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      View Play! (ProLine Version) Toy Camera Photographers for Tots by Edited by Jody Shipka with Nic NicholsPreview
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      Play! (ProLine Version) Toy Camera Photographers for Tots

      A Collection of Sixty-three Toy Camera Photographs Made by Thirty-six Photographers in Twelve Countries

      by Edited by Jody Shipka with Nic Nichols

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      Play! is a collection of 63 photographs made with film using 30 toy, lo-fi, and handmade cameras made by 36 amazing photographers in 12 countries on 5 continents.



      In 2011, there were 552 tornado-related deaths in the United States—tied with 1936 for second as the most deadly in US history (the highest being 794 in 1925). 100% of the proceeds from sales of Play! will be donated to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation to benefit children in areas ravaged by those tornadoes.



      Check out what people in the toy and lo-fi camera community are saying about Play!



      "Play! is a fabulous book . . . the images really blew me away. The artists and the editor have created Play! with the best of intentions and it reminds us all to remember what’s truly important in this world: film. Play! makes me excited about toy cameras again."

      Amanda Moore, Juror, The Holga Show 2008



      "Play! is an amazingly diverse collection of photos by very talented photographers.. By using toy cameras, the photographers convey the memory and dream of play that lives inside all of us."

      Mark Olwick (olwickphotography.com), acclaimed Holga photographer



      "The collection of images in Play! draws a thread between adults captivated by the magic of toy cameras and the people, mostly kids, they photograph in the act of play. What better way to remember the joy prevalence of playtime we once had than by using simple cameras to make beautiful, sophisticated images."

      Michelle Bates, author, Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity (VolsI & II)



      "Play! is reminiscent of childhood, full of blurred moments. Toy cameras lend themselves so well to these youthful subjects. They're long ago memories of times & places we hold dear. Play! takes you right back, but in a dream."

      Steph Parke (stephparke.com), former Editor, Light Leaks Magazine



      "PIay! showcases a raw glimpse of children in their favorite element. The selection of candid photos tugs at the emotion and draws you in to a world of Play! as seen in its most delightful form. It's a journey with children and their toys that you'll want to enjoy again and again."

      Randy Smith, owner of Holgamods (holgamods.com)



      Play! is the third book in what we are now calling our Response to Disaster Series—a series of books designed and published in direct response to environmental and human-made disasters. Like with all our books, in the Response to Disaster Series 100% of proceeds go to charities to benefit victims of the disaster. Proceeds from sales of Play! will be donated to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation to benefit children in areas ravaged by tornadoes in the United States in 2011.



      The photographers whose work is included in Play!:



      Lori Bell, Nancy A. Breslin, Jenni Gick Callard, Adrienne Defendi, Szymon Drzazdzewski, Rachael DuMoulin, Renee S. Elkin, Paul Elter, R.J. FOX, Lucia Fischer, Chris Hanke, Judith Hoffman, Ed Holmes, Randy Jennings, Neha Luhar-Trice, Sue Jenkins, Mauricio J. Jiménez, Helen Kaelin, Gerda Lelieveld, Suzi Livingstone, Jose Manuel Madrona, Erin Malone, Mary E. Mayer, C. Gary Moyer, Robert Arden Peinert, Herschel Pollard, Simon Ponder, Ana Filipa Quintão, Deon Reynolds, Valery Rizzo, Javier Romero, Donita Simpson, Daryl Tebbutt, Stephen Vella, Jan Watten, Yuno



      Be sure to see our other books on Blurb as well as our web site: composingwithimages.com.



      Jody Shipka purchased her first Holga on May 16, 2008. A month later, her first Diana arrived. In November 2008, she built her first matchbox pinhole camera. Since then, she’s come to believe the following to be true: 1. A person cannot own, make or modify too many cameras (Jody currently has 300+); 2. One should never venture out with fewer than three cameras on one's person; and 3. When it comes to cameras, the cheaper and lower-tech they are, the better. When she’s not collecting, making, or modifying cameras, Jody enjoys being an associate professor at University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where she teaches courses in technology studies, visual literacy and play theory.



      Nic Nichols is the founder and editor of FourCornerStore.com and owner and editor of ToyCamera.com, the largest independent Toy Camera portal. He has reviewed virtually every toy camera ever made.
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      • Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
      • Project Option: Small Square, 7×7 in, 18×18 cm
        # of Pages: 120
      • Publish Date: Dec 04, 2011
      • Keywords Nic Nichols, Jody Shipka, 127 camera, 110 camera, Blurb for Good, toy camera, lo fi photography, film camera, homemade camera, amusement park, lomo, lomography, Holga, Diana, photography, pinhole, film, gift, charity, philanthropy, playground, fair
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      Composing with Images Press
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      Composing with Images Press, in association with Write to Succeed, Inc., solicits and publishes photo-book-length texts on contemporary social issues that bring together photographs, images, and alphabetic text to engage creative, artistic, social, cultural, and rhetorical ideas within a particular theme. Books sales support various environmental and social causes. Composing with Images Press is co-edited by Bill Wolff, Assistant Professor of Writing Arts at Rowan University, and Billie Hara, Assistant Professor of English at Texas A&M Corpus Christi.

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