exploding food photography by alan sailer

exploding food photography by alan sailer

using a spark flash he built himself based on a 1974 issue of 'scientific american', alan sailer captures an unusual look at everyday foods, as they explode after being hit by high-speed projectiles.

exploding food photography by alan sailer (above) ‘lychee nut detonation’ all images © ian sailer

 

 

 

working in his garage with a homebuilt air-gap flash rather than any special camera, american artist alan sailer captures the explosion of foods and other objects when impacted at high speeds. to take his photographers, sailer uses a micro-second guided spark flash, which he built himself based on an article from a 1974 volume of scientific american and information found online. to create the explosions, he uses a PVC or copper cannon to launch pellets and marbles at his subjects.

exploding food photography by alan sailer - 1 ‘nuck nuck neccos’

 

exploding food photography by alan sailer - 2 ‘funky chocolate lineup’

 

exploding food photography by alan sailer - 3 ‘voyage to the planet of frozen strawberries’

 

exploding food photography by alan sailer - 4 ‘avocadolypse’

 

exploding food photography by alan sailer - 5 ‘las tres paletas’

 

exploding food photography by alan sailer - 6 ‘poisoned apple’

 

exploding food photography by alan sailer - 7 ‘dum-dum bunny’

 

exploding food photography by alan sailer - 8 ‘not so smarties’

 

exploding food photography by alan sailer - 9 ‘squirt ball’