Flash Drive

Science and mathematics are the underpinnings of photography. The Flash Drive program teaches the history of optics and alternative processes in photography through a variety of hands-on activities that require problem solving, teamwork and creativity.

The Flash Drive is HCP’s mobile photography education unit. Housed in a repurposed ambulance, the Flash Drive is a working camera obscura—an optical device developed in the 9th and 10th centuries used by scientists, artists, and architects to observe and record images of their environments.

Visitors to the Flash Drive are invited to observe the environment through a larger and smaller camera obscura, learning about the science and history behind the development of the camera as we know it today. From daguerreotypes to pinhole cameras, subsequent projects teach the history of photography through age-appropriate, experiential learning. 

Questions?

Please contact Lindsay Sparagana | Director of Community Engagement

Email: lindsay.sparagana@hcponline.org

Phone: (713) 529-4755 x105

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