
Twenty-five years ago, Bognar went to Paris for a three-week vacation and ended up staying 10 years. In addition to taking many photographs, she was also a photography instructor during her time there. From Paris, she moved to Portland where she has continued her dual passions of being a photographer and teaching photography, currently at the University of Portland and the Oregon College of Art and Craft.
Bognar shoots with a Zero Image handmade wooden pinhole camera. Without a viewfinder or light meter, everything is a big guess, which adds to the mystery of the magical photography process. The extreme wide-angle effect of the pinhole camera allows her to squeeze lots of subject matter into each photo. Her images reflect the thriving life of Portland.
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