Distortion Photography
A photographic style that uses curved mirrors to warp bodies into stretched, bulging forms. André Kertész’s Distortions series from 1933 turned fairground-mirror reflections into a Surrealist, modernist art.
Spot it
- 01Stretched, melting forms
- 02Smooth curved warping
- 03High-contrast monochrome
Why it happens
A convex or concave mirror varies magnification across its surface, bending reflected lines and proportions so the camera records a continuous, smoothly warped version of the subject.
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