Love at First Sight

I am in love with digital Holga photography. The photos have a “retro-cool” look that speaks to my soul. They are stylish without trying to be and can be artistic yet not pretentious. Digital Holga photography is not for technical purists who demand Hubble Space Telescope image quality (perhaps before the corrective optics were installed), nor for clean freaks who obsess over every dust particle in a 3-meter radius. I say that as lovingly as I can, because I used to fit (and sometimes still do) into both of those categories. To get started, all you need is an inexpensive plastic digital Holga SLR lens compatible with your camera.

On Location

This photo illustrates several qualities that typify digital Holga photography. The ...

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