Member, Freestyle Advisory Board of Photographic Professionals
The cameras I build are designed to be the sacred bridge of a communion offering between myself and the subject." Tuscon-based photographer/sculptor Wayne Martin Belger handcrafts crafts intricate cameras inset with semi-precious stones, human organs, relics and talismans, each designed for his specific studies in pinhole photography ranging from portraits of expectant mothers, members of the clergy and HIV+ positive people to underwater explorations and elaborate staged narratives reinterpreting traditional religion iconography.
Belger's work has been featured in Photographic Possibilities, Third Edition: The Expressive Use of Equipment, Ideas, Materials, and Processes; Exploring Color Photography, Fifth Edition: From Film to Pixels; Pinhole Photography in Art Education; Steampunk, The Art of Victorian Futurism; and Device, Vol 1: Fantastic Contraption as well as numerous national and international publications.