Pinhole Photography Workshop// call for participants
Submitted by signe on Mon, 03/04/2013 - 10:02
The deadline for applications is the 15th March 2013 and places are limited so apply now!
From 12th to the 14th April SERDE (Aizpute, Latvia) is holding a pinhole photography workshop led by Marcis Bendiks, one of Latvia’s most experienced photographers and a black and white master. The three-day workshop will take students through some of the theory relating to photography in general and to pinhole cameras specifically, as well as covering the practical side of building a pinhole camera. Participants will then design and build their own cameras and develop the prints they take.
Pinhole photography is a challenging and interesting area of photography. It forces even experienced photographers to think again about what photography is and what it means to them. The methods of pinhole photography are unusual and the equipment strange, but even for first-time pinhole photographers it can provide unexpected and
beautiful results. Pinhole cameras are home made and so the process of photography involves not only taking photographs, but also the process of building the camera.
Participation in the workshop is free and includes all materials, accommodation and food. Participants fund their own travel. (SERDE can provide a letter confirming your attendance to help with travel or other funding applications.) The accommodation will be in shared rooms at SERDE, two people per room. As this is an international call, the language of the workshop will be English.
This is an intermediate level analogue workshop involving some darkroom activity. Participants must have a background in photography, analogue or digital, so that basic and intermediate terms are understood. Participants will be developing their own prints under supervision of the workshop leader so some darkroom experience is desirable.
Please send your CV and a letter of application to:
smg.serde@gmail.com. You can also send samples of your photographs, especially if you have developed them yourself, or links to websites.
Supported by:
EU Culture programme 2007–2013 (M4m project)

