Through the Pinhole: A Student Exhibition with Cody Brothers
@Neptune Gallery | 728 Canyon Road, Santa Fe
April 24–26, 2026
Opening Reception April 24th 5pm - 7:30pm
Through the Pinhole is a group exhibition featuring eight talented photographers alongside renowned New Mexico artist Cody S. Brothers, opening April 24 and running through April 26, 2026, which is Worldwide Pinhole Day.
The exhibition highlights the work of students from Brothers’ pinhole photography course—each presenting 3 of their strongest works—alongside new pieces by Brothers himself. Working with one of photography’s oldest and most elemental techniques, the exhibition explores the quiet magic of lensless image-making, where time, light, and patience replace automation and precision.Exhibition Events:
April 24–26 — Exhibition on view
April 24 at 5pm-7:30pm - Opening Reception
April 25 at 2:00 PM — Pinhole Photography Demonstration
April 26 at 5:00 PM (Worldwide Pinhole Day) — Artist Talk
April 26 from 6:00–8:00 PM — Closing Reception
This exhibition coincides with Worldwide Pinhole Day, a global celebration of analog photography, making it a rare opportunity for the public to engage directly with artists working in this timeless process.
About Cody S. Brothers
Cody S. Brothers is a nationally recognized analog photographer based in New Mexico and owner of Visions Photo Lab in Santa Fe. Known for his meticulous craftsmanship and commitment to traditional processes, Brothers works exclusively in black-and-white film, personally developing, printing, mounting, and framing each image.His work has been exhibited across the United States, from New York City to the Southwest, and he is a recipient of multiple National Endowment for the Arts grants. His commissions include historic and culturally significant sites such as Chaco Canyon, Pecos National Historical Park, and Fort Union. He has also completed multiple artist residencies, including at Death Valley National Park through the National Parks Arts Foundation.
While Brothers is known for large-format and panoramic photography, his “Through the Pinhole” series has become a defining body of work—rooted in a radical simplicity that stands in direct opposition to the speed and saturation of digital culture.
“It’s the most anti-digital thing I could think of,” Brothers says of the pinhole camera.
Beginning in 2026, Brothers is teaching at Santa Fe Community College, offering in-depth courses in film photography, including pinhole, panoramic, and infrared techniques.
The exhibition features eight students from Cody Brothers’ course, each presenting a curated selection of pinhole works. Together, their images reflect a range of experimentation—from architectural studies to abstract light forms—demonstrating the expressive potential of this deceptively simple technique.
Students in Alphabetical Order: Dane Bass, Heidi Cost, Barbara Deaux, Nan Keegan, Michael Keslin, Cressandra Thibodeaux, Greg Tickle and Ashton Thornhill.
