Following on from the success of the 2025 Holga Challenge, Andy, John and I have embarked on a new monthly challenge for 2026. The BoF 2026 Monthly Pinhole Challenge. At least one roll of film through a pinhole camera each month. The film stock is open as is the choice of camera; I hope to use all of my cameras at some stage of the Challenge. We are also not restricted to a single roll in a month.
We do have some loose themes for each month which I’ve listed below and from the images taken that month we will each select one to represent the month’s theme. Whenever we remember we also print the image and send it to the other two members as a postcard.
I opened my account on the 4th with a roll of Ilford HP5+ in the diminutive ONDU 6×6 Rise. The weather wasn’t particularly wintery so I knew I’d not be capturing “the” image for January but I was keen to start exercising my pinhole muscles as soon as possible. I ended up in a fast-food restaurant for breakfast where a side order of twelve pinhole images was the star of the show.
The unique feature of the ONDU, and the reason I bought it, is that it has three pinholes stacked one above the other. These give the ability for creative double/triple exposures but the main purpose is to control where the “horizon” sits much like a shift function. The bottom pinhole shifts the “horizon” upwards capturing more foreground whilst the top pinhole does the opposite. The picture above shows the difference between bottom and middle. All the preceding images were made with the top pinhole and indeed I typically use the top pinhole far more than the other two combined.
For the technically inclined I developed this roll for five minutes in Bellini Euro HC at 20°c and a dilution of 1+31 (b).
So, there you have it. The first roll for this year’s Challenge and a very satisfying one it was to be sure. There’s currently a roll of Lomography 800 colour negative film in the ONDU … onwards!
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