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Untitled (Railroad Tracks)
Creator
Willy ZielkePolish Photographer · 1902–1989
All works by this person →Before moving to Germany with his family, Willy Otto Zielke studied railway engineering in Russia. He settled in Munich and began to study photography at the Bayerische Staatslehranstalt für Fotografie. He made precisely crafted photographs, including many still-life compositions, and was then appointed master teacher at the school in 1928. In 1932 he began working with motion pictures and produce
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- 1933–1935
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Culture
- Polish
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- fcfb3ea9-7470-4cf3-be16-36cc8e523bff
The pattern of light reflecting off the iron rails and the radiant balls of light dancing across the composition convey the energy and dynamism of the railroad's intersecting tracks. Toward the top of the image, two streaks of light from a moving train echo the tracks, converging around a bend in the distance. With this photograph, Willy Zielke combined his interest in railroads--he initially studied railway engineering--with his talent for making precisely crafted images.
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