Of all things, potatoes are probably one of the most boring photography subjects. But they're incredibly important. There are many documents in the CIA's database talking about potatoes, harvesting, potato alcohol, and even introducing pests to other countries.

But the very perplexing documents are all about Kodachrome transparencies of potatoes. Why would this matter? We're curious, and we find beauty in the mysterious question. Could someone have just been really bored and wanted to photograph potatoes? Unfortunately, we don't have the answer. We dug deep into the records too. But the entire exchange is pretty weird. . thephoblographer.com

2020-11-8 08:00