Gameboy Camera Photography

These images were shot on a 1998 Nintendo Game Boy Camera, modified with a 3D printed adapter to hold professional Canon EF-Mount DSLR lenses.

A Canon lens on the metal Game Boy Camera adapter, with a Game Boy Color on a small tripod — The revised 2026 version of my adapter.

A Canon 70-200mm zoom lens on a blue Game Boy Color, resting on a coffee can — The original, a $2000 Canon 70-200mm f2.8 zoom lens on a 28 year old video game accessory.

Exhibits

Bastiaan next to his Game Boy Camera prints on a gallery wall — 2026 Gallery Exhibit at the North Fork Art Collective

Close-up of the layers in one of the 3D printed photos

Portraits

Celebrity event photography.

Game Boy Camera portrait of Alex (French Guy Cooking) — Alex (French Guy Cooking)

Game Boy Camera portrait of Laura Kampf — Laura Kampf

Game Boy Camera portrait of Jimmy DiResta — Jimmy DiResta

Game Boy Camera portrait of Jimmy DiResta in sunglasses — Jimmy DiResta

Game Boy Camera portrait of William Osman — William Osman

Game Boy Camera portrait of Bobby Duke — Bobby Duke Arts

Game Boy Camera portrait of Bob (I Like to Make Stuff) — Bob (I Like to Make Stuff)

Game Boy Camera portrait of Kaitlyn (Evan and Kaitlyn) — Kaitlyn (Evan and Kaitlyn)

Game Boy Camera portrait of Evan (Evan and Kaitlyn) — Evan (Evan and Kaitlyn)

Nature

A seagull

A lighthouse on the water

A chickadee

A finch on a bird feeder

The full moon

A nuthatch on a bird feeder

A titmouse on a bird feeder

A finch on a bird feeder

A cardinal on a bird feeder

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