Hands-On Workshop for Future Educators

Josephine Schreibers shares how she did a hands-on workshop introducing teacher training students to alternative photography, emphasizing creativity, sustainability, and classroom applications. They explored anthotype, cyanotype, and camera obscura, discovering new techniques through experimentation and collaboration. Writer and photography / Josephine Schreibers In a recent workshop, a group of 20 teacher training students explored alternative photographic processes through a hands-on, self-directed approach. The session was structured around four workstations: camera … Read more

Spiffy Tumbleweeds first camera

Spiffy Tumbleweed and pinholes

An interview with Spiffy Tumbleweed, how he started out pinholing, his cameras and a couple of good hints and tips to pinholers. Spiffy Tumbleweed is probably known to many of you as one of the moderators – and hero – doing the everyday work of moderating the AlternativePhotography.com Facebook group. How did you choose the name Spiffy Tumbleweed? Spiffy Tumbleweed: The name Spiffy Tumbleweed came about in the early days … Read more

World Pinhole Photography Day

Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day – last Sunday in April (25 April 2027 is the next)

WPPD, Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day, is an international annual event. The pinholeday.org website is run by a group of volunteers, who work to encourage people to learn the basics of photography. The next is 25th of April 2027 One way to learn is by joining one of the many workshops that take place around the globe on Pinholeday. If you host a workshop or other event related to Pinholeday, you … Read more

Edvard Levinsons pinhole of Time Square

Interview with pinhole photographer Edward Levinson

Nancy Breslin’s interview with photographer Edward Levinson, with the focus on pinholes and his digital pinhole project Spots of Light in Tokyo. Writer Nancy Breslin, photography / Edward Levinson Nancy Breslin: When students are introduced to pinhole photography it is often in the form of black and white paper negatives created in homemade cameras. Visitors to www.edophoto.com will see that you have a number of distinctive pinhole series that go … Read more

Pixie multipinhole camera

Pinhole history

A brief pinhole history by pinhole expert and enthusiast Anita Chernewski