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X-Ray Photos Reveal the Evolution of Cameras
Fossils can tell us a lot about the history of living things. Photographer Kent Krugh is creating a “fossil record” of sorts for cameras. His project Speciation is a series of X-ray photos of cameras that provides a brief history of photography, as told through the evolution of the camera.
“This work uses x-rays to explore the micro-evolution of cameras and is a metaphor about the limits of evolution,” Krugh writes. “While form and media may have changed, the camera is still a camera: a tool to create images by capturing photons of light.”
While the basic concept of what a camera is and does (i.e. an enclosed box that captures and records light) hasn’t changed, the outward appearance and inner workings have, and Krugh’s images offer a look into (literally) the wide range of camera designs that have appeared over the years.
“While making these x-rays, I have been surprised and astonished by what I found inside the cameras,” Krugh says. “[A] camera is still a camera, though tremendous diversity exists.”
Here is a selection of the camera X-rays created by Krugh:
Speciation: Still A Camera is on view at Panopticon Gallery in Boston through June 27, 2018. Krugh has also created a limited edition typology print — it’s a 24×18-inch archival pigment print that’s being printed in an edition of 200. Each one costs $170 plus $15 shipping within the USA.
You can find more X-rays from Speciation on the gallery’s website and in Krugh’s online portfolio.
May 2, 2018 at 08:50PM
Fossils can tell us a lot about the history of living things. Photographer Kent Krugh is creating a “fossil record” of sorts for cameras. His project Speciation is a series of X-ray photos of cameras that provides a brief history of photography, as told through the evolution of the camera.
“This work uses x-rays to explore the micro-evolution of cameras and is a metaphor about the limits of evolution,” Krugh writes. “While form and media may have changed, the camera is still a camera: a tool to create images by capturing photons of light.”
While the basic concept of what a camera is and does (i.e. an enclosed box that captures and records light) hasn’t changed, the outward appearance and inner workings have, and Krugh’s images offer a look into (literally) the wide range of camera designs that have appeared over the years.
“While making these x-rays, I have been surprised and astonished by what I found inside the cameras,” Krugh says. “[A] camera is still a camera, though tremendous diversity exists.”
Here is a selection of the camera X-rays created by Krugh:
Kodak No 3 Folding Brownie (1905-1915)
Kodak No 3 Folding Hawkeye Model 7 (1910-1912)
Graflex Speed Graphic Miniature (1939-1946)
Argus C3 (1939-1966)
Kodak Pony II (1957-1962)
Yashica 44 (1958-1960)
Minolta Autopak 800 (1969)
Hasselblad 500CM (1970-1994)
Holga 120N (1982-2015)
Nikon D300 (2007-2009)
Speciation: Still A Camera is on view at Panopticon Gallery in Boston through June 27, 2018. Krugh has also created a limited edition typology print — it’s a 24×18-inch archival pigment print that’s being printed in an edition of 200. Each one costs $170 plus $15 shipping within the USA.
You can find more X-rays from Speciation on the gallery’s website and in Krugh’s online portfolio.
May 2, 2018 at 08:50PM
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