Down the Rabbit Hole - Week 8

Tim Carpenter

Tim Carpenter's book "To Photograph is to Learn How to Die: An Essay with Digressions is a favorite of mine, and this excellent conversation with Matthew Poburyny.

“...there's a lot of writing on how digital cameras changed everything. I still think the most important part of the camera is that it's tied to the world, that the picture is caused by the world, the picture is responsive to the world. Those cardinal things are still the same with digital.

“I think when someone says 'where was this picture made' the only proper answer is it was made in a camera. I'm going to stop saying 'it was made in central Illinois...I think we need to get away from this thinking because it's document-text thinking to be like where was it located. It's between a body and a world. That's where photographs are made: in camera.

Reality So Subtle

I made some pinhole photographs this week and got to thinking about James Guerin's Reality So Subtle cameras, and recall he interviews photographers on his site:

Robert Strahinjić:

Hi Robert, can you tell us a bit about yourself why you shoot pinhole?
There are moments that cannot be measured in seconds. Moments that stretch, as if time itself is holding its breath. For me, pinhole photography is a way to capture those moments. No lens, no autofocus, no rush, just a small hole letting light pass through. In a world where speed has become a measure of worth, pinhole photography is a quiet act of resistance.