FILMS FOR ACTION
Jan 11, 2015

Moving Art

By Louie Schwartzberg / movingartlibrary.com

For 30 years, Louie Schwartzberg has revealed the mysteries of the natural world through time-lapse and macro cinematography. He's been a committed activist among eco-warriors and artists alike, bringing awareness to environmental issues through his art.

Now, Louie shares the 3 original collections that uniquely capture our relationship and responsibility to our most precious and enduring gift: planet earth.

Click on each image to view the timelapse video that brings these stunning images to life. 

See the full collection here.

Serenity

  • shafts of light stream thru canyon
     
  • Cortes Island Waterscape Timelapse
     
  • Aerial thru canyon, Hawaii
     
  • TL, clouds moving over snowy mountain peak and field of grass
     
  • TL, clouds moving across blue sky, desert rock formation in foreground
     
  • TL clouds, over the Himalayas
     
  • Desert flower field
     
  • Long, wide shot from mountain overlooking slow motion waves hitting the shore at sunset
     
  • Wide shot, pan right left as waves crash into rocky shore
     
  • TL, clouds moving over snowy mountain peak
     
  • Pan left to right, temple
     
  • Taro plant field
     
  • poppy field
     
  • Aerial Napa Valley
     
  • Aerial Chicago skyline
     
  • Aerial view of ocean shoreline, beach houses
     
  • Aerial view of coastal mountains, ocean gulf below
     
  • TL clouds, shadows, and stars over Monument Valley
     
  • Clouds, stars and shadows move over the Rainbow Bridge
     
  • Star field and shooting stars over Joshua Trees at night

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    Expansion

     

     

     

  • Water drop forms with daisy imageWater drop forms with daisy image
  • TL crystals form
     
  • TL crystals form
     
  • Extreme close up water, abstract of water that look like bubbles, rack focus
     
  • Water drops fall
     
  • Bl092 164
     
  • TL ECU dew forms on leaf, blue day flower in background
     
  • ant drinks water drop
     
  • TL crystals form
     
  • Water drop
     
  • TL medium shot mouse decomposes with green bottle fly maggots
     
  • Bab Agnaou, city gate
     
  • Aerial view of muddy river deltas, shrubbery
     
  • Extreme close up water, abstract of water that look like bubbles, rack focus
     
  • Wave swells and crashes in slow motion against rock
     
  • Ocean ripples with amber colored reflection, rack focus
     
  • Close-up of glistening water surface, slow motion waves
     
  • Multi-colored blinking lights
     
  • Waves ripple
     
  • TL crystals form

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    Clean Energy






       
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  • Four turbines move in unison, cows in foreground
     
  • Pan left to right, close-up of empty glass bottles gathered to be recycled
     
  • Flower bulbs at outdoor market
     
  • BL096
     
  • Pan left to right, close-up of tall crops
     
  • Subway train leaves the station
     
  • Subway train pulls into station and passengers exit
     
  • BL096
     
  • Subway train leaves station
     
  • POV thru tunnel
     
  • Train pulls up to station
     
  • Tram line moves through city street
     
  • BL096
     
  • Woman at grinder
     
  • Female vendor weighing veggies
     
  • Fruits at an outdoor market
     
  • Woman puts produce in a bag at a farmers market
     
  • Patrons walk past pineapple and other produce a farmers market
     
  • Young boy works at a nut, fruit, date stand at the market place
     
  • Flower bulbs at outdoor market
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