It’s the most fascinating magazine cover I’ve seen in years. Here’s how TIME Magazine made a large drone take a picture of a thousand small drones, arranged just in the right way.

From Weekly Filet #276, in June 2018.

TIME’s Drones Issue: Go Behind the Cover

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