Exhibition: Vantages by Shea Kirk
In Vantages, Kirk invites people to be photographed in his home studio in front of simple backdrops. Working with dual large format cameras, each portrait is…
4×5
Review of CatLABS ‘x film 80’ sheet film by David Tatnall.
CatLABS is a US film camera equipment store and distributor, in 2019 they introduced their own brand of black & white negative film: x film 80. Their…
Michaels film processing lab to close.
In very sad news for the film photography community Peter Michael has confirmed today that their iconic Melbourne film-processing laboratory will close. Michaels processed roll…
The Photograph Considered number thirty seven – Glenn Guy
I started my life in photography, just after my 17th birthday, working full time in a busy camera store in my hometown, Hamilton in Western…
The Photograph Considered number thirty six – Jong Lee
Aries Tor. Snowy Mountains, Mt Kosciuszko National Park NSW Australia. This image was shot in February 2020 prior to the COVID-19 isolation. It took almost…
On line exhibitions.
Galleries across Australia are currently closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Here are some links to on line exhibitions. Not as good as seeing the…
Review of Kodak Ektachrome E100 4×5 sheet film by Mark Darragh
Background Kodak describes Ektachrome E100 as “a daylight-balanced color positive film, featuring clean, vibrant colors, a neutral tone scale, and extremely fine grain. Its distinctive…
The Photograph Considered number thirty three – Alex Bond
Woven in Time It was 1988 and I had just arrived for what would be a twelve month period on the north west coast of…
Lockdown exhibitions
Two on line exhibitions of photographs made during the Covid 19 pandemic lockdown. Friends of Photography Group – Melbourne based film photography group’s exhibition Isolation…