2024 Krappy Kamera® Competition
Soho Photo Gallery is pleased to announce the 26th International Krappy Kamera Competition. The gallery is located in lower Manhattan and is New York City’s longest running co-operative photography gallery. All selected photographs will be exhibited at the Gallery as well as on our website. The opening reception is Thursday, March 7 from 6 to 8 pm.
What is a Krappy Kamera
Our philosophy at Soho
Photo Gallery is that in the hands of any artist great photographs can
be made with basic equipment. To explore this talent, we are searching
for extraordinary photographs made with lousy lenses. Examples of some
Krappy Kameras are the Holga, Diana, Ansco, and pinhole cameras. You can
also create your own Krappy Kamera by using your non-Krappy Kamera
(e.g. 4×5, SRL, DSLR) and exchanging the lens with a Krappy lens
(e.g.pinhole body cap or Holga-type lens). Cell phones, disposables and
point and shoot cameras are ineligible. No AI generated work is
allowed.. Remember, just because a camera is old and moldy doesn’t make
it Krappy. The lens is the determining factor.
Soho Photo Gallery
New York City, New York
Juror
Susan Burnstine is an award-winning
professional fine art and commercial photographer who builds homemade
cameras and lenses using plastic, vintage camera parts, and random
household objects. Susan is represented in galleries across the world,
and has written for several photography magazines, including a
longstanding monthly column entitled American Connection for Black &
White Photography Magazine (UK). She regularly teaches workshops, is a
frequent reviewer, and has curated and juried many exhibitions for
galleries and festivals across the country. Susan has had over 35 solo
exhibitions, and her work is held in numerous museum and private
collections. She has two award winning monographs, “Within Shadows”
2011 and “Absence of Being” 2016.
