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By Miss Cellania in Arts & Crafts, Video Clips on Sep 30, 2008 at 8:21 am



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Artist John Chiara thinks big. He built his own box camera, and made it as big as a room. Chiara takes it to a location on a trailer and puts it together on site. One benefit is that the camera never wiggles! He must also develop his own film, because the photographs are huge, too. -via the Presurfer


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  1. NoNameNJ
    Sep 30th, 2008 at 8:36 am

    The video clearly shows him developing his own film.

  2. Marcy Massura-The Glamorous Life
    Sep 30th, 2008 at 9:26 am

    This man seems profoundly SAD to me. It was very interesting (being a photographer myself)...but his story and his reference to having a 'strange childhood' and everything about it- was sad. huh. strange.

  3. Big Ben
    Sep 30th, 2008 at 10:16 am

    That guy has got the right idea, a true photographer. His work is beautiful and it would take serious time to recreate with digital photography. Way to go.

  4. Algonkin
    Sep 30th, 2008 at 10:30 am

    That guy is original. Like Big Ben said, a true photographer.

  5. RUTRO
    Sep 30th, 2008 at 12:57 pm

    Nice find - 100% agree with "Marcy Massura-The Glamorous Life"

  6. lightfantastic
    Sep 30th, 2008 at 1:23 pm

    > This man seems profoundly SAD to me

    I think that's just the cello in the background.

  7. Brooklyn's Finest
    Sep 30th, 2008 at 2:28 pm

    In the 7 minutes or so that I watched this, Mr. Chiara somehow managed to use the word "like" and its derivative 41 times.

  8. Taco
    Sep 30th, 2008 at 2:40 pm

    @ Brooklyn's Finest:

    I noticed it aswell, really really annoying...
    However, I absolutely love his photographs!

  9. Martijn
    Sep 30th, 2008 at 8:21 pm

    This guy says 'like' too often.

  10. Ali S.
    Oct 1st, 2008 at 12:45 am

    Great stuff. I seem to get the feeling that perhaps his attitude to photography is so much more clearer because of his childhood and other experiences. Experience does make the person.

  11. mots
    Oct 3rd, 2008 at 1:36 pm

    He has art,
    and it has him.
    Take care, my friend; joy is also a part of life.
    Best!motsfo

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