High above the Avon Gorge in Bristol, the Clifton Observatory stands as both a monument to 18th‑century ingenuity and a working portal into the optical past. Obscura Legacies sat down with Alice Hammond, one of the keepers of the site’s celebrated Camera Obscura, to talk about daily life inside one of the few working examples left in Britain.

📍Have you ever experienced a camera obscura? Alice from Clifton Observatory shares her insights into maintaining this rare piece of working heritage. A hidden piece of Bristol magic ✨
#CameraObscura #ObscuraLegacies #Bristol
www.obscuralegacies.org/journal/an-i...

Camera Obscura - Eighties Fan, by Martes Rojo from the album Alejandra Pizarnik

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #AfternoonShow

Camera Obscura:
🎵 Eighties Fan

#CameraObscura

▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify

▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:

To celebrate #Artemis II and its crews amazing history today, here are some shots of the #moon from here on #Earth.
Moon over the city,
NYC, 2025
#CameraObscura
#PhotographersUnited
#PhotograthersOfBluesky
#NYC #cityscape

To celebrate #Artemis II and its crews amazing history today, here are some shots of the #moon from here on #Earth.
Blood Moon,
Minnesota, 2025
#CameraObscura
#PhotographersUnited
#BloodMoon
#PhotograthersOfBluesky

To celebrate #Artemis II and its crews amazing history today, here are some shots of the #moon from here on #Earth.
Blood Moon,
Minnesota, 2025
#CameraObscura
#PhotographersUnited
#BloodMoon
#PhotograthersOfBluesky

To celebrate #Artemis II and its crews amazing history today, here are some shots of the #moon from here on #Earth.
Moon,
Zion NP, 2023
#CameraObscura
#PhotographersUnited
#ZionNP
#PhotograthersOfBluesky

Ireland, 2024
#CameraObscura
#PhotographersUnited
#Ireland
#landscapephotography

For #Stunday I present Moraine lake,
Banff, Canada, 2024
#landscapephotography
#Canada #BANFF
#CameraObscura
#PhotographersUnited
#PhotograhersOfBluesky

youtu.be/f_kKmkjxZcE Omi Streams Fatal Frame 1 Part 4. Night 3 and the Final Boss,Kirie. #FatalFrame #FatalFrame1 #ProjectZero #Playstation2 #PS2 #Tecmo #CameraObscura #Ghosts #Miku #MikuHinasaki #HimuroMansion #Kirie #Horror #SurvivalHorror #Youtube #Gaming #VideoGames #Retro

Two months from today. Can't wait!
#swervedriver #cameraobscura #indie #shoegaze #festivals #musicsky #nevada

Stars and Northern Lights,
Aurora Borealis,
Minnesota, 2024
#minnesota
#AuroraBorealis #northernlights
#CameraObscura
#PhotograpersUnited

Starry night,
Banff, Canada, 2024
#landscapephotography
#Canada #BANFF
#CameraObscura
#PhotographersUnited

Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken, by CAMERA OBSCURA 3 track album

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #6MusicsIndieForever

Camera Obscura:
🎵 Lloyd, I’m Ready to Be Heartbroken

#6music #CameraObscura

▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:

St Paul #NoKings rally, 2026,
A few of my #FavoriteThings.
#BlueskyArtShow #photography
#CameraObscura #StPaul #Minneapolis #Minnesota
#PhotographersUnited #Resist

St Paul #NoKings rally, 2026,
A few of my #FavoriteThings.
#BlueskyArtShow #photography
#CameraObscura #StPaul #Minneapolis #Minnesota
#PhotographersUnited #Resist

St Paul #NoKings rally, 2026,
A few of my #FavoriteThings.
#BlueskyArtShow #photography
#CameraObscura #StPaul #Minneapolis #Minnesota
#PhotographersUnited #Resist

French Navy (Camera Obscura cover), by Mere Mortal from the album Mykee Sings the Classics!

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #MorningShow

Camera Obscura:
🎵 French Navy

#CameraObscura

▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify

▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:

4 alt thumbnails for Fatal Frame 1 Part 3. #FatalFrame #FatalFrame1 #Playstation2 #PS2 #Miku #MikuHinasaki #CameraObscura #Ghosts #Photos #Night2 #DemonTag #HimuroMansion #Blinded #Yae #Munakata #Horror #SurvivalHorror #Youtube #Thumbnail #Gaming #VideoGames

youtu.be/xeHbfqFa1MA Omi Streams Fatal Frame 1 Part 3. Doing the rest of Night 2: Demon Tag. #FatalFrame #FatalFrame1 #Playstation2 #PS2 #Miku #MikuHinasaki #CameraObscura #Ghosts #Photos #Night2 #DemonTag #HimuroMansion #Horror #SurvivalHorror #Youtube #Gaming #VideoGames

St Paul #NoKings rally, 2026,
A few of my #FavoriteThings.
#BlueskyArtShow #photography
#CameraObscura #StPaul #Minneapolis
#PhotographersUnited #Resist

St Paul #NoKings rally, 2026,
A few of my #FavoriteThings.
#BlueskyArtShow #photography
#CameraObscura #StPaul #Minneapolis
#PhotographersUnited #Resist

Chicago #NoKings, from 2025,
A few of my #FavoriteThings ahead of today’s NoKings.
#BlueskyArtShow #photography
#CameraObscura
#PhotographersUnited

Chicago #NoKings, from 2025,
A few of my #FavoriteThings ahead of today’s NoKings.
#BlueskyArtShow #photography
#CameraObscura
#PhotographersUnited

Chicago #NoKings, from 2025,
A few of my #FavoriteThings ahead of today’s NoKings.
#BlueskyArtShow #photography
#CameraObscura
#PhotographersUnited

Chicago #NoKings, from 2025,
A few of my #FavoriteThings ahead of today NoKings.
#BlueskyArtShow #photography
#CameraObscura
#PhotographersUnited

Flamingo,
Florida, 2026
#florida
#flamingo #birds
#CameraObscura
#PhotograpersUnited

Rainbow Lorikeet,
Florida, 2026
#florida
#lorikeet #birds
#CameraObscura
#PhotograpersUnited

The Rock of Cashel,
Ireland, 2024,
#CameraObscura
#PhotographersUnited
#Ireland #RockOfCashel
#landscapephotography

Shoebill Stork,
Florida, 2026
#florida
#shoebill #birds
#CameraObscura
#PhotograpersUnited

Flamingo,
Florida, 2026
#florida
#flamingo
#CameraObscura
#PhotograpersUnited