The unplugged Project
A monthly, analog and collective photographic practice.
No screens. No urgency. No promised outcome.
One disposable camera per month.
12 months. 27 exposures per month.
A shared rhythm.
FOR WHO
This project is for you, photographer, because you like to take photos. Because you feel the rush to snap an image of whatever is happening around you and make it yours. And because you want to slow down and forget about the immediacy of digital and phone photography.
We needed a break from perfection, we needed some space to breathe from technicalities and we found it in a disposable camera.
Are you curious about analog processes,
or tired of constant digital feedback? This is for you!
You don’t need a concept. You don’t need a goal. You don’t need an algorithm approval. Only attention and willingness to stay for 12 months.
the origin
During our photographic roadtrip in search of La Frontera Del Viento in October 2025, something shifted.
Disposable cameras were given to our photographers, simple, unambitious, plastic made. We found something different in the photos, not only in the images themselves, but also in the process that led to them. These plastic beauties seemed to have deactivated something: over-planning, constant correction, the need to control the result.
Within those 27 frames, another way of being with the camera emerged, and we liked that.
More attention than precision. Closer to gesture than to decision. It was fun and free.
A kind of photography that does not rush ahead of itself.
we are a group of people with disposable analog cameras in our pockets enjoying the act of taking photos, the image ARRIVES later. The joint portfolio and zoom meeting ARRIVE later too.
WhAT THIS PROJECT IS
Continuity over urgency, 12 months
This is a space for continuity. For stepping away from hyper-digital connection. Letting go of what we’re supposed to do, to make space for what we want to do. A quiet resistance to immediate satisfaction. Because we want to build something over time. What will your year look like in 12 rolls of film? What will you look like? (Yes, we ask for one selfie month.)
A solitary practice, together
We go out to take photos on our own, but we’re part of a group. We have spaces to share. A private IG group. Zoom meetings every three months. A joint monthly portfolio curated by Doublepage. Lucia and Roberto will open the conversation, but we, as a group, will make the space grow. Let’s do this together.
A timeframe creates momentum
One month to photograph.
15 days to develop, scan, and send. A time limit is a powerful narrative tool.
What can we tell in 27 frames shot in a month? Add a little pressure. Finish the roll on time. Make every frame count.
Travel without displacement
Photography as a transportation method. As note-taking. As walking. As attention. We don’t need to go somewhere far away to photograph. Let’s keep our inner traveller awake one roll (camera) at a time. Like William Eggleston said “photography keeps me out of the house” .
How it works
You shoot during the month, freely, from wherever you are.
By the 15th of the following month, you send the scans of your developed film to:
editors@wearedoublepage.com (via WeTransfer)
Each month, Doublepage edits a collective portfolio with all participants’ images.
Every three months, we open moments of conversation:
image readings, shared reflections and feedback.
24/7 open private Instagram group for everyone to post, write, comment.
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One disposable camera per month
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27 exposures
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A shared monthly PORTFOLIO
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes! The Unplugged Project is free to join. It is a shared photographic practice not a paid program :)
It’s open to everyone for a limited time, we need to work with a number of photographers we can handle, once reached this will become a closed group. Remember, it is Lucia and Roberto receiving all your photos and working with them.
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No, you can start whenever you are ready, but commit to 12 cameras in 12 months.
We bought them all together and have them on our desks ;)
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Yes. The project is based on using a disposable camera. One camera per month, with 27 exposures.
We don’t discriminate. You are free to choose the brand and film stock you prefer ;). Color and Black and white are equally welcome.
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You can join by filling in the form on this page. Once submitted, you will be assigned a number and receive access to the private Instagram group for participants 🤘🏻
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You can develop your film wherever you want. Find a lab close to you that can commit to the timeframe needed. We also partner with Carmencita Film Lab, who offer a discount code for participants who choose to develop with them. CODE:
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Before the 15th of the following month, you send the complete roll scans of your developed film via WeTransfer to editors@wearedoublepage.com.
We need them all, mistakes included, you never know what our editors might find useful!
Please add a note with the following information: camera brand, film lab that developed your film, city where your photos were taken and month number within your practice (For example, April, month 01)
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Each month, Doublepage edits a collective portfolio using the images submitted by all participants. Every three months, we open moments of shared viewing, conversation and feedback.
By entering the Unplugged Project, participants acknowledge that selected images may be shared on our social media channels and websites (including Roadtrip and Doublepage) as part of the project’s collective narrative. Participation implies acceptance of this possibility.
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The Unplugged Project is about practice, continuity, and attention, not visibility.
Sharing is optional.
That said, by entering the Unplugged Project, participants acknowledge that selected images may be shared on our social media channels and websites Roadtrip, Etc. and Doublepage as part of the project’s collective narrative.
Participation implies acceptance of this possibility
Meet the Team
Madrid. Roll No.01 / January 2026.
Kodak Tri-X / developed by Carmencita Film Lab.
PHOTOGRAPHER 001: Lucia MArcano
Miami. Roll No.01 / January 2026.
Kodak Tri-X / developed by Bellows Film Lab.