PhotographerMarc Wilsonhas pass the preceding four years traversing Northern Europe to document once - mighty monuments from World War II for a exposure series he callsThe Last Stand .
Sainte - Marguerite - Tyre - mer , Upper Normandy , France . 2012
“ I wanted to create a visual trigger for reflection , where the images that make up the complete work can represent the thousands of locations along the coastlines of Northern Europe , ” he severalize Gizmodo .
More than mere site marker , however , these moving-picture show also become memorials themselves , representing the person who risked , and lost , their spirit . “ I have always been concerned in the idea of the landscape painting and the object we put in it as arrest the stories of the yesteryear , ” he explained . “ As the time after an issue grow further , these memories , account , or papers are all that we ’re left with . ”
Newburgh I , Aberdeenshire , Scotland . 2012
Before set out with his equipment , Wilson does extensive research and even recon trips , then plan his prescribed visit to coincide with weather condition forecasts , tide table , and time of day to get the light and mood just right .
Cramond Island , Firth of Forth , Scotland . 2012
He ’s made it to 94 spots so far , and for Wilson , the “ unmingled scale of the cataclysm ” has become clearer with every foggy shot he takes . “ I certainly do n’t have any ‘ favorites ’ as such , but there are certainly some where the huge loss of living press heavier on the mind than at others , ” he says . “ Each individual forfeit or act of bravery is as important as the next , ” but he has become particularly hypnotised with theShetland Busand Norwegian opposition .
Wissant II , Nord - Pas - De - Calais , France . 2012
It ’s hard to imagine the visceral , chassis - and - blood line dramatic event that took blank space around each of these overgrown construction that are now disappear into nature — they wait more like movie sets , something fromPlanet of the Apesormodern - Clarence Day Tatooine — but in many ways , it ’s crucial not to look off . [ Marc Wilson ]
Lossiemouth I , Moray , Scotland . 2011
Reighton Gap , Yorkshire , England . 2012
Studland Bay I , Dorset , England . 2011
Torcross , Devon , England . 2011
Widemouth Bay , Cornwall , England . 2011
top image : Findhorn , Moray , Scotland . 2011
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