Photography of the pharynx, larynx, and trachea has exercised the ingenuity of laryngologists and photographers for 100 years. There have been many successful methods. The most reliable and versatile modern system uses a 35-mm single frame, single lens reflex camera with Hopkins telescopes and a synchronized, automatic exposure, computer-controlled, remote electronic flash generator. The technique described, which has been used by the author for many years, not only allows excellent visualization and reliable documentation, but yields consistently reproducible photographs under all conditions.
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