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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

Michael Bosanko's light graffiti

Light Graffiti: Under the Pier
Under the Pier: the photographs appear to show illuminated neon sculptures, when in fact they are created with five coloured torches - an advanced version of writing your name with a sparkler on bonfire night Photograph: Michael Bosanko/Barcroft Media
Light Graffiti: Spider from Mars
Spider from Mars: Welsh artist Michael Bosanko has spent the past five years developing his technique. These images were taken with a long exposure on a digital Canon camera Photograph: Michael Bosanko/Barcroft Media
Light Graffiti: Light Years From Home
Light Years from Home: Based in Cardiff, most of the light art is drawn either in the empty urban night spaces of cities like Newport and the artist's home town, or in the more desolate landscapes of the Brecon Beacons Photograph: Michael Bosanko/Barcroft Media
Light Graffiti: Rest Bite
Rest Bite: 'To get the best results the shoot depends on the amount of ambient light that is available. If I am working in an urban environment like a city then there is lots of ambient light that means I have to work quickly,' says Bosanko Photograph: Michael Bosanko/Barcroft Media
Light Graffiti: Light City
Light City: Covering the lens of the torches in coloured acetate paper brings different shades of the spectrum to images Photograph: Michael Bosanko/Barcroft Media
Light Graffiti: Invasion
Invasion: 'What I feel I am trying to convey is a sense of an aesthetically pleasing shape that clearly does not belong in that particular place or area,' says Bosanko Photograph: Michael Bosanko/Barcroft Media
Light Graffiti: Green Dragon
Green Dragon Photograph: Michael Bosanko/Barcroft Media
Light Graffiti: Armchair Alien
Armchair Alien Photograph: Michael Bosanko/Barcroft Media
Light Graffiti: Corn Circle
Corn Circle: 'The inspiration for Light Graffiti came to me around five years ago when I was on holiday in Greece,' says Bosanko. “I was taking a picture of a very bright moon one evening in Greece when I noticed a swirling effect because the exposure had been left too long.' Photograph: Michael Bosanko/Barcroft Media
Light Graffiti: The Skaters
The Skaters Photograph: Michael Bosanko/Barcroft Media
Light Graffiti: Sphere
Sphere: Bosanko's next plans are to take the Light Graffiti around the country and possibly internationally Photograph: Michael Bosanko/Barcroft Media
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