Detail from the photo transparency for “Man with Camel Cigarettes” showing 50 of its 2,644 exposures. View the final 3D photograph here.

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Roger de Montebello, Positive photo transparency made with the CrystalChrome 3D Camera (“Man with Camel Cigarettes”), 1985; acetate transparency; 8 x 10 inches

Each transparency consists of 2,644 separate exposures showing the subject from slightly different angles. These separate exposures integrate into a single 3D image when the transparency is viewed through a CrystalChrome Viewing Screen.

Detail of the Photo Transparency for Man with Camel Cigarettes, 1985
This detail shows approximately 50 of the 2,644 exposures that are contained on the transparency.

Roger de Montebello, Man with Camel Cigarettes, 1985/86; Integram 3D Photograph; 8 x 10 inches

This is the completed Integram 3D Photograph with the photo transparency placed under a viewing screen and lit from behind.

Roger Lannes de Montebello

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Roger Lannes de Montebello (1908–1986): A 40-Year Quest for 3-D Photography
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Although Philippe de Montebello, the former Metropolitan Museum director is well-known, few people have heard about his father Roger de Montebello and his life-long creative obsession with three-dimensional photography.