Word on the streets of New York is that there is a very talented new photographer named Jamie Beck. She and her fiancée create these unique images she calls “cinemagraphs” – more than a photo, but not quite a video. Whatever they are, they’re badass.
Source: http://www.photographyblogger.net/from-me-to-you-animated-cinemagraphs-by-nyc-photographer-jamie-beck/