Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day

Held on 24th April 2022 (Last Sunday of April)

A Pinhole Camera is a very simple camera with no lens and a single very small aperture. It is a light-proof box with a small hole in one side. Light from a scene passes through this single point and projects an inverted image on the opposite side of the box. Cameras using small apertures  and the human eye in bright light both act like a pinhole camera. Up to a certain point the smaller the hole, the sharper the image, but the dimmer the projected image. Optimally, the size of the aperture should be 1/100 or less of the distance between it and the screen. A Pinhole Camera's shutter is usually manually operated because of the lengthy exposure times, and consists of a flap of some light-proof material to cover and uncover the pinhole. Typical exposures range from 5 seconds to hours and sometimes days. A common use of the Pinhole Camera is to capture the movement of the sun over a long period of time. This type of photography is called Solargraphy. Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day celebrates this unique type of Photography which is cheap and convenient. Pinhole Photography is a unique personal experience which one can easily achieve by creating one's own hand-made-camera.  It has been created to promote and celebrate the art of Pinhole Photography. The Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day is held each year on the last Sunday in April.

History

The first Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day (WPPD) was held on 29 April 2001. 291 participants from 24 countries contributed images. On the second WPPD in April 2002 903 images from as many different pinhole photographers from 35 countries were uploaded to the online gallery at http://www.pinhole.org/. On the third WPPD in 2003 the corresponding figures were 1082 images from 43 countries. In 2007 a total 2943 photographs from 68 countries were uploaded to the WPPD web site. Two years later, in 2009, pinhole photographers from 69 countries uploaded 3205 images.

Events

• Before the event people are encouraged through announcement either through blogs, websites, newspapers, television etc to participate in this event and display their talent to the world.

• On this day Photography Enthusiasts from all over the world upload their photographs on http://www.pinhole.org/.

• Photographic Exhibitions are held on this day for the people to enjoy the marvel of this unique type of art.

• Best photographs from various photographers all over the world are displayed on various websites.

• People also learn to make their own camera and try their hands on this type of photography.

Holiday Status - It is not a Holiday.