August 29, 2009 brings F295′s first west coast event. F295 has partnered with San Francisco State University to bring you a free seminar on 21st Century Photography. This will follow the same format as other F295 events- a day long event which exclusively features photographers talking about their work and the inspiration, ideas, and rationale [...]

Tom Persinger writes: The free f295 Seminar on Contemporary Alternative Photography is coming soon! It takes place in less than 3 2 weeks on Sunday January 27, 2008 at the B&H Photo Megastore in Manhattan and is COMPLETELY FREE! Because we’re expecting a large crowd for this event pre-registration is required. To reserve your space [...]

Tom Persinger writes: I’d like to let you all know about The f295 Seminar on Contemporary Alternative Photography, hosted by B&H Photo, Video and Pro-Audio on Sunday, January 27 [2008] from 10:30am – 4:30pm [in New York City]. The event will take place in their brand new, state-of-the-art multimedia Events Room. The event features lectures, [...]

Tom Persinger of f295.org writes: We are PLEASED to announce dates & some details for the 2008 f295 Symposium! The event will take place in Pittsburgh, PA USA May 29 – June 1, 2008. The schedule is beginning to take shape with the following events already planned (though subject to change). —————————————————— DRAFT Schedule of [...]

While it’s a bit late to the party, the 2007 f295 pinhole photography calendar looks like a real ass-kicker! Preview images are available here on f295. Contributing artists Bruce Berrien, Stratford, Connecticut, US Bryan Bogater, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US Nancy A. Breslin, Newark, Delaware, US Mark Richard Brown, Annandale, Virginia, US Raimundo Civera, Montserrat, Spain [...]

Join us for this lively and engaging workshop in which we’ll investigate the artisanal qualities of lensless photography. Participants can expect to discuss the historical and contemporary uses of lensless photography, learn about different camera options and then design and construct a camera to achieve different types of images. Spend time using the camera(s) to [...]

f295 press release: f295 is pleased to announce, as part of the 2007 Symposium on Lensless, Alternative and Adaptive Photographic Processes the list of speakers and topics for the lecture and round-table session to take place 27 April 2007. This event is being held in conjunction with The Center for the Arts in Society at [...]

The current issue of Ag magazine features "an illustrated essay by Tom Persinger [of the f295 Pinhole & DIY Photography fora] on the aesthetics of lensless photography", including work by Hans Brinkman, Mary Donato, Chris Ellinger, Carl Radford, and myself. Ag, "the international journal of photographic art & practice" is published quarterly in the UK [...]

Check out Tom Persinger’s excellent instructions, with step-by-step photos, for making your own ground glass on the f295 DIY Photography Forum. Via Katie Cooke