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The Oulipo of photography

Man in a hat, sepia version, by Terry Freedman

We may regard the photo of a man in a hat as being an example of Oupeinpo. This is an offshoot of Oulipo, using constraints in the field of graphic arts, including photography. In this instance, the colour palette has been confined to just sepia and shades of black.

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