Camera Obscura

What happens when the oldest form of photography meets state-of-the-art digital technology?

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Zurich-based photographer Markus Bertschi set out to explore this question. Together with the design agency Kanalz Weibel and for the client Forvis Mazars, he created a truly unique visual language: a self-built pinhole camera, based on the modular ALPA of Switzerland 12 System, combined with a Phase One IQ4 digital back.

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The ALPA System enabled Bertschi to push the limits of experimentation – adjusting the pinhole diameter, material thickness, and distance to the sensor with precision. He then enriched the inherent aesthetic of the pinhole with deliberate light intrusions and colored foils. The result: large-format prints that merge the extreme resolution of a digital back with the soft, poetic, and vintage charm of the camera obscura.

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The outcome is a series of unique, atmospherically condensed views of Zurich’s urban spaces. Abstract yet familiar, reduced yet strikingly present.

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A project that beautifully demonstrates how the modularity of the ALPA System can expand the boundaries of photographic creativity.

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We are proud to have supported another photographer in bringing his vision to life.

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Prints by TRICOLOR PHOTOPRINT GmbH | Frames by Studio Arte Zurich