Daguerreologue

a man sitting in blurred silhouette at a desk

Daguerreologue

n.
an imaginary conversation with an old photo of yourself, in which you might offer them a word of advice—to banish your worries, soak it all in, or shape up before it’s too late—or maybe just ask them if they thought you had done justice to the life they built for you.

From daguerreotype, a form of early portrait photography + dialogue. Pronounced “duh-gair-uh- lawg.”

Midsummer

a person standing in a garden holding a clock

Tirosy

a close-up of a young child's face

Halfwise

a train coming towards the camera shot from the tracks

Alpha Exposure

a close-up of a baby with diffusion filter

Lap Year

several people racing bicycles uphill in a forest

Yeorie

a woman with tendrils of smoke moving across her face

Aftersome

rows of opaque and clear marbles

Etterath

a graduation cap and gown on a chair

Ecury

a close-up of cave drawings and symbols

Heart Of Aces

a person covering their eyes with their hands

Lisolia

a bookcase containing objects

Keta

a hand reaching through paper with a flower drawing

Anchorage

a person's arm extended over river rapids

Clockwise

a close-up of flower along with polaroid pictures

Walloway

water faucet that seems to emanate from the ground

Emorries

a magnifying glass over photos and books

Keir

a snowy landscape with trees and a fence

Kerisl

piles of old books scattered in an abandoned room

Nighthawk

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Proluctance

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Wenbane

a person standing on a ledge looking at a city skyline

Endzoned

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Alpha Exposure

a close-up of a baby with diffusion filter

Aponemia

a group of people standing together

Semaphorism

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Funkenzwangsvorstellung

Funkenzwang-svorstellung

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La Gaudière

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