Handmade box-camera portrait experience
An old-fashioned box camera turns a portrait into a slow live encounter.
Aurel de Saint André / The Afghan Camera
Aurel de Saint André makes high-contrast black-and-white portraits using Afghan box cameras, including cameras he builds from found materials. His present-day offer covers private events and personal shoots, with a deliberately slow photographic process rather than a rapid digital booth. His booking section names recurring travel between New York, Boston and Paris.
Current location note / listed area: New York and Boston private shoots and events; internationally traveling artist, dates by inquiry
This is an internationally traveling artist, not a verified US resident or local studio. Confirm US dates, wedding adaptation, travel, setup, lighting, portrait throughput and print delivery. The site also features Réunion work; no permanent US base or guaranteed wedding package is implied.
Public-source research · 2026-10-30 · Not vendor-confirmed or independently vetted.
Original research sources
Documented state connections
Geographic evidence is retained historical research, not current service availability.
- New York · explicit-onsite
The owned current private-event offer names US work, and the Photoshoot booking section explicitly describes ongoing New York, Boston and Paris travel. New York is a named service market, not an inferred home base.
- Massachusetts · explicit-onsite
The owned Photoshoot booking section explicitly includes Boston in ongoing travel, alongside a present-tense US private-event offer. Massachusetts is a named service market; no US residence or permanent local studio is asserted.