Street Photographs Captured with a Pinhole Camera Strapped to the Face
Some street photographers like to operate stealthily, while others are bold and confrontational. Very few will look as strange as Nicholas Williams to the people they photograph. The Ann Arbor, Michican-based artist visited New York City last year and shot a series of photos using a strange-looking pinhole camera that he strapped to his face with twine.
Despite to what you might think, New Yorkers didn’t stare at Williams when he hit the streets with his camera last year. Instead, they largely ignored him, Williams tells TIME’s Lightbox, which discovered and featured his work.
On the contrary, when Williams visited his alma mater, the University of Michigan, with his camera, people were disturbed by his strange contraption. One girl fled from him, leaving her stuff behind, thinking that he had a bomb tied to his head.
Here are some of the photographs Williams has created so far with his one-of-a-kind camera:
You can find more of Williams work on his website and through his Facebook page.
Image credits: Photographs by Nicholas Williams and used with permission
