I met California-based experimental photographer/camera builder Chris Keeney on Flickr. He’ll shoot with anything that crosses his path: pinholes, toy cameras, digital, a pair of glasses, a can of Spam… he seems willing to try literally anything at least once. We decided to interview each other via email, a first for both of us. The [...]

The great thing about making cameras is that they’re really dead simple: box + light detector (film or sensor) + hold for light = camera. When there’s no lens involved, there’s heaps of room for creativity. While many people opt for more traditional materials like wood, metal, foamcore, or modify an existing camera, some people go all out.

Here’s a [doubtless incomplete] roundup of some of the stranger things I’ve seen people make pinhole cameras out of, to date…