Posts by Nic Nichols
Update on the ‘Play’ toycamera book!
Composing with Images Press is very excited to release the cover of Play! A Collection of Toy Camera Photographs, edited by Jody Shipka with Nic Nichols… It is truly an international effort. 100% of proceeds will go to the Marine Tots for Tots Foundation. Release date: the weekend of December 2, 2011 on Blurb’s Blurb for Good online bookstore. The cover features “Selah” by Lori Bell. The book will include: 63 photographs and reflections taken on 30 different toy and homemade cameras by 36 photographers from 12 countries on 5 continents. More info on the Composing with Images Press...
Read MoreFeatured Photographer : Kengyi Kwek
I am a fifteen year old student from Singapore (in School, you can see her uniform) I’ve played with film ever since unearthing an old point-and-shoot Canon in one of my parents’ many drawers, but it wasn’t until I discovered Holgas that I truly began to love doing so. Fittingly, all of the pictures I’ve submitted were taken with a Holga – the 135BC. The black and white photographs were shot in a cemetery on an important date in the Chinese calendar; 清明节 or the Tomb Sweeping Festival. On this day, crowds swarm cemeteries to give the graves of their loved ones a good sprucing up, hence the name. Sombre as it sounds, people usually...
Read MorePlay : At The Carnival
In the spirit of the book of playful images that is currently taking submissions, we thought it would be fitting to show some ‘playful’ photographs. Jody Shipka and Nic Nichols will be two of the book’s editors, and here are their takes on a Carnival through the lens of a Toy Camera. Remember to check out the call for entries, and be sure to get yours in soon! The book benefits a great charity, and will help many of those in need. From Nic Nichols… From Jody...
Read MoreFeatured Photographer : Bill Wolff
For this week’s featured photographer, we thought it would be great to feature the work of Bill Wolff. For those of you submitting to the CWIP Toys for Tots book, he is the founder of Composing with Images Press. Besides being a Professor of Writing Arts, he is also a fantastic photographer. Have a look at some of these beautiful images, and for more, see his website. Bill Wolff is an assistant professor of Writing Arts at Rowan University. He teaches visual rhetoric, web design, and information architecture. After using digital for some time, he’s switched back to film so he can use his Holgas, Diana F+, and Golden Half. He just purchased a Polaroid 250 on...
Read MoreA Holga in China : Ernie Button
One of the best ways that ToyCamera.com can share amazing images from around the world is through reader submissions. We want to see your images, and we’re sure that all of our readers do as well. Last week we received an email from Ernie Button, and after a look at his website we knew you would be amazed. Traveling back to China, the birthplace of the Holga, Ernie captured his ‘Monumental China’ series. Once you’ve enjoyed the images below, take a trip to his website to see some more great work, to read more about the Monumental China series, read the Artist Statement here… and now a few words from Ernie himself. For over 35 years,...
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