Extraordinary Aerial Explorations of International Cityscapes Washed in a Neon Glow by Xavier Portela — Colossal | Neon wallpaper, Neon aesthetic, Aesthetic wallpapers

After a visit to Tokyo in 2014, self-taught photographer Xavier Portela became frustrated by how static and two-dimensional his images appeared. His photographs didn’t capture the emotions, acute stimulation of senses, or electric feeling one experiences while gliding through the bright lights of a foreign city with jet lag-induced insomnia. To explore this vibrancy and atmosphere Portela began to manipulate the colors in his images, amplifying their saturation to make each reflect what the brain remembered, but the original image couldn’t convey. More

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