For five years Xavi Bou has traveled in order to document the flight patterns of several different species of bird. Inspired by the birds he used to see on long walks with his grandfather, Bou decided to try to capture the invisible shapes that birds form while flying. His technique is based on chronophotography, the photographic practice which attempts to document movement by overlaying several frames.
Each photograph in Ornitographies demonstrates unique movement and setting, ranging from highways to seascapes and from intense circles to simple lines. Born in Barcelona, Xavi Bou originally studied geology and photography, and became a fashion photographer in 2003. He has studied photographic retouching with Lacrin Studio since 2009. Bou also teaches photography and has a deep love of nature and travel.
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