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19-Year-Old Student Hides Spy Camera In His Clothing To Take Secret Street Photos In The 1890s
Fredrik Carl Mülertz Størmer (1872-1957) enjoyed a hobby that was very, unusual at the time. He walked around in Oslo, Norway with his Stirn Concealed Vest Spy Camera and secretly took everyday pictures of people. Most of his photos were taken in the 1890s while Størmer was a 19-year-old student at the Royal Frederick University.…
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More than 30,000 Negatives Discovered in Russian Artist’s Attic Reveal a Lifetime of Hidden Photography
Masha Ivashintsova (1942-2000) lived a secret life as a photographer, taking more than 30,000 photographs in her lifetime without ever showing to anyone. After her death in 2000 her daughter Asya Ivashintsova-Melkumyan stumbled upon her collection of negatives while cleaning out the attic. The photographs showcase a look into the inner world of Ivashintsova, while…
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