pinhole 2006 donation page

The pinhole camp has created 40X30 inch portraits with festival participants since 1999. It evolved from the desire of four first time participants to contribute in a unique and lasting way to the ephemeral pleasures of the playa and matured into a creative and meaningful engagement with other festival participants.

Currently, pinhole builds half a dozen portable barrel cameras that are cycled throughout the far reaches of the playa in search for those special people and pictures. The cameras are returned to pinhole and developed in our truck-sized darkroom. Some prints are gifted and others proudly hung in our pinhole gallery at Burning Man for all to enjoy.

It takes over $3000 to bring pinhole art to Burning Man. This year we need help from our community of fellow artists, friends, photographers, and family to fund our unique and lasting art at Burning Man. 100% of the donation proceeds will go towards buying photographic paper and chemicals, and creating the darkroom and portable barrel cameras. Not a penny of the money donated will go towards any other pinhole camp needs.

For a donation of $20 or more, you can receive a gorgeous, professionally-produced replica of one of our best pinhole photographs ever! This shot of the interior of our pinhole dome takes full wide-angle advantage of the curve of the barrel, and the gallery of playa pinhole shots that line the walls show up in positive.

For a $20 donation to the cause we will show our gratitude with a 12X9-inch print, and for $45 level or above, a 20X16-inch print. We of course welcome donations of any amount! To make an anonymous donation, please write "anonymous" in the PayPal "Note" area or on your check. To make a donation online, please use the PayPal links to the left or send a check to:

Pinhole c/o Pasqua
171 West 73rd Street #10
New York, NY 10023

Please be sure to include your email address and shipping address in your paypal payment or with your check. That is the only way we will know where to send your print(s)!

All non-anonymous donor names will be posted to a pinhole "Donor Wall of Fame" page. Gift prints will be sent out to all donors by the middle of September. Thanks to everyone for their generous donations. We hope to see some of you at BRC this year! We'll be at Center Camp and 7:15.