The Lomography motto is 'don't think, just shoot.' A true Lomograph is a photo using a Russian-made Lomo camera, known for its poor lens quality, inconsistent exposures, and occasional light leaks. Chance or 'happy accidents' frequently make the image. While true Lomographs are made on film, this blog features images from low resolution digital cameras. Read more about Lomography at the International Lomographic Society's website.
The 10 Rules of Lomography
Adapted to include any low-resolution camera:
Take your camera everywhere you go and whenever you go.
Use it any time - day or night.
Lomography is not an interference in your life, but a part of it.
Shoot from the hip.
Approach the objects of your lomographic desire as close as possible.
Don't think.
Be fast.
You don't have to know beforehand what you've captured on camera.
Photographer, filmmaker, faculty member. Alum of Columbia College Chicago's Film & Video program. Earned a Certified Addictions Counselor certification from the state of Arizona in 1997, specializing in trauma recovery using art and Gestalt therapies. My latest photography project, besides this blog, focuses on the conversion of the Water Street Markets in Chicago as they are converted into condominiums. Currently working in the Portfolio Center of Columbia College Chicago, and teach film theory and production part time.