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.”

Tirosy

a close-up of a young child's face

Aulasy

a blurry image of a house on the road

Alpha Exposure

a close-up of a baby with diffusion filter

Enterhood

adults with stern expressions holding a child

Austice

a leaf imprint in the mud

Spinning Playback Head

silhouette of a person looking out a window

Appriesse

a blurry image of a person looking at mounted images

Ecury

a close-up of cave drawings and symbols

O’Erpine

a person looking at a grave

Amentalio

a person in a white dress, facing away

Keyframe

a large rock in the water with emanating ripples

Thwit

close-up of a person with forehead wrinkled and holding their head

Fellchaser

a blurred shadow of a person in a dark room

Emorries

a magnifying glass over photos and books

Vellichor

shelves with many books stacked and organized

Solla, Solla, Solla

a hand reaching out for plant tendril

Clockwise

a close-up of flower along with polaroid pictures

Affogatia

miscellaneous items on a table

Mottleheaded

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

Watashiato

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

Hemeisis

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

Attriage

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

Candling

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

Liberosis

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

Fawtle

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

Gaudia Civis

a close-up of a gear

Wildred

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