Cameraless Photography: Creating Magic with Alternative Processes
In this class, you’ll explore alternative processes that redefine the boundaries of traditional photography through creativity and sustainability. Simplicity takes center stage as you’re guided through cameraless and analog techniques that can be quickly mastered with easy-to-obtain materials. You’ll learn to create photographic art from home — chemigrams, lumen prints, phytograms, and film soup — without the need for an analog camera or darkroom access. Discover low-cost alternatives that not only make these methods accessible but also encourage sustainable practices through the use of reusable and recycled materials. Through lecture, demonstration, and group discussion, students will produce a diverse array of prints. The culmination of your efforts will lead to the creation of either a final standout piece or a compelling small series, which you’ll present during the final class session.
Students will receive a list of easy-to-obtain materials that you’ll need for the class when you register.
She has exhibited at Cluster London, UK (2025); CICA Museum, Gimpo-si, South Korea (2024); Rotterdam Photo, the Netherlands (2024); MK Gallery, Milton Keynes, UK (2024); Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany (2023); Museo de Arte de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia (2022); Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, UK (2022); Gallery TPW, Toronto, Canada (2022); and Gallery 44, Toronto, Canada (2022).
Her work has been recognized by several awards, including the Honorable Mention of the Tokyo International Foto Awards (2025), the Official Selection of the International Photography Awards (2025; 2024), and the Analog Sparks Awards, where she received 1st place in the Fine Art/Experimental category (2025) and 2nd place in the Technical category (2024).
Daura received her bachelor’s degree in Film and Media Studies from PUC Minas (Brazil) in 2024. She works as an independent artist and researcher and continues to expand her practice as an art educator, leading courses and workshops, both in-person and online, across Brazil and internationally.
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Samanta Ortega is an artist, educator ,and researcher from São Paulo, Brazil, whose work threads through the relationships between nature, humanities, and image-making as world-making. Her practices aim to expand what can be understood as photography by bringing together photochemistry with artisanal and ecological techniques, along with archival re-imagining and found footage — all grounded in the commitment to the political role of images.
She dedicates her practice to public pedagogy through the project Alquimia Fotográfica, offering classes, talks, and exhibitions of her artwork in several Brazilian artist-led spaces, analog photography and cinema festivals, and cultural institutions including the Brazilian National Archive, São Paulo’s Historical Archive, IMS-Rio, SESC, and SESI. As well as contributing to independent projects, seminars, and presentations as a consultant and production assistant, Samanta was part of the jury and selection committees in the Inflamável-Super 8 and 16mm Film Festival (2024), Derli Barroso Prize (2024), and Prix Photo AF (2024/2025).
