Experimental Photography

A Handbook of Techniques

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<i>Experimental Photography</i> profiles and gives step-by-step instructions for nearly 40 processes.

They include cameraless techniques such as photograms and camera obscura; pinhole, toy and hand-built cameras; camera hacking; manipulating negatives and printing processes; and post-printing treatments such as mordancage and bleaching. All are demonstrated via specially commissioned photoshoots, and accompanied by illustrated interviews with practising photographers. This is an unprecedented sourcebook of practical inspiration that celebrates the work of the exceptional artists, hackers and artisans who are pushing the boundaries of how we conceive photography.
Extent: 240 pp
Format: PLC (no jacket)
Publication date: 2015-03-09
Size: 23.0 x 17.7 cm
ISBN: 9780500544372
1. Cameraless • 2. Handmade, Toy and Disposable Cameras • 3. Operative Hacks • 4. Print Experimentation and Techniques • 5. Post-Printing Experimentation

Press Reviews

Brings the focus of photography back to the camera, the equipment and the techniques, showing that you don’t need filters to achieve organic and astonishing photographs
Amateur Photographer

Shows the flexibility of the medium when stripped down to its purest form … additional illustrated interviews with some of the most exciting practicing photographers in the field act as an aspirational resource for the reader
Black and White Photography



About the Author

The authors are all members of SHS Publishing, a photography, design and publishing collective based in Rome and Berlin.

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