{"id":37469,"date":"2017-09-14T15:54:46","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T19:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/?p=37469"},"modified":"2017-09-14T15:54:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T19:54:46","slug":"through-the-lens-s04e07-alistair-wheeler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/through-the-lens-s04e07-alistair-wheeler\/","title":{"rendered":"Through the Lens | S04E07 \u2013 Alistair Wheeler"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Through The Lens | S04E07 - @alistair_wheeler\" style=\"width:1280px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_TXUDs4YpCt0\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/TXUDs4YpCt0\/maxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TXUDs4YpCt0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M59S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2017-09-12T18:00:01Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_TXUDs4YpCt0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/TXUDs4YpCt0\/maxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Through The Lens | S04E07 - @alistair_wheeler<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TXUDs4YpCt0\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/TXUDs4YpCt0\/0.jpg\" alt=\"Through The Lens | S04E07 - @alistair_wheeler\" width=\"1280\" height=\"700\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com &#039;Through The Lens&#039; is a web docu-series presented by ADORAMA. TTL is a look at the evolving aesthetic of photography as seen through this generation&#039;s creator class. Tune in every Tuesday at 2:00 PM EST starting August 1, 2017 for a new creator. SEASON FOUR - EPISODE SEVEN: Alistair Wheeler is a Paris-based engineering student and photographer, who shows his view of Paris and other places through street photography and urban exploration. Alistair is constantly pushing the limits of what he can do and create, always working on his aesthetic. Follow Alistair: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alistair_wheeler\/ http:\/\/www.alistairwheeler.com\/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Created, Shot and Edited by Sal D&#039;Alia https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timbuz\/ Produced By: Alana Casner https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bunnyfromtheblock\/ Special thanks to our friends at Peak Design: https:\/\/www.peakdesign.com\/\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:1280px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Look up.<\/p>\n<p>Higher than the trademark windmill sign of the Moulin Rouge, and out of sight of even the double-decker tourist bus tours, 23-year-old photographer Alistair Wheeler takes to the rooftops of Paris to revel in lesser appreciated angles on the City of Light and its people.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CY1I9957.jpg\" alt=\"soldier standing by eiffel tower travel photography\" width=\"450\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CY1I9957.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CY1I9957-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/L1002905.jpg\" alt=\"street photography from high perspective\" width=\"450\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/L1002905.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/L1002905-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CY1I9625.jpg\" alt=\"old man walking down street photography\" width=\"450\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CY1I9625.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CY1I9625-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BP__4885.jpg\" alt=\"moving train street photography\" width=\"450\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BP__4885.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BP__4885-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1V4A9907.jpg\" alt=\"mountain and forest travel photography\" width=\"450\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1V4A9907.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1V4A9907-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BP__5601.jpg\" alt=\"boy looking at lanterns\" width=\"450\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BP__5601.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BP__5601-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/center>Born in London, raised in Montpellier, and now living and studying software engineering in Paris, the self-taught photographer has amassed an Instagram following of nearly 100,000 eager to view the city through his lens, literally and figuratively. Though it may seem as though every picture of Paris has already been taken, Wheeler does the impossible and captures fresh, engaging portraits of everyday life and landscape in the creative capital.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC03746-1.jpg\" alt=\"city in paris travel photography\" width=\"450\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC03746-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC03746-1-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC02484.jpg\" alt=\"train and buildings street photography\" width=\"450\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC02484.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC02484-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/L1002508.jpg\" alt=\"woman holding paper bag street photography\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/L1002508.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/L1002508-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/L1002508-120x90.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/center>\u201cAt first I was showing Paris in a very touristy way,\u201d Wheeler admits to AdoramaTV. \u201cAs the years went by, I was thinking to myself that the touristy and the deja vu part of Paris wasn\u2019t that interesting anymore and that\u2019s when I shifted my style.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC02983.jpg\" alt=\"underground train travel photography\" width=\"450\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC02983.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC02983-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC09876.jpg\" alt=\"man standing on building travel photography\" width=\"450\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC09876.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC09876-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC01591.jpg\" alt=\"dark street photography\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC01591.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC01591-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1V4A4905.jpg\" alt=\"rock formation in water travel photography\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1V4A4905.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1V4A4905-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/center>Wheeler\u2019s \u201cgo-to\u201d setup is the Canon 1Dx Mark II with a 35mm 1.4 lens, and Adobe Lightroom for edits to bring the images into coordination with his signature finish: a matte effect and colors muted to a palate of tones resembling roof tiles, or river pebbles. Occasional black and white images slip through, as if Paris herself demands a certain due in monochrome.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC02131.jpg\" alt=\"old man thinking street photography\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC02131.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC02131-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/L1003122.jpg\" alt=\"male wearing hoodie jacket street photography\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/L1003122.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/L1003122-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC01212.jpg\" alt=\"passageway travel photography\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC01212.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC01212-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC04898.jpg\" alt=\"street and building travel photography\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC04898.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC04898-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/center>Despite the incredible variety of subjects and locations in his portfolio, Wheeler finds it easy to pick a favorite shot, saying: \u201cIt\u2019s a picture of these two ladies in Hanoi, which is basically the first picture I took when I got to Vietnam. Their reaction &#8212; I thought they were going to ask me to stop taking pictures, and they didn\u2019t &#8212; she just nudged her friend and they turned to me and gave me a smile. That\u2019s what I love\u2026\u201d He initially surmised disapproval from these subjects because he so often faces it back home. \u201cI\u2019ve been asked often in France to delete the pictures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BP__4560.jpg\" alt=\"two asian women street photography\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BP__4560.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BP__4560-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BP__4560-120x90.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BP__5167.jpg\" alt=\"street vendor travel photography\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BP__5167.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BP__5167-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BP__5625.jpg\" alt=\"man making lantern travel photography\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BP__5625.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/BP__5625-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC02642.jpg\" alt=\"abandoned room travel photography\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC02642.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC02642-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC04205.jpg\" alt=\"paris travel photography\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC04205.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC04205-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1V3A9157.jpg\" alt=\"mountain and trees travel photography\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1V3A9157.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1V3A9157-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1V4A4978.jpg\" alt=\"man and woman in the street\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1V4A4978.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1V4A4978-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/center>In order to bounce back from such discouragement, Wheeler allows himself to indulge in portraiture when he travels outside of Europe, such as during a recent trip to Japan. \u201cThe people were so \u2018photo-friendly,\u2019\u201d he says. \u201cJapan is definitely the country that made me want to push myself to take street portraits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CY1I9791.jpg\" alt=\"people gathering outside street photography\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CY1I9791.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CY1I9791-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC01938.jpg\" alt=\"japanese woman walking down path travel photography\" width=\"900\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC01938.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC01938-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37500 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC05989.jpg\" alt=\"forest and tunnel travel photography\" width=\"900\" height=\"1321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC05989.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC05989-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC05989-698x1024.jpg 698w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And if it\u2019s more portraits his followers want, then Wheeler is happy to oblige. He reads every Instagram comment, but laments to AdoramaTV that constructive criticism is lacking, because \u201cInstagram is kind of a happy place.\u201d The positive response enjoyed by Wheeler has translated into opportunities to work with brands, including Hennessy, Bogarde (a Parisian bike company), and La Mordue Hard Cider. His most recent project, a partnership with Canon France, saw him condensing his knowledge of Paris\u2019 grittier locations for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canon.fr\/get-inspired\/come-and-see\/showcase\/urbex-photography-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a guide to safe and photogenic urban exploration (#urbex)<\/a> around the city because, as it seems, if he\u2019s not on the rooftops of Paris he\u2019s under its streets.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CX9I4220.jpg\" alt=\"abandoned place travel photography\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CX9I4220.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CX9I4220-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through The Lens | S04E07 &#8211; @alistair_wheelerWatch this video on YouTube Look up. 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