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Pinhole Portraits

Experimenting with cola cans, pinpricks and matt black paint produced the first good pinhole results. The dreamlike atmosphere of pinhole photography appeals to me enormously. These portraits were made through a pinhole: long exposures in which the sitter has to become still, and gives something away precisely because of it.

Dreamlike pinhole portrait of a girl in a large pale hat, in sepia

Pinhole portrait of a man holding both hands over his mouth

Pinhole portrait of a boy in a bowler hat, a serious gaze

Pinhole portrait of a woman in a white blouse, facing the camera

Pinhole portrait of a girl wearing a tall black hat with branches

Pinhole portrait of a seated man in a checked jacket, arms folded

Pinhole portrait of a father holding a baby in his arms

Pinhole portrait of a boy in a dark jumper, soft light

Pinhole portrait of a reclining woman, her head resting on her arm

Pinhole portrait of a girl in a fur collar, chin on her hands

Pinhole portrait of a man with long hair, blurred by movement

Pinhole nude study of a figure lying curled up