The First Photograph We Still Have

The image the world calls the first photograph is nearly invisible, undecipherable. Looking at it, most people can’t see anything clearly identifiable. And it hasn’t been in France for over a century. The photo is a pewter plate, about sixteen…
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The First Photograph We Still Have

◈ The First Photograph We Still Have

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The Life of Others

I took this photo a good while back. I was arriving in Paris by train, and a commuter train overtook us (for some reason I was allegedly in…

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You Don’t Need to Deliver

I used to believe my photography time was precious, which meant every outing had to count. If I couldn’t imagine the shot I wanted before leaving the house,…

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Paws in the sand

I posted this photo last week as my contribution to Aminus3’s photo prompt: minimal. I thought I might as well explain it here.

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