Tag: Black and White

Devaster

Wellington, New Zealand, 2010/2011: This is what happens when you botch-up developing black and white film.  I struggled with loading the film onto the spool, got my fingerprints all over it in the process, couldn’t load the entire roll on the reel, and stuffed up the developing time.  A bit of a “devaster”-  but with […]

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Bruxelles bar

Brussels, Belgium, 2004: Caught this local man relaxing at the end of the day with a drink and the paper. The Olympus XA2 (or XA) is a great camera for discreet shots. Small, low profile, exellent lens and superb metering…  Olympus XA2/Kodak Tri X

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Expo

Paris, France, 2004: An outdoor photo expo in Paris. This was probably the last year that the majority of press photographer’s were still shooting film…   Canon EOS 1N/Canon 28-135is

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Mayday: a photo essay

Dublin, Republic of Ireland, May 1st 2004: The EU summit of 2004 was held in Dublin, and George W.Bush was the biggest name in town (Bono was on holiday). Many seperate groups had organised to march on the meeting at Phoenix park and authories had threatened a tough stance-  a show down was on the […]

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Corniche

Beirut, Lebanon, 2005: The seaside promenade in Beirut is known as the Corniche. Lined with palm trees, the waterfront boulevard is a popular place to walk, ride and take in the view and sea air…  It was also a great place for people spotting, watching Beiruties realaxed in peace-time…  Seven months later this reality was […]

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Ark

Petone, Wellington, NZ, 2008: The Greek Orthodox church in Petone kind of reminds me of a capsized Noahs ark or an observatory…    Voigtlander Bessa R/Canon Serenar 50mm f1.8

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Thera chapel

Santorini, Greece, 2003: Santorini (also known as Thera or Thira) has many picturesque small chapels, usually shot in fine-grained vivid colour.   Taking a different approach, I shot this in classic Kodak Tri X grainy black & white…     Canon EOS A2E (EOS-5)/ Sigma 28-105 / Kodak Tri-X

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