5 Mins : 10 Secs in April
As a child I used to sit here, watching the dragonflies glide above the water amongst the canopy of luscious green and mombretia.
I have revisited this place many, many times over the years. On this occasion I set up the camera in spring sunshine watching the reflections as the stream flowed down, visited by a small adder passing by.
Pinhole photography is a mysterious art, where I can become free to stop and focus on the smaller things that might otherwise not be seen. There is a state of uncertainty about the image until I’m back in the dark room where the image reveals itself with a kind of childish wonder.
Embracing mistakes and imperfections are part of the process, but when a fragile moment is recorded, the physical photographic paper adopts a greater sense of preciousness.
By using Polymer photogravure, the edition of one small negative is transformed into an edition of etchings. I had expected the photo would never truly show you what I had seen, but this time it revealed the essence of the place.
Polymer photogravure etching with chine collé.
Printed on yamagampi 21g and Somerset satin.Edition: 20
20 available
Image size: 33 × 26 cm
Print size: 43 × 33 cm
As a child I used to sit here, watching the dragonflies glide above the water amongst the canopy of luscious green and mombretia.
I have revisited this place many, many times over the years. On this occasion I set up the camera in spring sunshine watching the reflections as the stream flowed down, visited by a small adder passing by.
Pinhole photography is a mysterious art, where I can become free to stop and focus on the smaller things that might otherwise not be seen. There is a state of uncertainty about the image until I’m back in the dark room where the image reveals itself with a kind of childish wonder.
Embracing mistakes and imperfections are part of the process, but when a fragile moment is recorded, the physical photographic paper adopts a greater sense of preciousness.
By using Polymer photogravure, the edition of one small negative is transformed into an edition of etchings. I had expected the photo would never truly show you what I had seen, but this time it revealed the essence of the place.
Polymer photogravure etching with chine collé.
Printed on yamagampi 21g and Somerset satin.Edition: 20
20 available
Image size: 33 × 26 cm
Print size: 43 × 33 cm
As a child I used to sit here, watching the dragonflies glide above the water amongst the canopy of luscious green and mombretia.
I have revisited this place many, many times over the years. On this occasion I set up the camera in spring sunshine watching the reflections as the stream flowed down, visited by a small adder passing by.
Pinhole photography is a mysterious art, where I can become free to stop and focus on the smaller things that might otherwise not be seen. There is a state of uncertainty about the image until I’m back in the dark room where the image reveals itself with a kind of childish wonder.
Embracing mistakes and imperfections are part of the process, but when a fragile moment is recorded, the physical photographic paper adopts a greater sense of preciousness.
By using Polymer photogravure, the edition of one small negative is transformed into an edition of etchings. I had expected the photo would never truly show you what I had seen, but this time it revealed the essence of the place.
Polymer photogravure etching with chine collé.
Printed on yamagampi 21g and Somerset satin.Edition: 20
20 available
Image size: 33 × 26 cm
Print size: 43 × 33 cm