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By Ellyn Kail on December 12, 2020
“The history of photography is based on the experiments of amateurs,” the photographer Samuel Trachsel, who works at an analog photography store in Zurich, tells us. “Even today, a century and a half later, there is a very cool and active DIY community devoted to the craft of building cameras.”
He’s right; as of this writing, Instagram has more than 7,000 posts under the hashtag #DIYCamera and 5,600 under #HomemadeCamera. Meanwhile, The Homemade Camera Podcast with Nick and Graham features some truly inspiring ideas, while the popular Instagram account ShittyRigs show just how far photographers are willing to go to get the perfect shot in a pinch.