Catchy title, huh? That’s exactly what I thought when I saw a short review on the book by Peter Kuran titled, wait for it…. “How to Photograph an Atomic Bomb“
To understand me, you must first know that I have a lot of free time, whether it be on planes or just sitting around the house, I try and spend at least a day each week reading about random hobbies/interests. One such interest is nukes… go ahead and say it, “Blair has lost his damn mind.”
I promise I haven’t, but rather find them and how they were created thoroughly interesting. Then I happened upon Mr. Kuran’s book and the world of nukes and photography collided, I was smitten.
Images such as this one captivated me:
Which brings me to my reason of this post… I have only one piece of art on my walls where I edit (painting of Michael Schumacher), and need to spruce up the place. When I saw this print of the men who built the bombs, lit by a nuclear bomb, I decided I must have it!
So with that said, if anyone can help me find where to order a print of this, I will get a print (of one of my photos) out to you…
That’s an impressive effort Bill
Bill and Matt,
Send me your addresses, you both did one heck of a job!
BB
Hey Blair,
First of all, just watched your ride along with the Thunderbirds! EPIC!! I am a photographer as well and have a fascination with atomic history. Just thought I would pass along a couple of books that will forever be with me. One must read is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Making_of_the_Atomic_Bomb
And the next is a must have for its unbelievable visual awe
http://www.michaellight.net/suns-intro/
I hope you get the chance to check them out.
Keep on kicking ass!!
Nice finds man! Ordered them both.
Thank you so much for the recommendations!
Hello! Ten years down the road, I’m wondering if you ever found a good quality print of this photo? It’s so cool…
Greetings
Simen