[WPPD] Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day to be Celebrated April 30, 2006

[wppd-list at pinholeday.org]

Trento, Italia, February 21, 2006  -  Worldwide Pinhole Photography  
Day (WPPD),  a global event celebrating the fantasy, art, fun and  
experience of lensless photography, will occur on April 30, 2006.

All photographers around the world will be invited to take a picture  
with a pinhole camera during the 24 hours of Sunday April 30 and  
upload it  to http://www.pinholeday.org .  A photo by each artist  
will become part of the international Web gallery on the WPPD site.

The event is open to all photographers throughout the world, to every  
no-lens photography aficionado and to those who have never practiced  
this creative and fun technique before.

Pinhole photos are taken without any lens but simply through a small  
hole, about the size of the period at the end of a sentence.  Photos  
can be made using cameras made from ordinary stuff  such as shoe  
boxes, peeled tomato cans or tea boxes.  An increasing number of  
people are approaching and showing more and more interest in the  
exciting practice of pinhole photography.  In 2001, 291 pinhole  
photographers from 24 countries took part in the web exhibition. In  
2005, there were 1815 individuals from 52 countries.

Joint efforts and individual's skills allow the organization of  
numerous events, both big and small, and even those foreign to this  
peculiar world of photography can take part.  Sunday April 30 will  
see many events  organized in every corner of the earth, with  
meetings, displays, stages, courses and collective practices focused  
on pinhole photography.  Special attention is devoted to young  
generations and schools.

WPPD stems from the spontaneous work of a group of volunteers   
scattered worldwide and coordinated by an international group formed by

Tom Miller (USA – Team leader)
Gregg Kemp (USA – Team leader)
Stefano Piva (Italy)
Nick Dvoracek (USA)
Tom Persinger (USA)
Rosanne Stutts (USA)
Wolfgang Thoma (Belgium)

More information and the full programme (constantly updated) can be  
found at http://www.pinholeday.org .