Martijn van Exel

Photography

Holga 35mm Modding.

I got a Holga camera around 2006. It is a cheaply made plastic medium format camera. I modded it to accept regular 35mm film. One of the experiments I did was this attempt at a panoramic photo of my car parked in the middle of Afsluitdijk. The outcome was..not a panoramic photo exactly, but I really liked it nonetheless. I have some photos documenting the modding process. I did not use the Holga for a very long time but I still have it!

Scan of a 35mm film strip exposed by a Holga medium format camera. The exposure bleeds into the perforation. Overlapping exposures of a red Peugeot 205 on a grassy hill, from a low point of view. The overlapping exposures give the scene a ghostly appearance.