Personal photography
A few weeks ago, when we were on holiday in Southern Spain, I took some photos with two film cameras: the Flexaret VI TLR and the Pentacon Six TL. The photos are nothing special, just a record of holidays and gear experiments.
We’ve all heard many photographers talk about storytelling in their photography. How many YT videos can you find on the subject? It’s become such accepted wisdom in the creative world that questioning it feels almost heretical. But when we look at it closely, it doesn’t make sense, and it’s all about how we actually experience photographs.
Having processed the TLR photos I took in Paris, I can show them here.
That guy was taking photos of the woman in the street. She was posing for him. I found it strange that they’d do that lugging around a suitcase.
Our visit to Paris was short but busy. Just before we caught our train, we went to the Doisneau exhibition, musee Maillol.
The last time we were in Paris, we tried to visit the Picasso museum, but it was fully booked long in advance. So this time, I booked early so we could have a look.
Just back from Oslo and then Spain, we’re off to Paris for the Salon de la Photo. These photos are the ones I took with my phone. I also took some with the Flexaret TLR, but they’ll take a few days to process.
It seems that the majority of amateur photographers go through the same predictable journey that you can track through their gear. They begin their journey convinced that better gear will make them better photographers. Some end it knowing the opposite is true.
In September, we organised a Substack event where people shared photos from a day in their life. Participants from all over the world took part and produced a book showing that day to everyone.
After yesterday’s crazy climbing, we decided to stay home and rest today. It’s very hot anyway, no weather to spend the time outside.
Of course, like every morning here, a photo of our street from my office to start with.
I have to do a bit more waiting today for more deliveries (my office UPS died). My wife retouched the wall a little bit after the wallpaper dried over night.
