With the Holga 6x6: A Travel Diary (Travelogues. Cultural Communication Gallery Berlin - Travel Diaries. Cultural Communication Gallery Berlin 67) (German Edition)

Art or Filmwaste?

For those who are out and about with a lomographic camera, they can better recognize how colorful life can actually be when they don't look too closely. Lomography is a phenomenon in the absurdity of its actions. It can be addictive, and it can leave one indifferent. It is, in any case, a piece of freedom against the digitization craze in photography, which has turned a camera into a computer that happens to take pictures.

Viewing lomographic images can make one dizzy. And happy.

This volume contains photographs from Berlin, Hamburg, Potsdam, Reykjavik, Copenhagen, and many other places that moved me in 2015.

Lomography is a way of capturing the world that embraces the unexpected and the imperfect. It is a rejection of the quest for technical perfection that has come to dominate much of modern photography. Instead, lomographers celebrate the happy accidents, the blurred edges, and the saturated colors that result from the use of simple, often lo-fi, cameras.

For the lomographer, the journey is as important as the destination. The act of taking a photograph becomes an adventure, a chance to explore the world with fresh eyes and a sense of playfulness. This manifests in the images themselves, which often have a dreamlike, almost surreal quality, as if the viewer is seeing the world through a kaleidoscope.

The appeal of lomography lies in its ability to capture the joy and spontaneity of the moment. It is a reminder that photography need not be a pursuit of technical mastery, but rather a means of expressing one's unique perspective on the world. In an age of digital perfection, where every image can be endlessly manipulated, lomography offers a refreshing counterpoint, a celebration of the imperfect and the unexpected.

The photographs in this volume are a testament to the power of lomography to transform the mundane into the extraordinary. From the vibrant streets of Berlin to the serene landscapes of Iceland, each image tells a story, inviting the viewer to step into a world that is at once familiar and wonderfully strange.

In the end, lomography is not just a photographic technique, but a way of life. It is a reminder that the true beauty of the world lies not in its perfection, but in its imperfections – the little moments of serendipity, the unexpected bursts of color, the fleeting expressions that might otherwise go unnoticed. It is a celebration of the joy of seeing, of being in the present moment, and of embracing the unpredictable.

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