Ask for a camera

LOMO .Lc-a When the people of the Soviet Union, Vietnam, Cuba and East Germany were still living under capitalism, two Austrian Vienna art students, WolfgangStranzinger and MatthiasFiegl, went to Prague for a holiday in the early summer of 199 1. Due to the popularity of high-tech electronic cameras in Asia at that time, LC-A has been discontinued, and the rest can only be found in old camera shops. Two Vienna students were so excited that they bought an old Lomo camera-LC-A in a second-hand shop.

On the bright streets of Prague, they took a snapshot: from the top of the head, from the back, from the bottom ... accompanied by beer, vodka and LC-A. After returning to Vienna, they took the film to the supermarket for development, and they were very shocked after seeing the photos! The bright, happy and hazy effect has injected a new feeling into Czech face, and the image effect has never been so enjoyable!

After the student and his friends posted photos of the banquet or daily scenes and objects taken with LOMO on the kitchen wall, they started the "LOMOWALL" exchange activity.

1992, the official organization of LOMO: lomo graphic society was established in Vienna. The purpose is to release information about Lomography to the whole world.

Lomo has gradually become the new favorite of fashion, and the secret of Lomo's happiness has spread rapidly among young people in Europe, becoming the new favorite of underground art and cultural circles.

LOMOgraphy is not only a platform for communication among LOMO enthusiasts, but also an organization that distributes and sells Lomo cameras online. This is what we call "LOMO officials"

Unfortunately, after privatization, Leningrad Optical and Mechanical Bureau, which produces Lomo cameras in the Soviet Union, will abolish the loss-making camera department and schedule 1996 to stop work and close the factory. Hearing this, the two men quickly asked the factory that had been closed for a long time to reopen and then produce Lomo automatic cameras.

1996, the two men persuaded Putin, then deputy mayor of St. Petersburg and general manager of Leningrad Optical Instruments Union, to continue to produce the "super fool camera", which is not only beneficial to their national economy, but also important for promoting art and culture.

The Lomo revolution has begun. This factory produced 2000 Lomo cameras a month, but the price rose from $30 of 1995 to about $200 (this is one of the reasons why there are different versions of LCA, but in April 2005, LC-A stopped production completely! In 2006, Lomography transferred all the production lines to China Phoenix Factory, and the long-lost Lc-a was revived with new functions and gameplay, and now everyone has seen it.

1997, the first LOMO world congress was held in Madrid, Spain, and 15000 photos were displayed side by side in mosaic style. The whole exhibition wall is108m long. Become the new favorite of underground art and culture.

Today, if you still think that "fool photography" means backwardness, then you are far behind the times, because this "LOMO casual photography style" is very popular in Europe and Japan! Shoot whatever you want, shoot continuously, ignore the orthodox photography rules, and only pay attention to personal randomness and authenticity. Maybe you don't think this is an artistic act, but an emotional vent in adolescence. But, you are wrong! This is art, a new photography art!

These promoted and secretly spread Lomo cameras and the people who took impromptu photos with them are "Lomoer". Countless Lomo people all over the world, from Cuba to Japan and Vietnam, are saying, "LOMO is not only a creative photography, but also a way of existence." Lomo's creative philosophy is: "move quickly, don't think too much, open your eyes to the surrounding environment, absorb more and enjoy communication." Lomo, which is composed of creativity and motivation, is open to everyone who is curious and loves to press the shutter. Through Lomo, art gradually permeates our daily life.