The cuban native photographer Abelardo Morell has a great eye for pictures. He is a very talented and creative photographer using many different techniques to capture the perfect moment. As we watched in the documentary "Shadow Of The House" Abelardo Morell used the Camera Obscura to take pictures of specific things upside down leaving other objects still.
Camera Obscura : An apparatus in which the images of external objects, formed by a convex lens or a concave mirror, are thrown on a paper or other white surface placed in the focus of the lens or mirror within a darkened chamber, or box, so that the outlines may be traced.
Here are some pictures that he took using this technique:
Abelardo Morell is a very talented artist influenced by magic realism in Latin American literature. Abelardo Morell just like most artists are inspired by the popular story Alice in Wonderland. I believe he did a great job representing the story by combining cut outs of the original book edition that came out in 1865 with pictures he took himself to come up with this amazing creation. In the photograph below you can read a lot about the story and can imagine what the artist is trying to convey by his art pieces.
"The Loveliest Garden You Ever Saw, 1998"
My favorite quote from Alice In Wonderland
Mad Hatter : Have I Gone Mad?
Alice: I'm afraid so. You're entirely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are.
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