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Saturday, July 31, 2010

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Camera Obscura

The camera obscura seems little short of miraculous, even after the optical rationale has been explained... That Abelardo Morell was able to photograph the thing in action, in effect producing photographs of a photographic process, and that he has done so with such lapidar and transformative eloquence, is breathtaking.
—Luc Sante, from his introduction to Camera Obscura

From photographer Abelardo Morell, a gallery of hauntingly beautiful pictures excerpted from his new book, Camera Obscura, where we discover how much of the world can fit through a pinhole.

—Published November 23, 2004 » Tweet this gallery » Post to Facebook » More TMN Galleries

TODAY’S FEATURE

Part-Time Knowledge

The worst summer employment is a three-month slog. But sometimes even temporary jobs offer permanent lessons. Our STAFF AND READERS share what they’ve learned.

OUR MAN IN BOSTON

Jeff Bezos Sucks

Connecting Shirley Sherrod and Alfred Dreyfus, biographies of buildings and Charles McCarry, and Faulkner and my TMN homies.

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If a Bird Can’t Fly It Walks

Our bumper sticker, perfect for your hopeless cube or above your workbench at home, where the real work is done.
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TMN TALKS

Lauren Mechling & Laura Moser

Young adult novelists Lauren Mechling and Laura Moser are currently publishing their new novel—a meta-vampire story called My Darklyng about the writer and fans...