Karl Haupt Photo

In this analog photography series each individual photo consists of two shots, one taken over the other, thus exposing the film negative twice.

However, the second exposure is taken at a completely different location than the first - in fact, some of the locations are half a world apart from each other, yet they result in one single photo.

So not only is each exposure physically remote from the other, but also sometimes taken months or even years apart.

Still, each photo is from one single negative film frame. These pictures are true double exposures, created in camera - no external means such as overlays were used, nor were these photos put together on a computer.

Finally, these double exposures are frame-exact - meaning that the first and the second exposure fit exactly over each other in almost all of the images.

In terms of content and visual language, these photos appear different to each viewer since the combined images add up to a new meaning, subject to the individual viewer’s interpretation.

A lot of planning goes into these photographs; it is an exciting, even adventurous technique and the results can be quite spectacular. However, the final objective is to create an intriguing and aesthetic picture that carries its own expression, while leaving lots of room for the viewers’ imagination.

Comments have likened this photo series to surrealist and magical realist paintings, while the double exposure technique was termed highly innovative, if not revolutionary.