Supplies for making a solargraph: 2 drinking cans, can opener, electric tape, duct tape, scissors, a needle and photographic paper.

Building a Pinhole Camera and Making Solargraphs

For Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day, I thought it would be a good time to revisit the simplicity and potential of pinhole photography. It was a while since I made a camera, so it was nice to be inspired by Justin Quinnell’s pinhole resource and Heather Palecek’s article. Building a pinhole camera is very easy. Solargraphs require patience, but the result is a unique record of time and the movement of … Read more

A six-month solarigraph made in Alicante, Spain, orienation: W / photo: D. L. Calvín

Solarigraphy – From its origin until today

Solarigraphy is a photographic method that uses very long exposures – often around six months—to record the Sun’s paths with simple pinhole cameras. Paweł Kula shares how it started with the “Solaris” project, which combines observation, DIY making, and global sharing. It reveals slow changes in landscapes and cities, while encouraging experimentation and an open, collaborative approach to photography. Writer / Paweł Kula Photography / Paweł Kula, K. Smoleński, D. … Read more

Solargraph by Heather Palecek

How to capture time with a Solargraph

Solargraphy is an alternative pinhole photography process that records the sun’s movement across the sky over extremely long exposures – from a single day to several years. Heather Palecek, artist and author of Intro to Solargraphy shares the method. The result is a striking record of time passing: glowing arcs of sunlight combined with only those elements that remained still throughout the exposure. Writer and photography / Heather Palecek “Solargraphy … Read more

Picto Benelux photo group logo

Picto Benelux Photographic group

Picto Benelux is a photographic group with artists from Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxemburg working in alternative photographic processes. From: Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxemburg. Shows: Daguerrotype, Carbon prints, Bromoils, Cyanotypes, Gum bichromates, Heliogravures, Orotypes, Pinholes, Vandykes, Platinum print, Solargraphy, Sury prints, Vandykes. PICTO Benelux brings together photographers from Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxemburg and neighboring areas, interested in historic photographic processes corresponding to their artistic sensitivity, wishing to share the … Read more

Peter Wiklund

Peter Wiklund

Peter Wiklund is a Swedish pinhole artist and the co-author of From Pinhole to Print, take a look at his pinholes. From: Stockholm, Sweden. Shows: Cyanotypes, Photopolymer gravures, Pinholes, Polaroid SX-70s, Solargraphs. Peter started with photography in the mid 80’s, and have ever since experimented with a lot of techniques and cameras. Nowadays, he mainly uses different plastic and pinhole cameras. He thinks these tools add a moment of chance … Read more

Cyanotype by Malin Fabbri

Malin Fabbri

Malin is the editor of this website, she experiments with a variety of techniques, anthotypes, cyanotypes, photopolymer grauvre, photosynthesis, pinholes, SX-70s and solargraphs.
From: Stockholm, Sweden
Shows: Anthotypes, cyanotypes, photosynthesis, pinholes, SX-70s and solargraphs.