In the early days of Covid-19, after the WHO classified it as a global pandemic and local governments declared a state of emergency, I found myself looking for creative ways to use my camera. Certain of my habits–like street photography–were suddenly verboten and I had to do things that didn’t involve close interaction with other people. One thing I tried was setting up modest still life arrangements and photographing them with a pinhole attachment. Some people call it a pinhole lens but, technically, there is no lens, just a tiny aperture. Here, I taped together 3 white foam boards to create a simple background then placed my flower arrangement on a table beside a window. On an overcast day, the simple natural light was enough. The pinhole produces a soft dreamy effect, nicely matching my mood at the time when I told myself: this can’t be real.
