Alan Sailer is an artist that specializes in high-speed photography. He has a penchant for shooting and blowing up things up like fruit, household items or stuff he finds at flea markets, thrift store and yard sales. The results are posted to his wildly active and entertaining Flickr page where he discusses his process and responds to questions and comments.

Alan works out of his garage using a homemade high-speed flash device that’s based off an article from a 1974 volume of the Scientific American. The results speak for themselves and I highly recommend you check out his extensive 1,500+ gallery on Flickr.



To learn more about any particular photograph below, click the image or the text link directly beneath each image to be taken to the original Flickr page. Enjoy!

1. Banana Cloud

Photograph by ALAN SAILER

2. Weiner Lineup

Photograph by ALAN SAILER

3. Frayed Felt

Photograph by ALAN SAILER

4. Crayon Corral Redux

Photograph by ALAN SAILER

5. Blow the Spout Out

Photograph by ALAN SAILER

6. Voyage to the Planet of Frozen Strawberries

Photograph by ALAN SAILER

7. Dum-Dum Bunny

Photograph by ALAN SAILER

8. Mushroom Cloud

Photograph by ALAN SAILER

9. Too Much Energy Drink

Photograph by ALAN SAILER

10. Lychee Nut Detonation

Photograph by ALAN SAILER

11. Candy Cane Crackup

Photograph by ALAN SAILER

12. Splash

Photograph by ALAN SAILER

13. Can’t Stop…Must Blast Christmas Bulbs

Photograph by ALAN SAILER

14. Implosion Device

Photograph by ALAN SAILER

15. Later Eggs Over Hard

Photograph by ALAN SAILER

16. Purple Haze

Photograph by ALAN SAILER

17. Cool Break

Photograph by ALAN SAILER

18. Alligator Allegory

Photograph by ALAN SAILER

19. It’s Not Jello Anymore

Photograph by ALAN SAILER

20. Splatter Pop

Photograph by ALAN SAILER

21. Bicolor Squash Squish

Photograph by ALAN SAILER