Visit to the Photography and Video show 2026
Short summary of my visit to Photography and Video show 2026
Photographer’s Library – Eliot Porter
I own 3 Eliot Porter’s books . In this short article I will try to do a short review of all three of them. Let’s start with another review. Book Title: Eliot Porter Author: Eliot Porter Published by: New York Graphic Society Books. Little, Brown and Company, Boston . first edition 1987 This book is …
Out with the camera… (and a “new” lens)
Yes , new lens . I pulled the trigger and bought a lens which in all honesty I do not need. It is older Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 D. I know, I know. Reviews are not very favorable for this lens. What caught my eye is the flexibility of this zoom. It’s going from wide to …
How old is this film and can I use it?
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 …
Photographer’s Library – Memorable fancies
Author: Minor White ( Edited by Todd Cronan and Peter C. Bunnell) Title: Memorable fancies Published by: Princeton University Art Museum , 2024 I picked this book up out of interest. I knew Minor White as a photographer. Moreover, he was a photography critic, editor, and photography theoretic. Additionally, he contributed to the field through …
Photographer’s Library – Magnum Generation(s)
I believe every person who have keen interest in photography knows what Magnum agency is. Right? From the Magnum website: Two years after the apocalypse of the Second World War, Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger, and David “Chim” Seymour came together to found Magnum Photos. The conflict marked each of them deeply. It left …