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| Bristol: Clifton Suspension Bridge captured on camera made out of beer can | Bristol: Clifton Suspension Bridge captured on camera made out of beer can |
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| The images were formed without a lens | The images were formed without a lens |
| Old beer cans have been used to take photographs of a city landmark. | Old beer cans have been used to take photographs of a city landmark. |
| The empty cans were turned into pinhole cameras by photographer Justin Quinnell and used to take pictures of Bristol's Clifton Suspension Bridge during a workshop for local people. | The empty cans were turned into pinhole cameras by photographer Justin Quinnell and used to take pictures of Bristol's Clifton Suspension Bridge during a workshop for local people. |
| In previous projects, he has used a giant wheelie bin, wellington boots and cameras in his mouth to take pictures. | In previous projects, he has used a giant wheelie bin, wellington boots and cameras in his mouth to take pictures. |
| "It's a whole world of potential, it's the joy of experimentation," Mr Quinnell said. | "It's a whole world of potential, it's the joy of experimentation," Mr Quinnell said. |
| The images were taken on Clifton Suspension Bridge | The images were taken on Clifton Suspension Bridge |
| He has been using pinhole photography and camera obscuras - a method of taking pictures using a tiny pinhole instead of lenses to focus light - for 35 years. | He has been using pinhole photography and camera obscuras - a method of taking pictures using a tiny pinhole instead of lenses to focus light - for 35 years. |
| "It all started when I was teaching photography to students who couldn't afford cameras at South Bristol College. | "It all started when I was teaching photography to students who couldn't afford cameras at South Bristol College. |
| "I got them to make coke can pinhole cameras and I was hooked," he said. | "I got them to make coke can pinhole cameras and I was hooked," he said. |
| Mr Quinnell added: "One of the most basic but effective cameras is an empty drink can with a hole in the side containing a sheet of 'traditional' light sensitive photographic paper." | Mr Quinnell added: "One of the most basic but effective cameras is an empty drink can with a hole in the side containing a sheet of 'traditional' light sensitive photographic paper." |
| The special pinhole cameras were created from old beer cans | The special pinhole cameras were created from old beer cans |
| The images were developed at a temporary dark room at The Hub, a learning centre close to the bridge. | The images were developed at a temporary dark room at The Hub, a learning centre close to the bridge. |
| The photographer felt Clifton Suspension Bridge was a fitting place to hold the photography sessions because of Bristol's connections with the medium. | The photographer felt Clifton Suspension Bridge was a fitting place to hold the photography sessions because of Bristol's connections with the medium. |
| The photographs were developed in a temporary dark room at The Hub | The photographs were developed in a temporary dark room at The Hub |
| He said: "Lots of wonderful images were made of the lovely bridge - and I see Bristol as being the centre of photography in some ways. | He said: "Lots of wonderful images were made of the lovely bridge - and I see Bristol as being the centre of photography in some ways. |
| "It's where Humphrey Davy and Thomas Wedgwood created shadows of leaves on parchment in 1803. We're lucky to have so many links to photography." | "It's where Humphrey Davy and Thomas Wedgwood created shadows of leaves on parchment in 1803. We're lucky to have so many links to photography." |
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