Heidelberg and Frankfurt

I recently visited Heidelberg to attend the opening of The Art of Pinhole Photography exhibition.  I also managed to spend a day in Frankfurt.  Here are a few snapshots from my visit.  All were taken with a DeMaria-LaPierre Dehel 6x9 folding camera.    

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Dreikonigskirche, Frankfurt, 2016

Cathedral, Frankfurt, 2016

Bridge, Heidelberg, 2016

Heidelberg, 2016

Hong Kong

Street, 2016

Fish, 2016

Fliers, 2016

Wall, 2016

Self Portrait, Hong Kong, 2016

Photos from my recent trip to Hong Kong.  All were shot on film using a Yashica D medium format camera.

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Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2015

WPPD 1, 2015

WPPD 2, 2015

WPPD 3, 2015

WPPD 4, 2015

WPPD 5, Family Portrait, 2015

WPPD 6, 2015

Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day was on April 26th this year.  Here are some of my photos from the day.  All were shot with a Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera.

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Rocks Trees Pinhole

Rocks and Trees, 2015

Shot with a medium format Zero 2000 pinhole camera on Ilford Delta 100 film.

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The Paris Lubitel

Have you ever walked into a bar or shop and seen an old camera sitting on a shelf as part of 

the decor?  Have you ever thought "I'd like to take that camera for a spin.  Too bad it's sitting on that shelf, not being used"?  This thought has crossed my mind many times, but a couple of weeks ago I finally summoned the nerve to ask the bartender if I could use the dusty old camera on the shelf behind the bar.

It happened in Paris, in a lovely bar/ restaurant that happened to have a (very) dusty old Lubitel sitting on a high shelf above the bar. I asked if I could use the camera to shoot just one roll. I later learned that the camera had been sitting on the shelf, unused, for at least 15 years. The focus on the camera was broken, the shutter was stuck on "B" and, as I saw after processing the film, the winder did not wind all the way for every exposure and the pictures overlap.  Still, I'm happy with the results.  This is why I always carry a few rolls of film and a mini tripod.  The camera is now back in its' spot behind the bar, waiting for my next Paris visit.  Also, I plan to continue this as a series, and hope to stumble on more old cameras being used as decor in the near future.

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The Paris Lubitel 1, 2014

The Paris Lubitel 2, 2014

The Paris Lubitel 3, 2014

The Paris Lubitel 4, 2014

The Paris Lubitel 5 (Self Portrait), 2014

The Paris Lubitel 6, 2014

The Paris Lubitel 7, 2014

The Paris Lubitel 8, 2014

The Paris Lubitel 9, 2014

The Paris Lubitel 10, 2014

Dolmen de Los Llanos

Dolmen, 2014

Duble exposure pinhole photo of the Dolmen de Los Llanos in La Rioja, Spain.  Taken with a Zero 2000 Medium format pinhole camera on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

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Water Tower

Water Tower, 2014

Abandoned Church, 2014

Tomb, 2014

I gave my beloved Zero 2000 a few days off and took a different pinhole camera out for a spin.  These were shot with an 8Banners medium format pinhole camera on Ilford Delta 100 film.

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Santa Engracia del Jubera

Castle Wall 1, 2014

Castle Wall 2, 2014

The 12th century castle in Santa Engracia del Jubera in The Rioja, photographed with a Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

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Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2014

Monastery of Irache, 2014

Monastery of Irache 2, 2014

Abandoned, 2014

Abandoned Grain Elevator, 2014

Electrical Transformer in a Wheatfield. 2014

Transformer, 2014

Here is a selection of some of my photos shot on this year's Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day.  As per usual on Pinhole Day, we drove far and wide looking for interesting places to photograph.  This year's interesting finds include the Monastery of Irache near Estella and an abandoned grain elevator.  All were shot with a Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera on Ilford Delta 100 film.

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Alberite Landscapes

Carniceria, 2013

The Old Ice Cream Stand, 2013

Grassy Ruin, 2013

Nessie Takes a Dip, 2013

Finally got around to scanning some recent pinholes shot in and around Alberite.  All were shot with a Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera on Fuji Reala 100 speed film.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

Armor, 2013

Statues, 2013

Paintings (About to be asked to leave), 2013

Lecture, 2013

Temple of Dendur, 2013

Pinhole photos shot at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, in August of 2013.  All were shot with a Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

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Union Square, NYC

Krishnas in Union Square, 2013

Union Square, NYC.  Shot with a Zero 2000 Medium Format pinhole camera on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

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Krýsuvík, Iceland

Krýsuvík, 2014

Here's a strange photo that I shot in Iceland with my somewhat broken pinhole camera (after it fell the first time, before it smashed after falling the second time).  I think the black dots are the result dust in the camera falling on the film after fall number one.   Oddly, this was the only exposure on the roll with this kind of damage.

Shot with a wobbly and dented Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera on Ilford Delta 100 film.

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Akihabara, Tokyo

Akihabara, 2013

Giant Robot, 2013

Akihabara Street Corner, 2013

Pinhole photos from the Akihabara neighborhood in Tokyo.  All were shot with a Zero 2000 medium format pinhole camera on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

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