The first photo I ever took was a church close to my middle school in my born city Toluca, Mexico

I was part of the photography class in my first year in middle school

The teacher gave us the instructions to build our first camera obscura

A cylindrical container for oatmeal was the body of the camera

Then, I cover the hole cylinder with black paper

The request was only inside of the container

But I did outside as well, just in case

I cut a small square of almost 2in of length from a can of Coca-Cola

With a hot needle, I made a small hole in the center of the squared plate

I cut a square of 1in of length in the cover of the oatmeal container

To make the trick, I put some tape to center my metal square in the cover of the container

Finally, the teacher gave us some photograph paper and some formulas to calculate our exposure

In the darkroom, I placed my paper in the back of my new camera

Cover my camera with the cover of the container and then,  I covered the hole of the plate with my finger

Went out and place my camera in a corner fixed with my school sweater

I removed my finger and wait until I got my exposition done according to my calculations

Then, I went back to the darkroom and I made a line  

The teacher was the only one managing the chemical compositions

It was a black and white image

So, no much chemical substances were needed

I washed my photo with water and let it rest for a day

The next day, A beautiful photo of one of the churches of my home town, El Ranchito

Well, I was back and alone for a weekend in Toluca

So, I dedicated my Sunday for the Church

But fir the church hunting

I took a series of photos and they are part of my limited edition zine: “Sunday Morning in Toluca”

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