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What is a good photo? Opinions may differ, but for most professional photographers the value of a photo can be measured by the reaction it causes.

A photographer Brendan Barry from the UK had a great idea. He bought an old caravan from eBay for £ 150 and with the help of some friends managed to reform it and equip it for the project “Caravan Camera”.

“It’s not the quickest, easiest or most practical way of making an image, but in a world of smart phone cameras and instant uploads, it’s nice to slow things down a little bit and create something physical!”- Brendan told.

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    He borrowed a 20” military aerial lens off a friend

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    Later he set up a temp studio and darkroom in the basement of a castle in Latvia

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    The camera was rather awkward to use, so when he returned to England he built a Shed Cam – camera that he could climb inside and operate from within. It worked great, but wasn’t mobile at all

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    Later Brendan got an idea to create a Caravan Camera

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    He bought an old caravan off eBay for £150

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    Removed everything from the insides

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    Blacked it out

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    He had a friend Pat Cullum design a paint job for the outside

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    built a mount for the lens and space for darkroom trays

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    He moved the white board from the shed

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    And it was ready

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    He tried it out on a local pop up art space and made portraits of people passing by

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    During the week residency over 300 people experienced the Caravan Camera

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    After the week Brendan Barry printed 100 of these pictures and had an exhibition

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