While studying for my Diploma in Visual Arts at Rutherford College (MIT’s satellite campus), we were given a set of instructions — the asked not to share them as he held the copyright — and thus we made a pinhole camera. It took a day of careful construction, and this is the original camera I made.
Photography was the beginning of everything for me. It changed how I thought, how I noticed things, how I understood the world. Macro photography became my favourite way of exploring, revealing details I’d never seen before. I bought my first camera, and I bought one for my son as well. We spent hours on the Peninsula, photographing whatever drew our eyes. Those early days shaped my love for the medium.
Looking back now, that little pinhole camera feels like the beginning of everything. It wasn’t just a project for a diploma — it was the moment photography became a way of seeing, a way of slowing down, a way of noticing the world in its quiet details. Those early days on the Peninsula with my son, cameras in hand, taught me that creativity doesn’t need perfection. It just needs curiosity, patience, and a willingness to look a little closer. I’m grateful I found photography when I did, and even more grateful that it stayed with me.
Please click here for my photo of my visual diary and the images I took with that camera.