Pinhole is photography at its most basic. It is lensless photography. A tiny hole replaces the usual camera lens. Light passes through the hole and an image is formed inside the camera using photographic film or paper.

Pinhole cameras can be made from almost anything. From oatmeal tins and boxes to wood or sturdy cardboard.

Pinhole images are softer, less sharp, than pictures made with a regular lens. The images have nearly infinite depth of field. These characteristics are those that have attracted me to the pinhole medium.

Exposures vary depending on the light available. Some exposures range from half a second to several hours. Most pinhole images are what I like to call, “happy accidents.”

The image above shows the pinhole camera that I now use the most. I have built pinhole cameras myself in the past, however, I recently found the company Zero Image that makes beautiful pinhole cameras.