COLORFUL,

DISTORTED

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1982

THE LOMO LC-A IS DEVELOPED

So this is how it all started—General Igor Petrowitsch Kornitzky, right‐hand man to the USSR Minister of Defense and Industry, slammed a little Japanese compact camera called the Cosina CX-1 onto the desk of his comrade, Michail Panfilowitsch Panfiloff. Panfiloff, who was the Director of the powerful LOMO Russian Arms and Optical factory, carefully examined the item, observing its sharp glass lens, extremely high light sensitivity and robust casing. Realizing its potential, the two gentlemen gave orders to the LOMO PLC factory in St. Petersburg, Russia, to create an improved version of the Cosina CX-1. And the first working sample of the LOMO LC-A was born!

STRANGELY

BEAUTIFUL

IMAGES

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1991

DISCOVERY! THE LC-A TAKES A TRIP TO VIENNA

While touring Prague, a group of young Viennese students stumbled upon the LOMO LC-A in a quirky, old-school camera shop, and started shooting from the hip. Upon returning to Vienna, they had their film developed, resulting in strangely beautiful images. Soon the questions started coming from friends, family and strangers—they wanted their own LC-A cameras!

WILD LIGHTS,

BLURRY

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1992

LOMOGRAPHIC SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL

It was in 1992 that the decision was finally made to found the Lomographic Society International (LSI). During the summer, the legendary 10 Golden Rules of Lomography were written and later published in the Wiener Zeitung newspaper along with the revolutionary Lomography Manifesto. Shortly after this, the Vienna City Council provided the LSI with an empty house on Breitegasse in the 7th district, which would soon act as a base for all Lomographic operations! At the exhibition, 700 LC-As were sold and one of Lomography's most defining features was born. The LomoWall!

RANDOMLY

WEIRD

ABSTRACT

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1992

THE TEN GOLDEN RULES OF LOMOGRAPHY

  • Take your camera everywhere you go.
  • Use it any time—day and night.
  • Lomography is not an interference in your life, but part of it.
  • Approach the objects of your Lomographic desire as close as possible.
  • Think a little, and then shoot.
  • Be fast.
  • You don't have to know beforehand what you captured on film.
  • Afterwards either.
  • Try the shot from the hip.
  • Worry about some rules.