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World Cup: Alternative Photography Techniques Emerge

Picture editor Jonny Weeks creates experimental World Cup images using digital flat-bed scanners and slit-scanning techniques without attending matches.

Although experienced in football photography, Jonny Weeks has never attended a World Cup match. He has instead adapted his favorite tournament images using digital flat-bed scanners, exploring the trend of alternative photography. ipltable.lol

Slit-scanning is an experimental technique Weeks previously used with analog cameras, where a narrow aperture records the flow of time as film passes by. This laborious process creates distorted results similar to the 'rolling shutter' problem that has challenged photographers for generations.