Twice in the last few years I’ve been fortunate to haveva friend gift me some wonderful gear. A former co-worker, mentor and dear friend in his 80’s gave me his Horseman 980, a ...
23 July, 2025
Rollei Retro 400S in Paris, with a Minolta X700
I recently headed back to Paris for a long weekend, for the first time since I started shooting film again. Having taken photos there many times in the past using my digital gea...
The Palace of Coudenberg (central Brussels), supposedly one of the finest in Europe, was destroyed by fire in 1731 (CE) and the ruins demolished in the late 18th century to make...
20 July, 2025
Oto Fūkei – A Photographic Soundscape from Japan
During a vacation in Japan, I found myself instinctively pairing photographs with audio recordings from the same moments and places. I didn’t know what I was making yet, but I l...
I love a “Full Roll Friday” and I’ve done four of them in the past. But only one of mine was a full roll shot the conventional way – usually I’d find a way of cheati...
The sewer museum in Brussels is entered through one of the former tax collection buildings at the Porte d’Anderlecht (left in the featured image) and exited through the building...
14 July, 2025
Travel Photography Tips – With a Contax G2 Kodak Ektachrome E100VS Fujichrome Astia 100 Kodak TRI-X 400 and Adox Silvermax
(Title Photo – only one of two photos of the G2 unfortunately with me in it! Yuk! 2009) This will be my last post on a Contax G2 I used to have (last but one), and which I...
13 July, 2025
The Winter Heart of the Tatras
The Tatras are the highest peaks of the Carpathians, and I wouldn’t hesitate to call them the national treasure of Slovakia—though a small part stretches gracefully into Poland....
