A number of Kalina's projects have been noted as examinations of the passage of time.[9] By returning to a subject at a later point and creating additional photographs of it, a sequence of his images draws attention both to the aspects of the subject that have changed and the aspects that have remained the same. Projects that use this format include Everyday (himself, since 2000), Domino Sugar (the Domino Sugar Factory, since 2010), River and N1 (the intersection of River Street and North 1st Street in Brooklyn, since 2013), Lumberland (a black walnut tree, since 2015), and The River (the Delaware River, since 2015).[10] In 2020, The New York Times commissioned a new extended series of photos-over-time from Kalina of the view from his bedroom window from October 2020 to June 2021.[11]
Everyday
[Everyday] represents a phenomenal amplification [in] how many people the piece touched in such a short period of time. There is nothing comparable in the history of photography.
Kalina began taking a photo of himself every day starting on January 11, 2000, at age 19. The video Everyday shows the photos chronologically, six per second, with an original piano score by his former girlfriend Carly Comando.[13] Kalina uploaded the video in August 2006 where it received widespread attention and has since become the subject of homages and parodies. The long-term project is ongoing. Since 2009, Kalina has been using the Nikon Coolpix S10 to make his daily portrait.[14]
Other notable photographs
Kalina's style of photography has been described as "meditative" and "quiet".[15]
In 2012, Disney selected Kalina to produce a series of photographs of their characters in their parks called "The Looking Glass".[16]
In 2013, conglomerate General Electric commissioned Kalina to produce photographs in their newly opened $50 million jet enginetesting site to document aviation developments.[17]
In 2016, tech-giant Google sent Kalina to document through photography their data centers around the world.[18]
In 2019, after major renovations, the Museum of Modern Art commissioned a series of photographs to highlight their reopening campaign "the New MoMA".[19][10]
Additional projects
In July 2019, Kalina began to publish a popular email newsletter covering topics including photography and nature and Kalina has commented this project is his primary focus.[20][21] In October 2020, Kalina and commercial directorAdam Lisagor launched the podcast All Consuming[22] where they review direct-to-consumer brands that advertise on Instagram.[23]
^ abSchneider, Keith (2007-03-18). "Look at Me, World! Self-Portraits Morph Into Internet Movies". The New York Times. ISSN0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-08-01. "Noah's video represents a phenomenal amplification not just in what he produced and how he did it, but how many people the piece touched in such a short period of time," said Mr. Ewing, the author of "Face: The New Photographic Portrait" (Thames & Hudson). "There is nothing comparable in the history of photography."
^Brooks, Ellis (17 December 2021). "NFTs Are Critical for the Future of Art". OneZero. Retrieved 22 December 2021. Time is a recurring theme in Kalina's work, and he frequently works on series that explore and document subtle changes in a single subject over a long period.
^"Inside Culture: Portfolio". Arts and Leisure. The New York Times. New York. July 25, 2021. p. 2. The photographer Noah Kalina, who often creates time-lapse projects, created more than 110 pictures from the same spot at his home in Lumberland, N.Y., between October and June – a time when many were forced to remain stationary.
^Carlson, Jen (9 January 2008). "Noah Kalina, Photographer". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2012. That video, called "everyday," was scored to original music by his ex-girlfriend Carly Comando
