2014 on All Over Albany and the original images still receive shares today. Technology has progressed tremendously since the first images. Wanting to see what's possible, I have created Reclaimed CIties 2023. The detail, definition, and structure possible today are incredible compared to 2014.

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Saturday, February 2, 2019

Reclaimed | The Market Block


Reclaimed | The Market Block
Troy, New York
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Friday, August 3, 2018

Reclaimed Mall | Before and After


Reclaimed Mall | Before and After
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Thursday, August 2, 2018

Reclaimed Mall


Reclaimed Mall

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Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Reclaimed | Green Island Bridge


Reclaimed | Green Island Bridge

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Friday, July 14, 2017

Reclaimed | Burlington, Vermont



[Above] Reclaimed | Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, Vermont
[Lower] Reclaimed | The Flynn Theater, Burlington, Vermont

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Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Skyline | Albany


Skyline | Albany | New York

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Saturday, April 1, 2017

Reclaimed | Inland Sea 4


Reclaimed | Inland Sea 4

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Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Reclaimed | Inland Sea 3


Reclaimed | Inland Sea 3

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Monday, March 13, 2017

Reclaimed | Inland Sea 2


Reclaimed | Inland Sea 2


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Friday, March 10, 2017

Reclaimed | Inland Sea 1


Reclaimed | Inland Sea 1


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Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Custom Reclaimed: Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences



Albany College of Pharmacy Reclaimed: Custom illustration for a recent graduate of ACP. Her name is spelled out in the graffiti on the wall. If you are interested in a custom illustration, contact John Bulmer Photography or call 1.866.317.6777.

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Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Creative Destruction | All Over Albany | 08.01.2016


It's great to be back on All Over Albany!

From the article:
"Maybe you remember a while back Lauren talked with local photographer John Bulmer about his Reclaimed series in which he took photographs of local landmarks and, using Photoshop, imagined what they would like if they were left behind by humans.
Anyway, seeing one of Bulmer's tweets today about a Reclaimed version of the Proctors marquee prompted us to check his website -- and there are a bunch of Reclaimedillustrations that we hadn't seen before, in both Albany and Troy.
Also there: The timelapse video embedded above of Bulmer working one of the photo illustrations. (It's always interesting to use to see how stuff is made.)"

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Saturday, June 4, 2016

Reclaimed Amusement Pier Photoshop Workflow



Building a Reclaimed Cities illustration from base image to finished composite in Photoshop. www.reclaimedcities.com

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Reclaimed: Amusement Pier, Wildwood, New Jersey


Reclaimed: Amusement Pier, Wildwood, New Jersey

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Sunday, March 20, 2016

Commodifying Destruction Pop-up Exhibit presented by Albany Center Gallery



I'm really excited to be a part of this exhibit.

[Above] Finished pieces for the Commodifying Destruction Pop-up Exhibit presented by Albany Center Gallery and the Curatorial Studies Class at UAlbany.

Opening Reception is April 1 at 733 Broadway, Albany NY 12207 from 5 - 8 p.m.

 Show Info: bulmer.info/commodifying_destruction
Reclaimed Cities Images at: www.reclaimedcities.com

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Monday, January 4, 2016

Reclaimed Cities | Beaver Street, Albany, New York



Each Reclaimed Cities image takes an average of 8,000 mouse and stylus inputs. This is a time lapse of the process of turning one of my favorite views on Albany into a flooded and rainy digital illustration.

www.reclaimedcities.com

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Saturday, August 1, 2015

Reclaimed Proctor's Theater Before and After


Reclaimed Proctor's Theater Before and After
Schenectady, New York

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Reclaimed: Proctor's Theater


Reclaimed: Proctor's Theater
Schenectady, New York

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Reclaimed New York State Capitol Before and After


Reclaimed New York State Capitol Before and After
Albany, New York

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