Photos from the Inside

Toys sent through the X-ray machine give new insights.

By Shawn Connally

TED KINSMAN MADE THE DECISION MORE than a dozen years ago to take photos of stuff that’s “sciencey” and sell it to the general population. He’s accomplished this by using a variety of techniques — close-up macros of snowflakes, infrared and time-lapse photography, even X-rays — and he says, “I always break even ... or lose money.”

His time-lapse images are seen in many nature documentaries, and he’s one of a handful of people doing serious infrared photography. If you’re watching a flower bloom, there’s a good chance Kinsman took the images. With two or three cameras working for him at home, he goes off to his other full-time job as a high school physics ...

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