Wayne Belger - Advisory Board of Photographic Professionals

The cameras I build are designed to be the sacred bridge of a communion offering between myself and the subject." Tuscon-based photographer/sculptor Wayne Martin Belger handcrafts crafts intricate cameras inset with semi-precious stones, human organs, relics and talismans, each designed for his specific studies in pinhole photography ranging from portraits of expectant mothers, members of the clergy and HIV+ positive people to underwater explorations and elaborate staged narratives reinterpreting traditional religion iconography.

Belger's work has been featured in Photographic Possibilities, Third Edition: The Expressive Use of Equipment, Ideas, Materials, and Processes; Exploring Color Photography, Fifth Edition: From Film to Pixels; Pinhole Photography in Art Education; Steampunk, The Art of Victorian Futurism; and Device, Vol 1: Fantastic Contraption as well as numerous national and international publications.

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Hi Wayne, What is your latest camera project and what was your inspiration for it? -Bob

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Hi Bob! Well, you asked... ;-) My latest project is called Divine Proportion. The camera is a see through 8x10 pneumatic X-Ray camera designed to study a scientific view of creation/destruction mythology. The exterior is a lead glass case wit...full answer