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.”

Alpha Exposure

a close-up of a baby with diffusion filter

Wollah

a person with shapes raining on them

Malotype

Cover image for the Malotype word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Nilous

a person standing at a bus terminal

Caucic

a close-up of a stone walking path

Hem-Jawed

an abstract image of someone touching their face