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…

Camera obscura, ancestor of the photographic camera. The Latin name means ‘dark chamber,’ and the earliest versions, dating to antiquity, consisted of small darkened rooms with light admitted through a single tiny hole. The result was that an inverted image of the outside scene was cast on the opposite wall.

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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

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