Photographer Builds World’s Largest Camera

A woman poses for her husband alongside a giant camera Thursday, November 7, 2013 outside the Historic Green County Courthouse in Monroe, Wis. Chicago photographer Dennis Manarchy created what’s being called the world’s largest camera. It’s 35-feet long and 12-feet tall it’s a working replica of a vintage accordion-style camera that produces 16- by 24-foot prints, the equivalent of a two-story building. The giant camera is on display in Monroe through November 17 because a Monroe company manufactured the specially-built trailer. Manarchy plans to tow the camera around the country to shoot photos of indigenous cultures. (Photo by Mark Hoffman)

The ground glass used for focusing a giant camera is shown Thursday, November 7, 2013 outside the Historic Green County Courthouse in Monroe, Wis. (Photo by Mark Hoffman)

Gary Garnett uses a small digital camera to make a photo of his friend Robert Perkins alongside a giant camera Thursday, November 7, 2013 outside the Historic Green County Courthouse in Monroe, Wis. (Photo by Mark Hoffman)

The lens of a giant camera is shown Thursday, November 7, 2013 outside the Historic Green County Courthouse in Monroe, Wis. (Photo by Mark Hoffman)

Gary Garnett uses a small digital camera to make a photo of a giant camera Thursday, November 7, 2013 outside the Historic Green County Courthouse in Monroe, Wis. (Photo by Mark Hoffman)