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Photographs Of Neatly Arranged Dissembled Old Gadgets

Aug 16, 2013 by Udi Tirosh 3 Comments

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Disassembling gadgets and photographing them arranged in a neat way is the new geek porn. Almost every new camera, iPhone, Galaxy and why do I need this gadget gets this treatment which usually results in a beautiful OCD-ish photograph. Here are a few samples by Todd Mclellan, Martin Kozák and Kelly Hofer.

But what about the old gadgets, the long forgotten ones, the dial phone, the original Sony Walkman?

Photographs Of Neatly Arranged Dissembled Old Gadgets

Photo editor Gabriel Menashe does just this. He gives those old gadgets a new life as photographs of neatly arranged dissembled components. The project is called Taking Apart.

Gabriel shares how the process an item undergoes until it becomes a Taking Apart photo:

“Every Friday you can find me walking through the flea markets of my hometown, where I buy old items. Anything I buy has to meet the same criteria: It has to be a mechanical object comprised of several parts – and the more the merrier. It can be old phones, cameras or clocks, the possibilities are endless.

After I purchase an item it undergoes a thorough cleaning and then I photograph it as is. Then it is parked in its box, until I can find the time to take it apart, usually within a few days. Then, piece by piece, one bolt, spring and button at a time, I take it apart, careful not to break anything.”#

The photographs are taken in Gabriel’s back yard using this setup:

Photographs Of Neatly Arranged Dissembled Old Gadgets

Here are more of Gabriel’s creations, can you find your favorite 80’s piece?

Photographs Of Neatly Arranged Dissembled Old Gadgets

Photographs Of Neatly Arranged Dissembled Old Gadgets

Photographs Of Neatly Arranged Dissembled Old Gadgets

Photographs Of Neatly Arranged Dissembled Old Gadgets

[Taking Apart | Gabriel Menashe]

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Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.net

About Udi Tirosh

Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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