Current
Work
Exhibitions

The Story of the First Photograph

How Niépce’s Lost Image of 1824 Explains Our Present

Lesen Sie die englische Version auf Medium:
The Story of the First Photograph

Die Geschichte der ersten Fotografie Wie Niépces verlorenes Bild von 1824 unsere Gegenwart erklärt

Essays & Texts
On heliography, photographic history, and what remains when machines see and forget.
The essays were published behind a paywall — but I’m happy to share them personally. Just mention the title you’d like to read and I’ll send you a complimentary reading link right away.
→ Request a free reading link
→ Read directly on Medium

Pinhole photographs, long exposures and lumen prints by Przemek Zajfert — handcrafted unique works from an archive of over 40 years of camera obscura practice. → Shop

The 7th Day
A participatory project with 13,000 participants and approx. 7,000 photographs — each exposed for at least 7 days.
→ Join the project

Camera Obscura 2005/1–∞
A project launched in 2005, conceived for infinity — concluded in 2025.
→ Visit the archive

Przemek Zajfert
→ CV · → Books · → Press

Imprint
Contact
Instagram

© 2026 Przemek Zajfert