The Holga is a twenty dollar, medium format plastic lensed, plastic bodied camera made in the People’s Republic of China. The characteristics that make it special are the same things that would make any other camera a lemon: severe vignetting, light fall-off, lack of sharpness, distortion, accidental double exposure, flare, or any combination of the above. These problems are precisely why many Holga users own several; one idiosyncratic camera for every special effect.
All complaints aside, the results from Holga cameras can be exciting and unexpected, pointing the photographer down new paths of creativity.
“It's not the camera that takes the photo; it's the photographer" is a comment heard time and time again in photography schools throughout the world, but in the case of the Holga, is it true?
You decide.
Many people have asked where to obtain a Holga camera. See our Resources list for more information.
Kaka’ako Palms I, II, and III
Holga Camera Photographs
Limited edition of 25 archival quality prints made, signed and numbered by the photographer using a giclee process.
These double exposure photographs were made to capture the dynamic nature of the palms fronting the ocean in Kaka’ako, O'ahu. The shape and form of each tree changes with the gusts of the wind and the shift in angle for each exposure helps produce a multi-faceted depiction. Palm superimposed upon palm also adds interesting texture.
The wildly variable results produced by the Holga camera seemed to make it the perfect choice for an image striving to capture a wildly dynamic subject.
All photographs copyrighted by Pacific Rim Photography, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008. All rights reserved. Use with express permission only. To purchase photographic rights please contact PacificRimPhotography@gmail.com
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