Photographing the Science of Death and Decay – The New York Times

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Photographing the Science of Death and Decay

In “The Washing Away of Wrongs,” photographer Robert Shults walks among corpses, documenting the world of forensic anthropologists who study human decomposition to advance research into death.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/photographing-the-science-of-death-and-decay/?&_r=0&module=Slide&region=SlideShowTopBar&version=SlideCard-12&action=Escape&contentCollection=Blogs&slideshowTitle=Photographing%20the%20Science%20of%20Death%20and%20D

Several years ago, self-professed nerd and science fiction fan Robert Shults got the opportunity of a lifetime when he was allowed to photograph the world’s most powerful laser on the campus of the University of Texas, in Austin (where he resides). When the project, “The Superlative Light,” which heavily referenced film noir and low-budget sci-fi films, was completed and published as a book, Mr. Shults realized he was ready for a new challenge.