Photographer Haji Meerzaman uses his antique camera to capture an image of Drew Binsky.

(Photo: screenshot fromDrew Binsky’s vlog)

Photography has a long history.

Today, most people shoot with their smartphone or DSLR cameras with high megapixel counts.

Afghan Photographer Has 100-Year-Old Box Camera

Photographer Haji Meerzaman uses his antique camera to capture an image of Drew Binsky. (Photo: screenshot fromDrew Binsky’s vlog)

Meerzaman explains to Binsky how the antique camera functions.

Through an interpreter, he reveals that the contraption functions as both a camera and darkroom.

The image is then developed inside the camera itself, safe from light.

This antique camera combines this process with the exposure itself for a fascinating all-in-one experience.

The end result is a complete negative image ready that’s for printing.

This fascinating antique all-in-one box camera is 100 years old and still in use.