Vortograph
A Vorticist abstract photography technique created by Alvin Langdon Coburn in 1917. He used a kaleidoscope-like arrangement of mirrors to fragment objects into angular shards.
Spot it
- 01Fractured triangular shards
- 02Mirror-repeated angular facets
- 03Dark abstract monochrome
Why it happens
Three mirrors fixed in a triangle in front of the lens reflect the subject several times, so the camera records overlapping faceted copies as one abstract picture.
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