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And the opposite of a castle ... a few hundred meters away 

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3 hours ago, stray cat said:

 

Users of Leica film cameras may be interested to read an article I’ve been honoured to have published in the excellent “The Camera From Wetzlar” online magazine: - E-book: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iboCUwFZj_OOMjTZy4OoOxxMQfh9eOaO/view?usp=share_link

- Pdf: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iCo0dFFLXJH5ZelcwjqzwQGlaOd49Au3/view?usp=sharing

I highly recommend subscribing (it’s free) to the magazine anyway, it’s a start-up by a passionate team of Leica enthusiasts who fund it themselves and always has interesting stories and articles as well as excellent photography, reviews and so on.

Phil--this is a lovely and thoughtful essay and fantastic photographs! What a collection, and the one of the two dogs at the fountain is a stitch. But the sense of common humanity and respect for others is the thread that ties them together--as does so many of your photographs on your website. A treat for us all.

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Channeling my inner Ralph Gibson...

Nikon F2P / Nikkor 135f2.8 AI / Portra 400

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7 hours ago, bags27 said:

Phil--this is a lovely and thoughtful essay and fantastic photographs! What a collection, and the one of the two dogs at the fountain is a stitch. But the sense of common humanity and respect for others is the thread that ties them together--as does so many of your photographs on your website. A treat for us all.

Thank you so much Ken, I can’t tell you how much your words mean to me.

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Paragliders, Wimereaux, France, October 2023.
M4, Elmarit-M 28 Asph, Portra 160

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Post 4. Leica M4, 35mm Summicron v.3, Tri-X.

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Bathers, Brittany, France.    [m6, 35, fp4]

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Am 28.3.2024 um 12:15 schrieb stray cat:

 

Users of Leica film cameras may be interested to read an article I’ve been honoured to have published in the excellent “The Camera From Wetzlar” online magazine: - E-book: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iboCUwFZj_OOMjTZy4OoOxxMQfh9eOaO/view?usp=share_link

- Pdf: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iCo0dFFLXJH5ZelcwjqzwQGlaOd49Au3/view?usp=sharing

I highly recommend subscribing (it’s free) to the magazine anyway, it’s a start-up by a passionate team of Leica enthusiasts who fund it themselves and always has interesting stories and articles as well as excellent photography, reviews and so on.

 

Hello Phil, thank you very much for the hint ! The report about the time with Mary Ellen Mark sounds truly fascinating, especially in connection with the fantastic pictures. You confirm my experience that it's worth putting effort and work into a project. While there may be the occasional stroke of luck, most of the time, at least in my case, you don't get more out than you put in...

And something else aligns with my experience: It's always worth photographically stepping out of one's comfort zone and approaching people. It's almost always the pictures of people you've talked to, or at least interacted with, that stand out in retrospect from the mass of pictures.

It might be a coincidence, but just now while cleaning up my hard drive, I stumbled upon some pictures I took during a photo excursion in Cuba back in 2006. I've uploaded a few of them here: 

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Études, #60. Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, 1980. Leica M4, 35mm Summicron v.3, Tri-X.

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Weissenhofsiedlung, Stuttgart, build 1927

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Leica R6, Summilux R 1,4/50mm, Kentmere 100, Adox XT3, Epson V800, darktable

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On 3/27/2024 at 4:38 PM, bags27 said:

Welcome!!!

Very nice photo, indeed, and you did everything right. No need (yet) to exact our usual very stiff fine for getting it wrong....

Very much enjoyed your website and the chronicling of the interesting life, from childhood to the present, that you've led.

Thanks for the comments. I guess this is how I can respond to your remarks. But now the image reference above the post is gone. Did I do something wrong? How does anyone know the image referenced here?

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Some mural art in Richmond, VA. M4's with HP5 and Rodinal, mostly. 35 Summicron and 50 Summilux.

Après la guerre

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Alley Watch

 

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Broken Wing

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12 hours ago, Kl@usW. said:

 

Hello Phil, thank you very much for the hint ! The report about the time with Mary Ellen Mark sounds truly fascinating, especially in connection with the fantastic pictures. You confirm my experience that it's worth putting effort and work into a project. While there may be the occasional stroke of luck, most of the time, at least in my case, you don't get more out than you put in...

And something else aligns with my experience: It's always worth photographically stepping out of one's comfort zone and approaching people. It's almost always the pictures of people you've talked to, or at least interacted with, that stand out in retrospect from the mass of pictures.

It might be a coincidence, but just now while cleaning up my hard drive, I stumbled upon some pictures I took during a photo excursion in Cuba back in 2006. I've uploaded a few of them here: 

Thank you sincerely Klaus, for your kind thoughts on my work.

Your Cuba pictures are wonderful, as are the stories you have shared. You were there at an interesting and transitional time, and had the wherewithall to get to know some of the people who lived the history from the revolution onwards. A beautifully nuanced mini-reportage of a fascinating country at an important time in its history.

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