Landscapes in Focus,Stories in Silver
Title: A Tree, A Blade of Grass Author: Shinzo Maeda Published by: Taschen Verlag GmbH 1993 I do not own many books by Japanese photographers. This one is one of them and it has a prominent place in my Photographer’s Library. Shinzo Maeda was a Japanese photographer famous for landscape photographs and movies. He published …
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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 …
After a couple of months without taking my camera out, I finally managed to get out for the shoot. Well, nothing fancy, just a quick outing to the Peak District to explore places where I can shoot for my ongoing project, Magatta Ki. I’m always trying to find new places I haven’t been before, and …
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 …
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 …
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