Holga photography

A double exposure of the Capitol taken with a plastic Holga.

Holga photography is probably my favorite form of photography. The Holga camera is made entirely of plastic, even the lens is plasci. There are only one shutter speed and two aperture settings. The simplicity is the beauty of this camera. It’s also the biggest challenge.

a holga plastic camera
The Holga

I use a plastic film camera because it boils photography down to its simplest components: light and composition. That is a huge contrast to today’s digital photography. As a former photojournalist, I worked with digital photography since its very beginning. In comparison, plastic cameras are the simplest form of photography.

The limitations and simplicity of a plastic camera make photography new again for me. This simplicity has taught me a lot about photography and the way I see the world.

A double exposure on the holga

Learn Holga photography for yourself

I offer workshops on these wonderful plastic cameras. I supply the instruction, the camera, and the processing. Join me at one of my Holga photography workshops.

To purchase prints of all my photography, including lots of Holga photographs to my online Etsy shop.

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