Atlantic Wall: ENG FR

The crumbling Atlantic Wall through the inquisitive eyes of photographer Stephan Vanfleteren During World War II, Adolf Hitler gave the order for a line of defense to be constructed along the coasts of the western front. Ranging from the French-Spanish border to the north of Norway, this Atlantic Wall is a series of bunkers, barricades and coastal batteries. Over the past year Stephan Vanfleteren photographed this 'wall' of more than 2600 kilometres in his well-known black-andwhite style. He planted his tripod on various beaches in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, climbed cliff faces in France, sailed between the fjords of Norway and stood in the surf in Denmark to photograph the ruins of the largest military structure of the previous century. Vanfleteren shows with this series of photos his wonder for the untamed architectural beauty of these concrete structures and he shows the power of nature as it slowly reclaims these structures that were once considered impenetrable. Hanniba l Publishing presents lpublishing.com

The crumblingAtlantic Wall throughthe inquisitive eyes ofphotographer StephanVanfleterenDuring World War II, Adolf Hitler gave theorder for a line of defense to be constructedalong the coasts of the western front.Ranging from the French-Spanish borderto the north of Norway, this Atlantic Wall isa series of bunkers, barricades and coastalbatteries.Over the past year Stephan Vanfleterenphotographed this \'wall\' of more than 2600kilometres in his well-known black-andwhitestyle. He planted his tripod on variousbeaches in Belgium, the Netherlands andGermany, climbed cliff faces in France,sailed between the fjords of Norway andstood in the surf in Denmark to photographthe ruins of the largest military structure ofthe previous century.Vanfleteren shows with this series of photoshis wonder for the untamed architecturalbeauty of these concrete structures andhe shows the power of nature as it slowlyreclaims these structures that were onceconsidered impenetrable.Hanniba l Publishing presentswww.hanniba lpublishing.com