Rob Bridson
I am a retired nature reserve manager and have lived in Cumbria for 25 yrs. My early interests in photography were mostly about wildlife for lectures and recording the family. Although I still use digital, and enjoy the development of new technology, I prefer to create black and white images with film. Pinhole photography has been a revelation to me as it allows me to create images that are full of detail and their perspective seems to draw me into the scene.
Tom Whitehead
Now retired after a 40 year career in Optometry, I have time to pursue my lifetime interest in photography. In 1993 I became fascinated by digital printing techniques using Photoshop 2.5 and explored picture making using the latest digital cameras as they became available. I now find that a regression (technologically) to pinhole photography, a return to black and white film using traditional chemical enlarging and the long exposures necessary when shooting at f246, have all combined to dictate careful picture composition, which I had previously allowed to lapse.
Graham Whitwham
A committed film photographer, my principal interest is in exploring, in black and
white, the rural and urban landscapes of the British Isles. Although my work embraces
formats up to 10” x 8”, including 617 panoramic work and alternative processes, pinhole
photography has recently become a major interest. For me, the simplicity of pinhole
cameras encourages the creative aspect of image-
