{"id":1900511,"date":"2026-04-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1900511"},"modified":"2026-04-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:00:00","slug":"navid-baratys-atmospheric-photos-explore-contrasting-scales-of-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1900511","title":{"rendered":"Navid Baraty\u2019s Atmospheric Photos Explore Contrasting Scales of Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/baraty-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"two photographs digitally superimposed, like a double-exposure, depicting the Manhattan skyline with clouds and snow-capped mountains in the background\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images \u00a9 Navid Baraty, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Navid Baraty\u2019s Atmospheric Photos Explore Contrasting Scales of Time<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-24T07:33:01-05:00\">April 24, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"tag\">Photography<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F04%2Fnavid-baraty-the-time-between-double-exposure-digital-photography%2F&amp;title=Navid%20Baraty%27s%20Atmospheric%20Photos%20Explore%20Contrasting%20Scales%20of%20Time\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"473328\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When we consider that enormous metropolises like New York City and Chicago have only come into being within the past few hundred years, it\u2019s impossible not to stand in awe of ancient cultural sites that have existed for millennia or geological features that expose millions\u2014even billions\u2014of years of the planet\u2019s natural history. For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navidbaraty.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Navid Baraty<\/a>, the contrasts and tensions of contemporary urban life and timeless landscapes merge in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/navid-baraty\/\">otherworldly photographs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Baraty\u2019s series <em>The Time Between<\/em> juxtaposes cityscapes with dramatic terrain, from desert dunes to snow-capped mountains. The project revolves around images in which two distinct digital photographs converge in a composite, drawing on the film technique of double exposure and exploring ideas of permanence, presence, and the \u201cspace between different scales of time,\u201d the artist says.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/baraty-5.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473328\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/baraty-5.jpg\" alt=\"two photographs digitally superimposed, like a double-exposure, depicting a desert lake and a cityscape\" class=\"wp-image-473333\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><em>The Time Between <\/em>highlights iconic skylines like Manhattan and Chicago, pairing the outlines of skyscrapers and city lights with dramatic rock formations and atmospheric effects. \u201cThe process is intentional but restrained, combining the two frames through careful blending rather than constructing or artificially generating new elements,\u201d Baraty tells Colossal. \u201cI\u2019m interested in combinations that feel impossible at first, yet strangely convincing once they come together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>See more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/navidbaraty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/baraty-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473328\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/baraty-6.jpg\" alt=\"two photographs digitally superimposed, like a double-exposure, depicting mountains and a cityscape\" class=\"wp-image-473334\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a 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