Building large-scale camera obscuras, Chiara makes wistful photographs that recall the medium’s origins—and our own.
Known for building his own cameras, John Chiara speaks about transforming New York into a colorful, otherworldly landscape.
Aperture’s issue on craft features photographers who make pictures the slow way—building camera obscuras, creating photograms, and laboring in traditional darkrooms to make handmade, unrepeatable forms.