FACTUAL
The World's Coolest Camera
Saturday 1 July 2006 20:45-21:00 (Radio 4 FM)
The most sought after camera in our digital age is not a sleek gadget in a silver case, it's a 20-year-old relic from behind the Iron Curtain. The Lomo may take fuzzy, warped pictures but that is exactly what makes it so irresistible to artists, fashion victims and cutting edge characters across the world. The trick of using the Lomo is to ignore the viewfinder and 'shoot from the hip'. Lucy Ash investigates.
