If you have been living under a rock you might have missed the most recent big news in photography - Regina Valkenburgh, set up a beer can pinhole camera in 2012 at University of Hertfordshire’s Bayfordbury Observatory. Then forgot about it.

Now, 8 years on it was found by the University's principal technical officer who alerted Valkenborgh of its finding. The image was processed and it was realised that this is the longest exposure currently in existence, surpassing previous records of 4 years.

This is the kind of story we love here at the CCP - this photo didn't need any fancy tech. Just a good old fashioned beer can, some pinhole know-how and a piece of photographic paper. Congratulations to Regina - what a spectacular outcome.

Read more about this image on the University of Hertfordshire’s website