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Box camera

Published 16 April 2013

A University of Brighton graduate has added a new meaning to the term 'box camera' by developing a do-it-yourself cardboard version.

Kelly Angood has created the Videre which comes in a flatpack and is folded into a working pinhole camera.

Kelly, who gained an Illustration BA(Hons) from the university's Faculty of Arts in 2010, said: "The camera works without a lens and, instead, uses a simple pinhole to take photographs onto medium format film. I have translated my original design into a hardwearing do-it-yourself kit so that people can make their own Videre camera and learn about pinhole photography in style."

Kelly's video of her camera in action

Kelly, who lives in London, is raising money to get Videre to market through Kickstarter, which funds creative products via pledges from members of the public. She has already received pledges of more than £17,000.

Kelly said her time at the university's Faculty of Arts was invaluable: "Luckily my tutors Roderick Mills and Jasper Goodall accepted the term illustration loosely – I'd always made things with my hands and when the problem of not being able to afford a real Hasselblad camera came about, making one seemed like the obvious solution. To me, illustration is about just that, solving problems – so it didn't seem too much of a leap to start creating objects.

Kelly Angood's pinhole flatpack camera, Videre.

"Having the support of my tutors and being able to use the great facilities at Brighton, such as the print rooms, dark rooms and studios, enabled me to complete a project that I believe became the corner stone of every opportunity I have had since leaving the university."

You can find out more information on Kelly's camera on Kickstarter.