Folio: Matt Weddis

Along The Way

I take my 4×5 camera with me on hikes and walks. This led to my ongoing series Along the Way, a collection of images I take of people that I meet along the way. None of the images are pre-planned or organised. They are just regular people that I either approach and ask them to let me take their portrait or people that see my camera and would like to know more about it, and then I take their portrait. The sessions take about 10 minutes and the subjects are sent both web suitable and print suitable files, for their own use. I get a collection of portraits of real people in real environments, just as I find them.

All images were taken on a Chamonix 45F-2 with Nikkor W 180mm lens. The film was Ilford FP4. I do not own a 4×5 enlarger (yet), so all images are digitised. 

The series so far can be viewed here.

I am a Sydney based photographer and was introduced to large format photography while completing a Diploma of Photography at Ultimo TAFE. I never looked back. 

More of Matt’s work can be seen on his website, Instagram and Youtube.