Camera obscura

The camera obscura – meaning ‘Camera’ from Latin, locked chamber and ‘Obscura’ meaning Dark, is exactly that, a darkened chamber. A small hole allowing bright light wa…

We heard how dangerous it could get outdoors with all of the traffic-crossings, pollen, UV rays and so on, and so we decided to stay inside and paint our

I made my first picture using camera obscura techniques in my darkened living room in 1991.

Texas-based inventor has made the claim after spending the past decade trying to recreate Johannes Vermeer's paining 'The Music Room'.

We heard how dangerous it could get outdoors with all of the traffic-crossings, pollen, UV rays and so on, and so we decided to stay inside and paint our

These pictures began to form not only a person’s living environment but also to constitute an excursion into the mental landscape: reflections of memories, reveries, fears and dreams—delightful!

Maker: unknown Nationality: UK Medium: apparatus Size: Location: UK Object No. 2009.008 Shelf: room Publication: Other Collections: Provenance: Westlicht Photographica Auction, 6/7/08, lot 839 Rank: 2773 Notes: To view our archive organized by themes and subjects, visit: OUR COLLECTIONS For information about reproducing this image, visit: THE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY ARCHIVE

Origami Camera Obscura (folded paper and glass lens, 2010), is a small portable artwork designed to fit in a pocket until the moment of use. Created as a multiple...