5 Pointz

40 Yrs of Hip Hop, 2013

5 Pointz, 2013

Bradley and Treyvon, 2013

Save 5 Pointz, 2013 

5 Pointz 2, 2013

The 5 Pointz Aerosol Arts Center, the graffiti mecca in Long Island City, Queens, was recently painted white and is scheduled to be demolished soon.  Sad news.  I'm glad I had a chance to take a few pinhole photos there last August.

All photos were shot using a Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

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NYC Pinhole Portrait 1

NYC Pinhole Portraits 1- Occupy Wall Street, 2013 

Often, when I'm out on the street with my taking photos with my pinhole camera, people stop to ask what I'm doing, or to ask questions about my camera.  Whenever that happens, I try to ask the curious person if they'll pose for a pinhole portrait.  Thus, I present part one in an ongoing series of pinhole portraits.

This man was working the Occupy Wall Street booth in Union Square.  He asked about the camera, posed for a photo and sold me a t-shirt.

Photo shot using a Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera on Kodak Ektar 100 film.  Please feel free to leave comments or questions in the space provided.  Thanks for visiting.

Photo Show Announcement

I'm having a small photo show in December.  It will be at the Bar Chelo in Alberite starting this Wednesday.  If you're in the area, please stop by and have a look.

Jackson Heights Street Vendors

Street Vendor 1, 2013

Street Vendor 2, 2013

Street Vendor 3, 2013

Street vendors in Jackson Heights, Queens.  All photos were shot with a Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

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Itsukushima Shrine

Itsukushima Shrine, 2013

The floating torii gate at Itsukushima Shrine, photographed with a Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera with Kodak Ektar 100 film.

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Zōjō-ji Temple Jizo Statues

Jizo Statues 1, 2013

Jizo Statues 2, 2013

I've finally started scanning more of my pinhole shots from Japan.  Here are two of Jizo statues from the Zōjō-ji Temple in Tokyo.  Both were shot with a Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera with Kodak Ektar 100 film.

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Hello Darkroom, My Old Friend

I've been taking another hiatus from the blog this August, mostly due to a large geographical distance between myself and my scanner.  However, I have been able to rent darkroom time this summer, something that is not available where I currently live.  Hooray for color darkroom rentals!  I hope to have scans posted by some time in September, and I might even have prints available for sale.

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Kitano Tenman-gū Shrine, Kyoto

Kitano Tenman-gū 1, 2013

Kitano Tenman-gū 2, 2013

Kitano Tenman-gū 3, 2013

Kitano Tenman-gū 4, 2013

I was lucky that my visit to Kyoto happened to fall on the 25th of the month, when they have an excellent flea market at Kitano Tenman-gū Shrine.  Plenty of crafts, antiques, and food plus a visit to the shrine.

All photos were shot with a Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera on Ilford Delta 100 film.
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Ruins

Ruins Outside of Ventas Blancas, 2013

Shot with a Zero 2000 Medium Format pinhole camera on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

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Itsukushima, Japan

Miyajima 1, 2013

Deer on Miyajima, 2013

Miyajima 2, 2013

I processed my first roll of film from my Japan trip.  These were shot on Itsukushima Island, home of tame deer and the famous Itsukushima Shrine and torii gate.  All were shot with a Zero 2000 Medium Format pinhole camera with Kodak TMax 100 film.  Stay tuned to this space for pinhole photos of the shrine, which will hopefully be processed and scanned at some point this summer.

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Zarautz Low Tide

Zarautz Low Tide, 2013

Shot with a Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera on Ilford Delta 100 film.  Improperly mixed film developer (oops) led to some interesting streaky effects.

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Castillo de Quel

Castillo de Quel 1, 2013

Castillo de Quel 2, 2013

Castillo de Quel 3, 2013

Here are some of my shots from this year's Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day.  We were looking for the dinosaur statues near Soria (mountain road closed for construction, no dinosaurs to be found on available routes) but stumbled on this castle in Quel, La Rioja, quite by accident.   All were shot with a Zero 2000 Medium format pinhole camera on TMax 100 film.

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Carrera de Cintas a Caballo, Fuente de Piedra

Drinks on a Horse, 2011

Vaquera, 2011

White Horses, 2011

It took a while to get around to scanning these negatives.  These were shot at the Carrera de Cintas a Caballo in Fuente de Piedra, Malaga, in 2011.  The purpose of the race is to capture a ring that has been suspended in the air on a small wooden stick, all while riding full speed on a horse.  In Fuente, some of the riders were also intoxicated.  And they ride on pavement.  Without a helmet.  I recall shooting more film that day, so there are possibly more shots to be posted at a later date.

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Rusty

Machine, 2013

Machine 2, 2013

Rusty farm equipment, as seen through the pinhole.  Both photos were shot with a Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

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Abandoned Water Pumping Station

Water Station, 2013

Power Line, 2013

Station Interior, 2013

Station Interior 2, 2013

An abandoned water pumping station near Alberite, Spain.  All photos shot with a Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera on Ilford Delta 100 film.

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Medieval Fair

Chess, 2013

Banners, 2013

Lamb, 2013

A few pinhole shots from the Medieval Fair in Briones last spring.  All were shot with a Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera, on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

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Tree on a Hill

Tree on a Hill, 2013

Nessie approaches a tree on the top of a muddy hill.  Shot with a Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

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