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How Lippmann Plates display colors

Steve Mould, 18 min, 2.2M views, Apr 30, 2026

Original title: You've Never Seen a Real Photo

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Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code SCIENCE at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/science Lippmann Plates are a forgotten colour photography technique that uses structural colour instead of pigment. It works like chameleon skin. Check out John Hilty's work here: https://www.jonhilty.com You can buy my books here: https://stevemould.com/books You can support me on Patreon and get access to the exclusive Discord: https://www.patreon.com/stevemould Twitter: http://twitter.com/moulds Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevemouldscience/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stevemouldscience/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/stevemould Buy nerdy maths things: http://mathsgear.co.uk