Afghan Box Camera

<p>I came across this web site on the Afghan box camera. The site tells about the history, photographers, and has and extensive collection of photos taken with this camera. I haven't found any other references on photo.net. Please let me know if there are any<br>

http://www.afghanboxcamera.com</p>

<p>Mexican street photogs used to use something similar. I don't know if they still do.</p>

<p>Greeks, too.</p>

<p>Years ago they were used all round the world, typically in undeveloped areas (no pun intended). There was a company in Liverpool, England that made them right up to the early 1950s. I will try to find more information on that manufacturer.</p>

<p>Street photographers in Romania used them up until the beginning of the 90's. They operated mostly in parcs or other places where families will pass. They had stuffed animals, like a bear, a goat, sometimes a deer with a cart attached, so kids of 3-10 years could be placed there and photographed. They operated in the summer, mostly at weekends.<br />Than the 90's came and they dissapeared quickly as anybody got his own digital camera.</p>

<p>I have not been able to trace the Liverpool company I mentioned above; it is possible it was Jerome, but I can't confirm that. However, the following links may be of interest regarding current activity.<br>

http://www.mottweilerstudio.com/tag/paper-negative/<br>

http://collectiblend.com/Cameras/Velophot/Street-Camera.html<br>

http://invaluable.com/catalog/viewLot.cfm?afRedir=true&lotRef=713b2sf65a&scp=c&ri=541<br>

The links in the first one are worth following.</p>

<p>I should have mentioned that I saw one of the cameras in use about twenty years ago in the Middle East or possibly Egypt, but I can't recall exactly where.</p>

<p>We had our picture taken in Spain (Santiago de Compostella) last September 2013. Quite fascinating!</p><div></div>

<p>They were in use in Los Angeles, CA in the 1950s.</p>