Color photography has always sold itself as a faithful record of the world, but a fascinating 135-year-old process suggests that the pictures we have trusted for generations may not be quite as honest as they appear – and YouTuber Steve Mould has lifted the lid on the Victorian-era process.
The technique is called the Lippmann Process, and it sits somewhere between a photograph and a hologram. At first glance, a Lippmann plate can look like an ordinary black-and-white image – but when viewed at the right angle, color suddenly bursts from the surface.
