Since the 1970s, American photographer Roger Vail has captured carnival rides with long-exposure photography, using a vintage view camera with no flash or manipulation. 'I'm an object of attention to a lot of people who come by and ask questions, because they don't know what I'm doing there,' he says. 'So it's an interesting social experiment.' In summer, the artist followed the fairs moving around California to get different angles of the attractions. The photos take a long time: setting up, wa...
Since the 1970s, American photographer Roger Vail has captured carnival rides with long-exposure photography, using a vintage view camera with no flash or manipulation. 'I'm an object of attention to a lot of people who come by and ask questions, because they don't know what I'm doing there,' he says. 'So it's an interesting social experiment.' In summer, the artist followed the fairs moving around California to get different angles of the attractions. The photos take a long time: setting up, wa...
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