PhotoSecrets Christ the Redeemer

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CHRIST
THE REDEEMER

Photos

front from pathway approaching at sunsetKsenia Ragozina/Shutterstock

Christ the Redeemer

8 views to photograph
body and pedestalDany13/Flickr
body looking upJim Killock/Flickr
Sugarloaf to leftArtyominc/Wikipedia
Sugarloaf to rightT Photography/Shutterstock
from right side high aerialMark Schwettmann/Shutterstock
body from right sideMike Vondran/Flickr
View from Christ the RedeemerJens Hausherr/Wikipedia
View of Christ the Redeemer from Mirante Dona MartaRodrigosilvestri/Wikipedia
View of Christ the Redeemer from Mirante Dona MartaDany13/Flickr

Contents

Map

About PhotoSecrets

 
 
 
 

Foreword

A great travel photo­graph, like a great news photo­graph, requires you to be in the right place at the right time to capture that special moment. Professional photo­graphers have a short-hand phrase for this: “F8 and be there.”

There are countless books that can help you with photo­graphic technique, the “F8” portion of that equation. But until now, there’s been little help for the other, more critical portion of that equation, the “be there” part. To find the right spot, you had to expend lots of time and shoe leather to wander around, track down every potential viewpoint, and essentially re-invent the wheel.

In my career as a professional travel photo­grapher, well over half my time on location is spent seeking out the good angles. Andrew Hudson’s PhotoSecrets does all that legwork for you, so you can spend your time photo­graphing instead of wandering about. It’s like having a professional location scout in your camera bag. I wish I had one of these books for every city I photo­graph on assignment.

PhotoSecrets can help you capture the most beautiful sights with a minimum of hassle and a maximum of enjoyment. So grab your camera, find your favorite PhotoSecrets spots, and “be there!”

About Bob Krist

Bob Krist has photo­graphed assignments for National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, Travel/­Holiday, Smithsonian, and Islands. He won “Travel photo­grapher of the Year” from the Society of American Travel Writers in 1994, 2007, and 2008.

For National Geographic, Bob has led round-the-world tours and a traveling lecture series. His book In Tuscany with Frances Mayes spent a month on The New York Times’ bestseller list and his how-to book Spirit of Place was hailed by American Photo­grapher magazine as “the best book about travel photo­graphy we’ve ever read.”

The parents of three sons, Bob and his wife live in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

Welcome

Thank you for reading PhotoSecrets. As a fellow fan of travel and photo­graphy, I hope this guide will help you quickly find the most visually stunning places, and come home with equally stunning photo­graphs.

PhotoSecrets is designed to show you all the best sights. Flick through, see the classic shots, and use them as a departure point for your own creations. Get ideas for comp­osition and interesting viewpoints. See what piques your interest. Know what to shoot, where to stand, when to go, and why it’s interesting. Now you can spend less time researching and more time photographing.

The idea for PhotoSecrets came during a trip to Thailand, when I tried to find the exotic beach used in the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun. None of the guidebooks I had showed a picture, so I thought a guidebook of postcard photos would be useful for us photographers. Twenty-plus years later, you have this guide. Thanks!

Now, start exploring — and take lots of photos!

About Andrew Hudson

Originally an engineer, Andrew Hudson started PhotoSecrets in 1995. His first book won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best First Book and his second won the Grand Prize in the National Self-Published Book Awards.

Andrew has published 38 nationally-distributed photo­graphy books. He has photo­graphed assignments for Macy’s, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Men’s Health and Seventeen, and been a location scout for Nikon. His photos and articles have appeared in Alaska Airlines, National Geographic Traveler, Shutterbug Outdoor and Nature photo­graphy, Where, and Woman’s World.

Andrew has a degree in Computer Engineering from Manchester University and a certificate in copyright law from Harvard Law School. Born in Redditch, England, he lives with his wife, two kids, and two chocolate Labs, in San Diego, California.

Introduction

At a Glance

Name:Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor)
What:Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ
Fame:Icon of Rio de Janeiro
One of the New Seven Wonders of the World
Far:5 km (3 miles) from Rio de Janeiro
Address:Parque Nacional da Tijuca, Alto da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Area:Corcovado mountain, 700 m (2,300 ft)
GPS:-22.951944, -43.210556
Sculptor:Paul Landowski
Engineers:Heitor da Silva Costa and Albert Caquot
Height:30 metres (98 ft)
Opened:1931
Style:Art Deco
Notes:Made of soapstone, stands on 8-metre (26 ft) pedestal, arms stretch 28 metres (92 ft) wide

Colossal (98-foot-tall) mountaintop statue of Jesus Christ.

Plaza views

Front from pathway approaching at sunset

Christ the Redeemer > plaza views

From pathway approaching at sunset.

Addr:Parque Nacional da Tijuca,
Alto da Boa Vista,
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
Where:-22.952069
-43.210214
When:Anytime

Body

Body and pedestal

Christ the Redeemer > plaza views > body

The front of the statue, viewed from the plaza.

Addr:Parque Nacional da Tijuca,
Alto da Boa Vista,
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
Where:-22.952031
-43.210160
When:Anytime

Ideas for pedestal

Body looking up

Christ the Redeemer > plaza views > body

From below looking up.

Addr:Parque Nacional da Tijuca,
Alto da Boa Vista,
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
Where:-22.952026
-43.210429
When:Anytime

Body from right side

Christ the Redeemer > plaza views > body

The right side of the statue, viewed from the plaza.

Addr:Parque Nacional da Tijuca,
Alto da Boa Vista,
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
Where:-22.952031
-43.210160
When:Anytime

Aerial views

Sugarloaf to left

Christ the Redeemer > aerial views

From behind high aerial.

Addr:Parque Nacional da Tijuca,
Alto da Boa Vista,
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
Where:-22.952058
-43.212250
When:Anytime

Ideas for Sugarloaf to left

Sugarloaf to right

Christ the Redeemer > aerial views

From behind high aerial.

Addr:Parque Nacional da Tijuca,
Alto da Boa Vista,
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
Where:-22.952058
-43.212250
When:Anytime

From right side high aerial

Christ the Redeemer > aerial views

From right side high aerial.

Addr:Parque Nacional da Tijuca,
Alto da Boa Vista,
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
Where:-22.950032
-43.209787
When:Anytime

Ideas for from right side high aerial

View from Christ the Redeemer

Addr:Parque Nacional da Tijuca,
Alto da Boa Vista,
Rio de Janeiro - RJ,
Brazil
Where:-22.95167
-43.21084
When:Anytime

Credits

Thank you to the many wonderful people and companies that made their work available to use in this guide.

Photo key: Tap the camera icon to see the photo. The two letters reference the distributor and license. Key for distributors: f:Flickr; s:Shutterstock; w:Wikipedia. Key for license: a:CC-BY-SA; b:CC-BY; h:Shutterstock standard.

Cover image by .Artyominc ( fb); Dany13 ( sh); Dmitry_islentev ( wa); Jens Hausherr ( wa); Klaus With K ( wb); Nico Kaiser ( fa); Jim Killock ( sh); Ksenia Ragozina ( sh); Mark Schwettmann ( sh); T Photography ( fb); Mike Vondran ( fb). Some text adapted from Wikipedia and its contributors where noted by the URL path in the “Wik” table field, used and modified under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC-BY-SA) license. Map data from OpenStreetMap and its contributors, used under the Open Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL).

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