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Framedl 2026-09-23 1/6* In 1857 Oscar Rejlander merged more than thirty separate negatives into a single print. He created a crowded allegory of virtue and vice that no camera of the time could have caught in one exposure. It was vexing to nearly everyone. Critics argued whether a photograph assembled in the darkroom was still a photograph. In Edinburgh, the half that showed vice was covered for decency. Queen Victoria bought a copy for Albert. A hundred and seventy years before anyone argued about AI images, the question was already there: if you build the picture from parts, is it still a record of anything? Suggestions: @frdysk

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