Yama: 3D Pinhole Camera Made From Human Skull

By Alex in Art, Gadgets, Hacks & Mods, Pictures on Jan 7, 2009 at 2:37 pm

Wayne Martin Belger of Boy of Blue Industries created this pinhole camera, named Yama, out of a human skull! Yama is the Tibetan God of Death:

Yama’s eyes are cast from bronze and silver with a brass pinhole in each. A divider runs down the middle of the skull creating
two separate cameras. A finished contact print mounted on copper is inserted in to the back of the camera to view what Yama saw in 3D.

Yama is made from Aluminium, Titanium, Copper, Brass, Bronze Steel, Silver, Gold, Mercury with 4 Sapphires, 3 Rubies (The one at Yama’s third eye was $5000.00), Asian and American Turquoise, Sand, Blood, and 9 Opals inlayed in the Skull. The film loading system is pneumatic. A 300psi air tank in the middle of the camera powers 2 pneumatic pistons to move the film holder forward and lock it into place. The switch to open and close the film chamber is located under the jaw.

Link – via Notcot

Previously on Neatorama: The Wonderful World of Early Photography


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  1. Colt Seaver
    Jan 7th, 2009 at 2:43 pm

    For the man who has everything.

  2. Gauldar
    Jan 7th, 2009 at 2:49 pm

    Many cultures still beleive that having their picture taken steals their soul.

  3. Screen Sleuth
    Jan 7th, 2009 at 2:54 pm

    This is…well, ugly, frankly. If someone gave me this as a gift, I would think they had a few bolts loose.

  4. Noelegy
    Jan 7th, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    My goodness, that’s gorgeous.

  5. Rocky Rook
    Jan 7th, 2009 at 5:18 pm

    I’m suprised it wasn’t tagged as steampunk.

  6. Ali S.
    Jan 7th, 2009 at 6:27 pm

    For the man/woman who wants to steal your soul in style. *click*

  7. Easy
    Jan 7th, 2009 at 6:30 pm

    Damn, thats awesome.

    I want to know how the guy got his hands on a human skull though. A friend of mine enquired to the authorities if she was allowed to give her skull to her nephew after she died and they said she wasn’t allowed to! Which I think is ridiculous, if you don’t own your own skull, then what do you own?

  8. ted
    Jan 7th, 2009 at 8:10 pm

    Tacky and tasteless.

  9. sw
    Jan 7th, 2009 at 9:09 pm

    the human skull is not a raw material

  10. SparkS
    Jan 8th, 2009 at 9:33 pm

    Ali S. “For the man/woman who wants to steal your soul in style. *click*”

    Was hoping you’d see it. I didn’t read the article but since it’s a pinhole camera they may not be any click.

    I forgot to tell you on the forum I also have a stereo camera. Stereo Realist is all it has on it.

  11. Rivet
    Jan 8th, 2009 at 10:57 pm

    This camera will be viewable to the public at the photography group exhibition, Darkness Into Light, at Rivet Gallery in Columbus, Ohio in February 2009. Please consider visiting the show to learn more about the camera and see it in person.

    Thanks
    Laura

  12. StukaFox
    Jan 9th, 2009 at 12:49 am

    I don’t know if anyone gives a crap, but I actually own one of the photos taken with this camera. It’s a photo of a Taj Mahal. It’s an absolutely gorgeous photo. Yes, it’s a bit creepy, but I like it, never the less.

  13. k-web
    Dec 17th, 2009 at 1:02 pm

    Thats brutal. Most metal camera ever.


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