
Wired takes a look at a camera hack invented to shoot Solo Avital's documentary 'More than 1000 Words' which follows independent photographer Ziv Koren into the front-lines of the most dangerous war zones in the world. A simple mechanism was mounted to Koren's still camera that filmed him and his point of view at the same time.
In post production, the ability to combine still photos with video of the shot being taken gives the viewer an incredible insight into the photographers mind, you can literally see when and what he chooses to shoot under very stressful circumstances.
This story-telling technique was a byproduct of needing a way to get close to Koren while he works without getting in his way, having a camera crew follow him would be both dangerous and draws to much attention from the subject. Speculated as a new photographic language, it's ideal for the Internet where short clips can easily be embedded into news stories instead of still photos.
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This was also done in War Photographer which was shot in 1999/2000 and released 2002. The camera looking back at the photographer is new, though.