Pinhole photography varies greatly from traditional photography. We often refer to photographing a subject as "taking" a picture; a single 'click' captures a brief moment in time and records it as an image.
2.5-4.5 minute portraits
2007 / 40 x 45 cm
Cartier-Bresson is famous for his exemplary use of this concept in his
photographs that show this brief moment of decisive action. On the other hand, pinhole photography is, by nature, the antithesis of this concept. In order to record an image, the photographic material must be exposed for an extended period of time, from several seconds to several hours, days, weeks or even years. The pinhole camera has the capability to record the passage of time and traces of the subject’s movement during exposure.
15 minute portraits / 2005 / (2 pieces)