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Mulberry St., Nyc.

 

Digitized 1965 Polaroid Land Camera "Swinger" Model 20

Plastic Meniscus Lens (F17, 200mm)

 

This tiny shop sells Ming Qi, or funereal objects to honor the dead. These are made of paper (houses, cars, dolls, toys, furniture, cellphones). These wonderful shops are only frequented by mourners, unfortunately. I always pass by to see what's new in their products.

 

I am working on a Weegee camera design that features MIng Qi as he was particularly concerned with the dead, racing to be the first to photograph them and claiming (in a self-promoting tongue-in-chic way) to get psychic information on crimes faster than other news photographers can, which is why his name is a spin on the word "Ouija". My camera design will seek to honor him with a camera that honors the dead, a helpful and clever twist on things, in the style of Weegee.

 

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Uploaded on February 11, 2012
Taken on November 17, 2010