Ian Ruhter made his own camera – by mounting a lens to the rear end of a truck. What impressed me most is how, despite the scale of his instrument, it is so little about the gear and so much about the process. Everybody is excited to be part of the shoot and thus his alchemy reaches far beyond the outdated collodion-process.

This video introduces him:

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Here you can see him work at his »American Dream« series:

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In this clip about Madison (who was born weighing only 800g) he also uses his »time machine« for film:

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Ian was a guest at Chase Jarvis Live (you can see what is going on inside the camera from 1h38m35s):

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Images are on Ian’s website and his tumblr.