14 May, 2024
5 Frames inspired by Georges de la Tour
It was the 13th of March. In my inbox was the daily news in French email and it began by saying on that day in 1593 the painter Georges de la Tour was born, and he became famous...
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12 May, 2024
Visiting an old ‘friend’ – Lisbon
A generation ago Lisbon seemed magical, the light on the crumbling buildings, the ubiquitous graffiti, the former glory of the architecture and private courtyards. As time went ...
5 May, 2024
Évora, Portugal with a Leica MP & Foma 100
Not only photogenic, historic and interesting (a UNESCO world heritage site, European Capital of Culture for 2027), Évora also has a superb hotel in a converted former nunn...
28 April, 2024
The Yashica Mat 124G and Me
It’s not the camera, it’s not because it’s square format, it’s me, or rather us, we just don’t click together. Years ago I used a Hasselblad f...
20 April, 2024
Cascais, Portugal, by Day and Night
We went to Cascais in part in reaction to having been to Lisbon recently. As a Portuguese acquaintance said to us “Lisbon is no longer Portuguese”, it is now packe...
6 April, 2024
Shooting Contre-Jour
Three months under cloud cover became depressing – we just had to go somewhere to find some sun to shine on our faces, or even hearts maybe. To lift our mood. We took a s...
24 March, 2024
How (not) to Reticulate
I was developing film away from my darkroom. I had assembled the essential equipment and, because I knew that untreated tap water in Brussels used to be very hard, I had made up...
20 March, 2024
Portable Light Box For Free – A Quick Tip
If I’m away for more than two weeks I generally take or have available equipment to develop B&W film – a tank, reels, Rodinal and fixer. Other equipment can be...