One Extraordinary Photo: AP photographer makes use of infrared know-how as surveillance instrument

CHANGZHOU, China (AP) — Ng Han Guan has been a photographer for The Associated Press in Beijing since 2001.

Here’s what he needed to say about this extraordinary picture.

Why this picture?

This picture was shot for a mission on invisible infrared surveillance know-how. The goal was to indicate how highly effective surveillance know-how resembling face recognition seems when used on people managed and monitor by state companies.

How I made this picture

This picture was taken with a digicam modified with a filter to seize the infrared mild emitted by a face recognition digicam. I needed to shoot the topic in complete darkness with a view to reduce out seen mild and permit the digicam to select up on the infrared beams of a face recognition digicam.

Why this picture works

The picture reveals what’s invisible to human eyes and reveals the ever current state of know-how present in on a regular basis units like our smartphones. This explicit picture reveals the topic quietly smoking in entrance of a standard Chinese inside ornament typical of rural properties in China. One of the challenges of utilizing this digicam is it’s onerous to indicate the surroundings as a result of it is advisable reduce down on the seen mild, so this works to offer it the context and reveals the pensive temper of the topic.

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