While the camera obscura effect has been known and documented for centuries, seeing it happen with an apartment keyhole has introduced many Reddit users to the phenomenon for the first time, ...

A proper, functional camera obscura is, yes, a dark box, container, room, or what have you, but also with a single small opening on one side that allows light in.

The Virupaksha Temple in Hampi, Karnataka, blends spirituality with a surprising scientific element. This ancient temple ...

Indeed, the word 'camera' is derived from the Latin for chamber; a reference to the darkened chamber that the camera obscura effect requires to work. Now, however, archaeologists investigating ...

A view of the Camera Obscura building, which was damaged during the recent storm, as seen near the Cliff House along Ocean Beach, on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023.