Footage of the Night

The following film brings together several sequences from the collection filmed at night.

Since the discovery of fire, man seems to have been waging a constant struggle against the dark.
From torches and candles to electricity, light allows it to be active and productive even at night. He inexorably struggles against the night veil which conceals real dangers and feeds his fears and fantasies.
Today light pollution is one of the major concerns of ecology. The concept of light pollution was first used by astronomers to qualify the impact of artificial light on the environment. It all started with the simple observation that nocturnal birds, like butterflies, circled around headlights until they killed themselves.

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Nos images de nuit