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Normally when we think of “long exposures,” we think in minutes, sometimes even hours, but nothing like the one year, 365 day experiment freelance editorial photographer Michael Chrisman attempted from January 1st until December 31st of 2011.

Chrisman set up his shot overlooking the Port Lands in Toronto, Canada and slowly but surely, the scene started to materialize on the piece of photo paper held inside the black boxed pinhole camera anchored in place with tape and bricks. Photosensitive paper was used due to the fact film is more sensitive to light, and in prior experiments with pinhole cameras concluded could only expose for a matter of seconds in daylight.

Flash forward nearly 31,536,000 seconds (but whose counting) and one painstaking digital scan later and the result is what we see – an absolutely unique capture and an example of what creativity can produce.

Interesting Note: The yellow streaks of light found in the photograph are the sun’s gradual movements during the 365 day experiment.

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