Tres escenas en el camino. (La Ciudad en analógicas).

Me fui a tomar fotos, esta vez con mi cámara Yashica Elerctro 35 G de alrededor de 1968, una maravillosa máquina cuya capacidad queda expuesta en estas imágenes. Aunque en general siempre salgo con una idea preliminar, es el camino y las miradas que hago en el mismo lo que deciden el rumbo que sigo.… Continue reading Tres escenas en el camino. (La Ciudad en analógicas).

Three scenes along the way. (City on Film).

I went out to take pictures, this time with my Yashica Electro 35 G camera from around 1968, a wonderful machine whose capabilities are evident in these images. Although I generally always start with a preliminary idea, it's the journey itself and the sights I encounter along the way that determine the direction I take.… Continue reading Three scenes along the way. (City on Film).

Returning (City on Film Series)

Central Park, NYC. Zenit EM 35mm. Ilford HP5 Plus 400 Here I am again, after a four-year-long parenthesis I woke up thinking about doing what I want to do, in some ways that are different from my routine. I am just at the edge of a new stage in my life. The world is what… Continue reading Returning (City on Film Series)

Something … (City on film series)

There is "something" in photos taken with a 35mm film or a medium format film camera, that is unique, at least for me. In this case I used the Zenit camera from 1980 that I talked about in the previous post. It was winter 2016, my first one in New York City - my hometown… Continue reading Something … (City on film series)

Cameras and love

  Back in 1980 I bought a 35mm film SLR camera from a friend. It had been barely used, just a couple times, maybe three. It was a Zenit EM made in the former Soviet Union. The model was designed to commemorate the Olympic Games in Moscow that year. My very first 35mm camera opened… Continue reading Cameras and love