Category Archives: The randomness decides

How black and white photo paper becomes colored

Warum verfärbt sich schwarzweiß Fotopapier?

One question we are often asked is why our Camera Obscura photographs display so many different colors. A key reason lies in the photographic paper we use. Each type of paper has its own chemical composition and therefore reacts differently to light. In our project, we use hundreds of different papers – some of them more than […]

There is a story behind every picture

No 724 Jacqueline Esen München

“You might like that,”said Roland about a year ago and gave me a business card. It said something like “photo project” and something like “The seventh day.” I can only rarely resist interesting tips. So I looked into the internet and checked it out.Przemek Zajfert’s project involves taking a picture with a pinhole camera.Przemek Zajfert’s […]