April 26 was a special day for the photography community. Enthusiasts around the world celebrated this yearly event with images taken using lensless cameras — relying on the simplest optical principle: light passing through a tiny hole projects an inverted image onto a light-sensitive surface on the opposite side. No glass, no optics — just physics. (Wikipedia)
A few members of our group came together to mark the occasion. The weather in Western Massachusetts was on our side and we had beautiful sunshine to work with. Paul was kind enough to share his expertise and darkroom, and after a short introduction we went on to experiment with homemade cameras. We battled some challenges with the photo paper along the way, but got some results — intentional ones, we’ll say. It was a fun event.
If you want to learn more about pinhole photography or see images from participants worldwide, pinholeday.org is worth a visit. NPR also ran a nice piece on the day, featuring fine art photographer Nancy Breslin and her cookie tin camera.
