Street Photography Magazine

Macro Technique | Scanography

The green gladioli give this image an almost mystical feel. The high image quality is due mainly to the low

overall subject contrast. All types of sensors – whether in scanners or digital cameras – quickly reach the

limits of their image capture powers when confronted with excessive contrast.

Author Werner Abel used a scanner to

get right up close to his natural subjects in

this extraordinary book. His scanographs

display a depth of detail and richness of

color that often go unnoticed in small sub-

jects. As a gesture of respect to his tool of

choice, the author designed the book’s

cover to open upward like the lid of a scan-

ner. The images reproduced in this article

all come from the book, which is

only available in German, but which com-

municates its subject using very few words

and spectacular visuals.

Scanografie

By Werner Abel, published by nardelli.

208 pages, e49.90. ISBN: 978-3-9814616-0-2

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Image: Werner Abel

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