Description
The Pinhole Thing: The Beauty of Simplicity is a 120-page hardcover book. These are signed and numbered first limited edition of 100.
A pinhole camera is a very basic device: a light-tight box with a small opening, and a medium to record an image. This contrasts with digital photography in a variety of ways. Pinhole photography is an organic process, and the results are often surprising, and not immediately known.
This simplicity makes demands on the photographer that run contrary to many facets of modern life: to slow down, to be fully present in the moment, and to be aware of the world around us – the light, the objects in front of us, and their relationship between each other. The pinhole photographer invests several minutes into taking a single photograph, enough time to capture hundreds of digital images that will sit unviewed on phones and servers.
Cameron Gillie has traveled all over America and the world with pinhole cameras, investing untold hours capturing images worth viewing again and again. Cameron’s approach to photography, art, and life has been transformed by pinhole photography. As you will see in these pages, the simplicity of a pinhole camera in the hands of an artist can beget beautiful works of art.
