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British photographer
Rob Whitworth
(born 27 May 1982) is a British photographer and urban film maker, based in
Norwich
, with
flow motion
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based works throughout Asia.
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His works are mainly based on
time-lapse
, and they have received nine million online views and multiple awards.
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Career
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After completing his education with a degree in Photography from
Norwich School of Art & Design
, United Kingdom,
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Whitworth turned to the field of mixed photography and videography resulting in millions of online views and staff picks from websites like
Vimeo
,
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BBC
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and
Mashable
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among others.
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The university now lists Whitworth in its notable alumni list.
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His efforts in the film making side resulted in Best Experimental Film at the
Tiburon International Film Festival
, 2012, and the Jury's Choice Award at the 5th Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Fest, 2012,
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being added to his list of awards.
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Rob Whitworth has been cited for his
hyperlapse
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and
time-lapse photography
and short videos of Asian cities such as Dubai,
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Istanbul,
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Shanghai, Pyongyang,
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Ho Chi Minh
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and Kuala Lumpur free flow traffic.
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This is Shanghai
and
Once Upon a Time in Cappadocia
are among his films that received significant
media coverage
.
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Reportedly, he captures fast-paced flow motion videos with high-powered telephoto lenses and other filming techniques to attribute a unique aspect to his photography and film making.
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In 2016, Whitworth's flow motion video of
Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
was described by Timeout Dubai as "awe-inspiring".
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In the same year, he had a key role in the filming of the
Planet Earth II
episode "Cities" in which the documentary depicts the world's noteworthy cities from Whitworth's camera.
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This episode of the documentary was awarded the Best Photography (Factual) award at the
2017 British Academy Television Craft Awards
and was nominated for
Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
at the
69th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
.
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In 2018 he created the title sequence for
BBC
UK World Cup coverage.
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Selected exhibitions
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- Lana Lights Festival, Italy 2015
- Gurgaon International Film and Literature Festival India 2015
- International Film Festival Rotterdam
the Netherlands 2015
- Norwich Film Festival
Norfolk UK 2013
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- Seattle Design Festival Seattle 2013
- Timelapse Showfest Madrid 2013
- Zero Film Festival Toronto and Montreal 2013
- DisOrient Asian American Film Festival Oregon 2012
- Mudfest of Mudgee, Australia 2012
- ANIMAYO Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 2012
- Norwich Film Festival
Norfolk, UK 2012
- Zero Film Festival London and New York 2012
- New Media Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA 2012
- London International Creative Competition (LICC) London, 2012
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