Photo Book Works

Al Rodríguez
San Diego, CA

35mm Film Canister Pinhole Camera Images

As a B & W photography teacher, I saved hundreds of empty 35mm film canisters in a box, thinking that someday I’d do something with them. One day I popped off the end caps and flattened them to make a surface to which I could glue an image and make into a book. Images were made from a pinhole camera made from the plastic film containers.

Accordion book made of flattened 35mm film canister pages. Images taken with a 35mm plastic film container converted into a pinhole camera and laser printed. Pages taped together with Scotch Brand black masking tape. 3.25 x 1.63 x 1.38 inches, opens out to 36 inches long. 2001. Edition of 10.

To purchase, please contact Laura at 23 Sandy Gallery.

Artist Biography

Al Rodríguez taught graphic arts and photography in the San Diego City Schools. His primary medium is photography and his work is in many private collections including the collection of the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, and the University of Washington.