Heather Powazek Champ

Photos

Lavender, Corona Heights

Contax T3 / Ektar 100

Stripey

Fort Funston, Contax T3

Broken, Fort Funston

Contax T3

Stink Eye

Contax T3

Found

Fort Funston, Contax T3

Old Cuban, Zuni

Contax T3

Pinhole and Leslie

My love of pinhole photography began with a gift from a friend in 2003. Leslie had spent months looking for a Snapdragon pinhole camera, Polaroid back and a bunch of expired film that I could burn through. She wanted to give me my birthday present just a little bit early that year and included a print out of the Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day web site. Leslie passed away very suddenly a few years ago and we all lost something beautiful. She was an incredibly talented and funny woman with a brain unlike any other.

While every day can be a pinhole day, there’s something special about the last Sunday in April. As I drag my gear around looking for inspiration, I know that I’m part of something just a little bit bigger and I know that Leslie is with me.

Here are my contributions to the last nine Worldwide Pinhole Photography Days:

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Bzzz, Golden Gate Park

Impossible Project PX680 Color Shade / Polaroid 680 SLR

Clematis

Impossible Project PX 600 Silver Shade UV+/Polaroid SLR 680

She is not amused

Chieka, Fort Funston, Contax T3.

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