Re: Re: Competition for Pinhole and Krappy Kameras

About Soho Photo
Soho Photo Gallery is the oldest artist-run photogra-phy
gallery in New York City. It was established in
1971 by a group of photojournalists and avant garde
photographers who were seeking an alternative
gallery space in which to exhibit work. Since then, it
has exhibited the work of thousands, including such
luminaries as Minor White, Eva Rubenstein, and Eric
Renner.
About the Juror
We are pleased to announce Barbara Millstein,
Curator of Photographs and Sculpture Garden,
Brooklyn Museum of Art, as our juror for this
year's competition. Ms. Millstein has been Curator
of the museum's photography collection since
1979. She is responsible for the Brooklyn Museum's
photography exhibitions and collection. Her career
started as a reporter for Associated press and later
for The New York Daily News. Millstein has curated
numerous exhibitions including: Consuelo Kanaga:
Photographer, Shirely Burden: Be It Remembered,
Lewis Wickes Hine, 1874-1940: A Retrospective of
the Photographer, In Haiti: Photographs by Walter
Rosenblum, and most recently: Committed to the
Image: Contemporary Black Photography. She has
been widely published and is the author of:
Consuelo Kanaga: An American Photographer,
University Of Washington Press. She resides in
New York City.
About the Competition
Our philosophy at Soho Photo is:
In the hands of an artist, great photographs can be
made with minimal equipment.
We will be searching for extraordinary photographs
produced with lousy cameras. Artists are encouraged
to explore this medium and let the creative juices go
(while shooting and in the darkroom). Remember, it’s
the Krappy Kamera Contest – not the Krappy print
contest.
What is a Krappy Kamera?
A Krappy Kamera is often made of 100% plastic. The
big name brands include Holga, Diana, Diana clones,
and Lubitel. There are many others which fit the
“Krappy” criteria, including homemade pinhole
cameras.
1 the camera must be cheap – it can even
be a toy.
2 the controls should be limited or non-existent.
3 disposable cameras and point and shoot 35mm
are ineligible.
4 Krappy Kameras can be frustrating and
unpredictable.
5 most Krappy Kameras leak like sieves and
usually require electrical tape to seal.
6 Krappy Kameras make the photographer
work.
SOHO
PHOTO
15 WHITE STREET NEW YORK, NY 10013 212 226-8571
Deadline DECEMBER 31, 2001
2 • 0 • 0 • 2
Krappy Kamera IV
National Juried Competition
Juror BARBARA MILLSTEIN
Received on Mon Oct 15 17:29:54 2001