German Bin-Men Turn Dumpsters Into Giant Pinhole Cameras

[Chris Dodkin]

A group of bin-men in Hamburg have figured out a way to combine their love of photography with their work of hauling rubbish, turning dumpsters into giant pinhole cameras to photograph their city.

The dumpsters are converted by drilling tiny holes into the fronts and then hanging large sheets of photo paper inside. Although framing a shot with the giant rolling cameras takes only a minute, exposing it can take up to an hour of waiting. They’ve dubbed the experiment the “Trashcam Project”.

Flickr: Trashcam Project's Photostream

Bloody genius idea if you ask me!

 

[Pete Askew]

Now that's what you call a DIY camera. And it's mobile!!

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Don't suppose it comes with a camera bag does it??

 

[Pete Askew]

What about a gully sucker Cam!! You've still to come up with your DIY entry after all!!

 

[Lesley Jones]

Not to mention the massive depth of field - I love it!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

I know - amazing image quality from what's basically garbage!

 

[Brian Moore]

And best of all,...if your pictures turn out rubbish you can just leave them in the camera!