The Disposable Camera Project

Colour Box Studio Disposable Camera Project First Edition 2013 installation view. Photo by Shari Trimble.

Colour Box Studio Disposable Camera Project First Edition 2013 installation view. Photo by Shari Trimble.

The Disposable Camera Project was created in 2014 by the Colour Box Studio .Which is a Melbourne based pop up art space and online creative hub. The director, Amie Batalibasi, decided to do a project in which she gave nine participants a disposable camera and where asked to fill up the camera in the space of 24 hours. The project had been going on for 3 years. Each of the participants have their unique style and perceptions. What they view as a good image all varies. The project achieved a vast difference in style of images and subject. A book was created containing all the images called “The Disposable Camera Project.”

Photos by: Cara Thompson, Charlotte Wardell, Nicole Kennedy, Vanessa Lee, Suyin Lim, Emma Numan, Gareth Kaluza, Modesta Gentile and Rahima Miriam.

Photos by Colour Box Studio Disposable Camera Project Participants: Cara Thompson, Charlotte Wardell, Nicole Kennedy, Vanessa Lee, Suyin Lim, Emma Numan, Gareth Kaluza, Modesta Gentile and Rahima Miriam.

What this project does that can’t really be achieved with the use of digital cameras, is the sense of freedom but at the same time develops the photographic process to be thoughtful. As with a film camera you have a limited amount of images before the film runs out. But unlike digital cameras you are not able to look back and view the image, so there is one take to get the time right so each shot is thought through a lot more.But with this project id gives freedom with photography for people who might not be used to using a camera and to be able to capture scenarios and landscapes in a pure and simple way.

The Disposable Camera Project Book.

The Disposable Camera Project Book.

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