Hi all,
I apologize for editing, but having been an editor for
many years, it becomes instinctive....
This is how I (humbly and with due respect for all who
have contributed) would write the proposed pinhole day
announcement.
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World Pinhole photographers join to create first
Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day April 29, 2001
On April 29, 2001, pinhole photographers around the
world are invited to shoot a picture with a pinhole
camera and post it at http://www.pinholeday.org.
Pinhole Visions, the world’s largest Internet pinhole
organization, has taken the lead in establishing
Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day. "A pinhole camera
can cost nothing to make," says Gregg Kemp, leader of
the team coordinating the event. "But it can change
the way you look at things," he says. The ten other
volunteer members of the coordinating team and
pinholers worldwide share Gregg’s view.
Plans for the event quickly crystallized after Hong
Kong pinhole enthusiast Zernike Au told fellow
pinholers about his dream of a world pinhole day. Our
challenge has been to transform this simple idea into
a successful event. We hope the power of the Internet
will contribute to making the day a creative stimulus
for pinhole photographers everywhere. Pinholers new
and experienced are encouraged to share their vision
and celebrate the magical world of pinhole imagery.
Pinhole photography relies on a tiny hole--rather than
a lens--to form an image. Any lighttight box with a
tiny hole on one side and photographic film or
light-sensitive paper on the opposite side is enough
to create a pinhole photograph. A piece of black tape
suffices to control the light entering the camera to
form images on the light-sensitive material.
Pinhole cameras have unique characteristics. The
images they create are softer than the images most
people know from lens cameras. Pinhole images have
infinite depth of field. The images they create have a
unique geometry. The long exposures they usually
require allow photographers to explore the notion of
time in unfamiliar ways.
Interest in pinhole photography has grown in the past
several decades. There are now several thousand
professional and amateur enthusiasts around the world,
all seduced by the beauty of the often surreal images
pinhole cameras can create. The raw materials
available for a lenseless camera range from an empty
oatmeal box to a camping van--any lighttight box can
be used. We invite interested people around the world
to participate in the first Worldwide Pinhole
Photography Day, April 29, 2001.
For more information, please visit our web site at:
Organizing Committee
Gregg Kemp, coordinating team leader (USA)
Zernike Au (Hong Kong)
Diana Bloomfield (USA)
Jean Daubas (France)
Larry Fratkin (USA)
Guy Glorieux (Canada)
James Kellar (USA)
Edward Levinson (Japan)
Pam Niedermayer (USA)
Guillermo Peñate (Canada)
George Smyth (USA)
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Received on Fri Mar 9 01:29:08 2001
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