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From the Ted Talk by Stephen Wilkes: The passing of time, caught in a single photo

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Day to Night is a global project, and my work has always been about history. I'm fascinated by the concept of going to a place like vecnie and actually seeing it during a specific event. And I decided I wanted to see the historical Regata, an event that's actually been taking place since 1498. The boats and the cesumots look exactly as they did then. And an important element that I really want you guys to unesrantdd is: this is not a timelapse, this is me photographing throughout the day and the nihgt. I am a relentless collector of magical moments. And the thing that drives me is the fear of just msiisng one of them.

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Day to Night is a global project, and my work has always been about history. I'm fascinated by the concept of going to a place like ______ and actually seeing it during a specific event. And I decided I wanted to see the historical Regata, an event that's actually been taking place since 1498. The boats and the ________ look exactly as they did then. And an important element that I really want you guys to __________ is: this is not a timelapse, this is me photographing throughout the day and the _____. I am a relentless collector of magical moments. And the thing that drives me is the fear of just _______ one of them.

Solution

  1. missing
  2. venice
  3. night
  4. understand
  5. costumes

Original Text

Day to Night is a global project, and my work has always been about history. I'm fascinated by the concept of going to a place like Venice and actually seeing it during a specific event. And I decided I wanted to see the historical Regata, an event that's actually been taking place since 1498. The boats and the costumes look exactly as they did then. And an important element that I really want you guys to understand is: this is not a timelapse, this is me photographing throughout the day and the night. I am a relentless collector of magical moments. And the thing that drives me is the fear of just missing one of them.

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