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This hodgepodge of a camera is a work of art on its own!

Via My Modern Met:

Inspired by ideas of recycling and reusing, Iranian photographer Alireza Rostami created a very special camera. By combining old computer parts with the lens and back of a large-format camera, he was able to build a functional “Frankenstein” camera. This ingenious use of materials is part of Rostami’s bigger message about living without waste and finding new meaning in old technology.

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