HOLGA INSPIRE

Discover the new inspiration and creativity with the Holga 135 Stereo Camera and 135 Stereo Pinhole Camera!

The latest 135 Stereo Camera continues to surprise you with 3D magic and the Holga's signature low-fidelity aesthetics. This affordable and remarkabe camera provides a new facet of the 3D world and new perspective on stereographic photography.
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Competition Exhibit, Giant Holga, and Gallery Event
April 30th - July 31, 2011 at ArtsEye Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
Come explore the world of pinhole and plastic camera Holga. Check out the winning photos of the 3rd Annual Curious Camera Competition. Wayne Martin Belger pinhole camera artist, will be displaying some amazing pinhole cameras. Not to be missed is the Giant Holga - it's the world's largest working Holga camera. It's 20 times actual size. See the work of photographers from Tucson and all over the world. More details here

Call for Entries: Toy Camera Photographers for Tots
Deadline: August 1, 2011
Composing with Images Press (CWiP) seeks photograhs taken with toy cameras from photographers worldwide for a forthcoming photo book that explores, complicates and represents in compelling ways the concept of Play. All proceeds from the sales of this book will be donated to The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation to benefit children in the areas ravaged by tornadoes in the Unitied States. More details here

International call for entries: Dream
Deadline: August 9, 2011 Juror: Aline Smithson
The Center for Fine Art Photograpy invites photographers working in all mediums, styles, and schools of thought to participate in its exhibitions. All accepted images will be displayed in the Center's Main Gallery exhibition and Online Gallery exhibition. The exhibition is open to all photographers world wide, both amateur and professional. More details here

Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity 2nd Edition is Out!
The Ultimate guide to Toy Camera Photography
The second edition builds on the success of the first, adding 32 pages, 21 new photographers, the latest Holga cameras from the pinhole wide Holga to the Stereo Holga etc. You'll find this guide full of great tips, fun facts, and valuable resources.
Get the most informative and inspiring plastic cameras now. More details here

Fotovitamina's newest exhibition of mostly Holga works, "meiseki na yume"<Lucid Dream> June 24th - October 2nd
The exhibition was selected as part of the pretigious Arizona Biennial, held at the Tucson Museum of Art. It's an installation of 9 color photographs, beautifully printed on matte fiber, then mounted onto thick panels of luscious bamboo. The show is on view until October 2nd. More details here.

KRAPPY KAMERA
2011 Holga Inspire Award Winner
Chris Hanke

“The Holga has only helped me create abstract works. It's simplified design and ability to easily capture long and multiple exposures allows me to create the images I aim to create.”
Read our interview with Chris Hanke and see more of his images at chrishanke.com . Find out about the annual Krappy Kamera Competition in New York at sohophoto.com

Hurricane Story by Jennifer Shaw
Book Release Celebration & Signing Events
Please join Jennifer Shaw's presentation and book signing events for celebrating the release of Hurricane Story, a new book featuring Holga photograpy. Hurricane Story is a visual tale told in 46 photographs and depicts Jennifer's strange but true tale of her evacuation from New Orleans including the dramatic birth of her first son on the very day that Hurricane Katrina made landfall. Please visit here for all the details.

ISA LESHKO
Thrills and Chills
Catalog and signed prints

Capturing the "murky realm" of amusement park rides through the unique characteristics of the Holga lens. Isa Leshko's signed copies of the catalog and prints are now available from isaleshko.com. Her upcoming "Thrills and Chills" solo exhibition at the Corden l Potts Gallery in San Francisco, CA from May 31- July 30. Please visit here for more information.

KRAPPY KAMERA
2010 Holga Inspire Award Winner
Robert Holmgren

“The Holga presents itself as another way an individual can style a photo as an expression of an individual mind.”
Read our interview with Robert Holmgren and see more of his images at robertholmgren.com . Find out about the annual Krappy Kamera Competition in New York at sohophoto.com

Holga Inspire Workshop in NYC - Participant's images
This workshop was conducted by Tammy Cromer- Campbell in conjunction with the Holga Inspire Exhibition at Umbrella Arts in New York City last year. Images by workshop participants are featured here.

Texas Holga Our Town Workshop - Participant's images
This workshop was conducted by Tammy Cromer-Campbell in conjunction with the Holga Inspire Exhibition at TCC Photo Gallery in Longview, Texas, and with the support of the Texas Photographic Society . Images by workshop participants are featured here .

Holgablog / Holga Limited Competition winner announced!

...and the winner is:
Danielle Hughson, for her creation "Pieces of Me, Left for You".
Congratulations to Danielle, who will receive a Holga of her choice from Holga Limited. Enjoy her evocative images and emotion-filled poetry on www.holgablog.com
And while you are there, check out the rest of this feature-packed Holga site!

HOLGA INSPIRE
Exhibition in Bangkok

In conjunction with Photo Imaging Expo 2009 in Bangkok, Holga Inspire presented an exhibition of work by our Featured Artists and Bangkok photographer Poonpat Vadhanasindhu (Don).
Read Christine So's report and see the pictures.

KRAPPY KAMERA
2009 Holga Inspire Award Winner
Kimberley Mowbray

“I really appreciate the handmade quality of traditional photography. I like that no two images look the same, it adds worth to each piece.”
Read our interview with Kimberley Mowbray and be inspired by her images.
Find out about the annual Krappy Kamera Competition in New York at sohophoto.com