before nine dollars

Back in 2001 I bought my first Holga. I paid $12.95 for it at a photo lab in San Antonio, Texas that was hosting a toy camera show. When I saw those quirky photos hanging on the wall, I knew I had to have a camera that just did what it wanted to.

This image is from that first Holga. I made it not long after moving to New Mexico. It's from someplace up in the Jemez where the Aspens grow.

I still have that Holga and need to get it out and start using it again.

Each Holga seems to have its own personality and lends a unique character to each photo.

Dino Storage

 

Self Storage...is there any other way to store dinosaurs.

Cheap Holga

Angels for Sale

 

Seventy five dollars is probably a reasonable price if you happen to need an angel...I think we all might need one about now...

 

We're all nuts really

 

with wine in the background don't you see....

 

cheapie Holga shenanigans from a few years ago when we were freer to move about....

White Deer, Texas

 

 

from a road trip past....it's scenes like this that I think the Holga is most suited to.

a camera never forgets

This is from earlier this year on a trip to Tucumcari for the night. There's a nice little section of old route 66 through Santa Rosa, NM which is on the way. We are still restricted for travel out of state due to the pandemic, but New Mexico has many great places to visit that are less than a tank of gas away.

An older Holga with some HP5 dunked in caffenol does the trick.

Cerrillos, New Mexico

This photo has made me rethink my approach to photography.  I'm not ready to divulge what that is because it's still in the bubbly primordial thought process.... when I get ready to come out of the goo, I'll write about it here.
Click on the image for a better view. It's got a bit of character that way.