Landscapes in Focus,Stories in Silver
This summer I was part of this amazing opportunity from my photography friend Ted Smith. Ted is an amazing black-and-white film photographer, recently a finalist for Film Photographer of the Year 2026. He decided to start a community film photography project called TRI THIS. The project had a very simple brief: create a cohesive body …
Happy birthday to me ! It’s official , this photographer is officially old now. I reached a milestone, and I am 50 now. :-). Nothing wrong with that. right? 50 is apparently new 30. It made me wonder and look back. I have been photographing for at least 35 years (on and off). It seems …
I think it’s about time for a quick update on my project Magatta-Ki. I am working on my project slowly but surely and trying to produce as many usable prints as I can. For this session, I selected 3 negatives from my photo session in jun 2025. Seems like I am running a whole year …
In December last year I came across the eBay listing for large format 4×5 Ilford FP4 film. Well, if you are large format photographer you know that prices for the film are high and still climbing. It was unopened box of 50 sheets. Very tempting. Only problem was that there was no expiry date anywhere …
Hard to believe that it’s already February, right? I haven’t been out with my camera since December 2025. for last couple of months I was pretty much contained to my darkroom. I cannot tell how much am itching to take my large format out soon. As soon as the weather improves. In the UK, it …
Right, I’m back in my darkroom and I’m excited to try out a new enlarger head! I wrapped up a 35mm roll on my half-frame Olympus in December. I thought it would be a good idea to print some family photos as a test. First off, I want to say that the film was Ilford …
A brief introduction to the new member of my dark shed. Since I built my darkroom, , I started with 1 enlarger when I was given an old Durst M 600 enlarger, which was a good companion for its time. But I wanted another to have a permanent setup for medium format. During the summer, …
Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about my photography and trying to figure out a new direction for my work. Then, out of the blue, I stumbled upon this little book that collects the works of the Japanese poet Matsuo BASHO. This guy is a big deal from the Edo period and is …
Read more “The Wisdom of the Crooked Tree – 曲がった木 (magatta ki)”
“Merry Christmas! Hope your season is full of light, focus, and beautiful moments to capture!” tekelphoto.com
IN SILVAM SCIRYUDA Medium Format Picture of the Week (MFPOTW) Weekly blog series showcasing photographs that were mostly left out of my galleries, along with other images I appreciate for various reasons. I hope you’ll enjoy taking this journey with me. This weeks Medium format picture of the week 48/25 is one from my little …