Old and New

          This is an interesting use of photography and photoshop to evoke an understanding of how the past connects to the present. It could probably count as one of those new medias. In this photo, Sergey Larenkov juxtaposes the soviet army marching through Berlin with modern day Berlin. It allows the viewer to understand this historical event in a way that hits close to home. You may hear about the army marching though Berlin, but not entirely be able to understand that the street you're standing on had the Soviet army marching on top of it.

          This method could be used for archaeological digs to help visitors understand what the current ruins might have looked like in their prime. Imagine just seeing the walls of a settlement and not being able to picture what the house might've looked like. Then you see a picture just like this with part of the historical house filled in. I think it would help visitors understand digs so much better.

Here is another example of the same idea except the photo is being manually superimposed onto the scene. The difference between these two photos is that while the first one blurs the lines between history and reality, the second one makes an obvious distinction between the two. Which do you think is better?

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P.S. Thanks to Jenni for the photo!