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The Pinhole Collection

A (wooden) box with no lens, just a hole as big (or small) as a pin. That’s all there is to it. The images have an overall sharpness, but never a focus on one particular point. Because the hole is tiny the exposure times are long and can vary between 1 second and 20 minutes and sometimes even longer when the light is subdued.
Hence, the same piece of (mostly old) celluloid will be exposed to a particular event for a relatively long time; it’s not a fraction of a moment but rather a certain amount of time which is caught on film.

My pinhole camera has accompanied me on many of my travels. It stands for the timelessness of the world we live in. The details in these photographs are less important than catching the sense of a certain place and showing that life goes on.
Pinhole portraits also have a timeless quality to them. Due to the long exposure times, there is no time for keeping up appearances – only the self is left.

Stella

Stella

Stella

Stella

Margot

Margot

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Schiermonnikoog, Netherlands

Schiermonnikoog, Netherlands

Venice, Italy.

Venice, Italy.

Pao de Azucar -Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 2007.

Pao de Azucar -Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 2007.

Ipamena -Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Ipamena -Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Hilton, Caracas, Venezuela, 2008

Hilton, Caracas, Venezuela, 2008

Vietnam

Vietnam

Pelicans, Venezuela, 2006.

Pelicans, Venezuela, 2006.

Gloria

Gloria

Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Museum, built by Oscar Niemeyer

Museum, built by Oscar Niemeyer

Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 2007.

Looking at Copacabana beach

Looking at Copacabana beach

Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Lapa, area in Rio de Janeiro.

Lapa, area in Rio de Janeiro.

Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 2007

Coffee bar - Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Coffee bar - Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Grocery, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

Grocery, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

Favela, Observations 1 - Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Favela, Observations 1 - Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Favela, Observations 2 -Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Favela, Observations 2 -Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Nuevo Arenal

Nuevo Arenal

Costa Rica

Phom Phen, Cambodia

Phom Phen, Cambodia

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Shanghai, China, 2008

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Yangshuo, China, 2008.

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Shanghai, China, 2008.

Yangshuo, China, 2008le

Yangshuo, China, 2008le

Yangshuo, China, 2008

Yangshuo, China, 2008

Guilin, China, 2008itle

Guilin, China, 2008itle

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Shanghai, China, 2008.

Rio Negra - Venezuela

Rio Negra - Venezuela

Playa Samara, Costa Rica

Playa Samara, Costa Rica

Playa Samara, Costa Rica

Playa Samara, Costa Rica

Playa Samara, Costa Rica

Playa Samara, Costa Rica

Playa Samara, Costa Rica

Playa Samara, Costa Rica

Playa Samara, Costa Rica

Playa Samara, Costa Rica