Justin Quinnell

The Hole World: Pinhole Photography & Other Obsessions

Justin Quinnell – The Hole World
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In this free, one hour virtual presentation, Justin Quinnell will discuss the history and science of pinhole photography, as well as contemporary approaches to it. He will also discuss his own work which, in over 35 years, has led from Stonehenge to Hollywood, and from using a small ‘Smileycam’ pinhole camera (which takes photographs from inside his mouth), to a giant trash can (which doesn’t).

A Q&A will follow Justin’s informative and entertaining Presentation.

About the Speaker

Justin was born and lives in Bristol, UK, and has a degree in fine art photography from Derby Lonsdale College. He is considered to be one of the world’s experts in pinhole photography and camera obscura which he has practiced and taught for over 35 years, at all levels, from primary to university. He has an extensive portfolio of work but is known worldwide for Mouthpiece, where he used a small pinhole camera to take pictures from inside his mouth, and Slow Light, a series of 6-month duration exposures.

In addition to being a guest lecturer, he has had many exhibitions and publications of his work, from Smithsonian Magazine to three books; been a pinhole consultant on a major motion picture, and made numerous TV guest appearances. And he has been the UK publicist for World Pinhole Day since its beginning 21 years ago.

For the past five years, he has been a director of the Real Photography CIC, based at the St Paul’s darkrooms in Bristol, where he runs workshops for many groups from primary to adult organizations, from people recovering from addiction, refugees and many other groups.

You can find out more about Justin here on his website: www.pinholephotography.org