World Instant Box Camera Day 2016

DIA 20 DE AGOSTO, a galera que clica com essas câmeras no mundo vai "se reunir" para uma ação de retrato na rua, um Lambe Day internacional. An international day to take out to the streets all the kamra-e-faroees, minuteras, kantas, lambe-lambes and any other kind of instant box cameras you may find.

20 August 2016 is the inaugural Instant Box Camera Day, the idea originating from Brasil, the word was spread around the world to other practitioners. Gatherings were set, cameras were prep and self-portraits were taken.

Here are some of the pictures of the celebration. The art is so diverse and alive. Long Live the Box Camera Practitioners.

Malaysia; Huda, Jeff, Koon Yik

Brasil, Bárbara Nunes‎

Brasil lambe

Brasil,  Cássia Xavier

USA, fixed position photography

Italy, Giorgio Cadeddu Sardinia

Brasil, Juazeiro do Norte

UK, Leicester

Leicester Lo-Fi Photography

Brasil, Mauricio Sapata Sao Paulo

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Michi Rodriguez 

Japan, (Jeff) Mitsu Maeda

Brasil, Tonho Ceará

MEETUP; with Mitsu Maeda, Japan

KAMRA COMRADES; it's like finding my long lost sister, Mitsu Maeda wishing you all the best in your photography journey :). she gets the largest smile award!

Mitsu Maeda

at KL-ga collab with Tokyo-ga, Mayumi Suzuki's journey of rediscovery, through the survival of the people of her tsunami-struck hometown. Lots of heart

Mayumi Suzuki

ACQUISITION; Large Format

 Late last week, a friend send this to me, closing down art centre getting rid of these two studio cameras. I'm too poor to save them, but darn i could take pics with these!

Venus Art Supplies, Petaling Street

enlarger at Pak Tai, Kuala Lumpur

what looks like a large format enlarger at the iconic photography studio in downtown Kuala Lumpur. Pak Tai is moving out end of this month. Thanks to the investigative 'report' of K Azril. found out from chi too, he's moving... next door!

large format studio camera

Acquired; meanwhile up north, studio camera 8 x 10, wish it was but not mine

ACQUIRE; Old university's equipment

it has been more than 10 years since they've been used, a university's darkroom has long been refitted and equipment put in storage. But after finding out that 40 or more enlargers have been stripped to make temporary art sculptures, the surprised photo lecturer stepped in to try salvage what he could. (thanks Eiffel)

the 4 amigos, loosely a collective, came together to salvage some of it. I personally have enough to start a small darkroom. will showcase more once I've cleaned up the lot.

UPDATE salvaged photographic enlarger from university's store. Meopta Axomat 5, 135 format with filter tray. Enlarger head cleaned, glass and condenser lens cleaned. gears greased, almost ready for use! thanks @eiffelchong for the opportunity. now to fit this in my tiny toilet

Meopta Axomat 5

4 amigoes

large format enlarger

Closet

FOUND & ACQUIRED; light ball & glass sheets

Found a landscaping lighting ball, discarded as waste while commuting. was abit dark but translucent, sizeably large which could throw a good image. great for the next experiment i'm attempting. With alot of cleaning and polishing, it should be able to capture a great deal of light.

Acquired a few glass sheets from the "As is" corner of IKEA. discontinued item, sizeable too but abit on the heavy side and think for a ground glass. but nevertheless good to have glass for viewing purposes.

landscape lighting ball

glass sheets

VILES OF GRIT; gift of fellowship

As a token of fellowship, Azril presented me with Viles of Grit at 400 & 600! what's a swell guy!! and me coming from a sandpaper grinding glass plate, this is gold dust!

Thanks dude, so good to have a traditional practitioner and academic calibre like you here

IN THE NEWS: Penang Monthly

IN THE NEWS; Penang Monthly, Kanta gets a mention too. thanks Carolyn for a great write up. sorry for not posting this earlier, published June 2016.

Quite a bold statement, but yes it has always been unknown frontiers and outcomes. Just a drive to do interesting projects.

read the article here http://penangmonthly.com/the-2008-revolution-continues-to-bear-unforeseen-fruits/

Penang Monthly

IN THE NEWS; Back to Basics

The Star Paper, Back to Basics with the 'Kanta' by Pek Mei

read online version here

PURCHASE— Glove & Salt

following some good advice from traditional practitioners, Roger & Mauricio, proper gloves (better than the non-sterile I've been using), and salt.

PURCHASE— Plate Holders

out of just coincidence, met up with Hsien & KB of Arcadia, a store of antiques. Just asked on the off chance if they have any big wooden cameras, and surprise. A box of camera parts, mainly plate holders, camera has been sold off a long time ago, only these parts were left.

after unwrapping a few, I knew I had to also share this experience with others, a great chance to catch up and meet with other enthusiasts as well. a meet up was arranged, unwrapping event and investigative discussion ensued. we were a happy bunch nonetheless. here's to more meetups in future and perhaps, more collaboration.

arcadia antique shop

rear elements

prints

unwrapping with Azril

unwrapping with Mahen

EVENT: Bowerhaus launch

had a booth yesterday at an intimate event ‪#‎Bowerhaus‬ in KL. Great support for the project, lovely energy from them too. Almost 20 shots of about 24 people. John & Kellie were there too! thanks for the assistance. Broke one tray, repro lights fused, brought a wrong lens, forgot my lens board & mounting screws, new paper box too big, focus frame kept shifting, but I managed to keep the kamra working!

setting up 2 kamras

prints

IN THE FIELD– São Paulo

Walking the streets of São Paulo, carrying kamra #1 as a backpack, about 9kg load including tripod, it fits quite well, need some adjustments but i think it's ready for some in-the-field, mobile, remote shooting.

Kamra meets Mauricio & Roger with a demonstration of 'instant portraits'. Mobile field test successful, although thanks to chems provided. It's one cool place, Imageneiro, a photography workshop, gallery & base in Liberdade. thank you for sharing and showing me the beautiful place.

One of three other locations, in-the-field, mobile 'instant portrait'. At Rene's place, with Fabio from Rio posing. It's another successful attempt at being a field kit, totally self-contained.

one of three other locations, in-the-field, mobile 'instant portrait'. At Rene's place, with Fabio from Rio posing. It's another successful attempt at being a field kit, totally self-contained

on the way to Liberdade

Imageneiro with Mauricio & Roger

Fabio dressed up at Rene's

Violeta's portrait at Rene's

kanta meets lambe

Kanta meets Lambe Lambe of North Brazil. A photography exhibition, Retrato Popular, on the traditional street practices of photography in Brazil. box camera meeting half world away.

a traditional lambe lambe practitioner, Seu Tonho from Juazeiro! Giving a demonstration. I missed him by a few days.

Seu Tonho, fotógrafo lambe lambe de Juazeiro Hoje e amanhã das 13 às 17 horas
#sescbelenzinho

Lambe-lambe 1

Lambe-lambe 2

Seu Tonho

Imageneiro, Photography Workshop Studio, Liberdade

Meet up with Maurício Sapata at Roger Sassaki's workshop studio, Imageniero! wicked place to be if you're a photo-phanatic. really stoked to have met great practitioners of photography in its purest form. long live photography, Liberdade, São Paulo, Brazil

upstairs santa's workshop

downstairs study, group & solo exhibition

collodion darkroom, bench left, bench right

collodion prints

densitometer and don't-touch-this-
acid-mix-will-burn-a-hole-in-your-lung bottle