Yaum's Photo Diary

I found this video tonight on youtube, I think it expresses very well one of the reasons why I use the fake name Gerry Yaum in my work. ...

Tonight is my last night before I am off to security work for 1 week. I am putting in another all nighter, this time concentrating on re-pri...

Been thinking of the best way to do the 4x5 flash thing, carrying 2 tripods, a flash and a Linhof around a dump site might be a bit problema...

Working on a good photograph in the dark with the music pumping and the occasional scream of "Lets Go!!!" from yours truly is the ...

I had a very good long sleep, now I am into a heavy darkroom printing session. I found 7 negs I like and might try to print. These negs are ...

 Another kodak film bites the dust: http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/films/bw/tMaxP3200.jhtml At least the Ilford ve...

This company sells some interesting products and has some good how to vids. I might buy the 4x5 holder to develop sheet film in my patterson...

The trip to Thai is a ways off yet but am preparing my gear. I bought a second pair of light pants, another long sleeve sweat shirt and some...

Went to a Oiler hockey game tonight with my friend Rob so had a delayed entry into the darkroom. I figured thou with the show deadline time ...

Reading a new book on Diane Arbus, quite fascinating, well worth a purchase and read. "An Emergency In Slow Motion" William Todd...

Made some quicky email submissions today. I love the email format for submitting as it saves me loads of time. I submitted to: - The Alber...

Am still struggling with the opening print of the show, this is my 5th attempt. I will have to redo it to limit visible burn lines and to ad...

My opening reception for the "'The Train Is Coming' Portraits From Klong Toey Slum" show has changed, it will be held Tues...

I do not really understand this new product (from the Impossible project folks) or the processes in the videos that well but I think it woul...

“A picture is a secret about a secret, the more it tells you the less you know.”  "I get to keep what nob od y needs." ...

Over the last few days I have posted some more short and shaky darkroom vids to my youtube channel. The channel can be viewed directly via t...

Well I just finished framing prints 21 and 22, that leaves about 13 to go. I have 5 or 6 maybe prints in my print case and another 5 prints ...

A n interesting and informative photo essay on a day at the Mae Sot garbage dump. http://www.jeffsjournalism.com/Galleries/Life%20Amidst...

This is the place I will go to make photographs in May, I w a nt to work  for about 3 weeks making photographs of the families who live in t...

"Although I may remain unintentionally ignorant, I do realize that people are people simply doing the same things, differently. Regardl...

I think I have finally settled on my trips for this year. The opening and closing of the "The Train Is Coming" Show along with the...

"Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing."

I had a discussion with some photo group friends on Saturday about dry mounting and whether it was archival. I found this article online tod...

After the very difficult to print market panoramic neg this next one (last one of the day) is going to be very easy to print. The print only...

I am pushing myself hard to get the show printed in time. I worked a minimum of 8 hours a day in the darkroom all this week, somedays 12 hou...

I just did a bit of more work in the darkroom, I made up some RC prints of some previously forgotten negs from Klong Toey. Last night I look...

Got this email today as a result of my recent uploads on youtube (music vids of darkroom work). Guess I have to make more of these in the fu...

The Jubilee Auditorium (Kaasa Gallery) folks changed the date of my opening reception. The opening will now happen on Tuesday April 16th fro...

I got my shipping case today, it looks good, a bit beat up but not bad. The case weights 15.2 pounds which gives me about 35 pounds to play ...

This enlarger would be a blast, I could take digital files and print them onto silver gelatin fibre paper! I could use a digital file like I...

I had a meal with my friend Larry last night and he told me about a print of his that is going to be shown in London as part of Royal Nation...

I am getting surrounded by all my prints and darkroom clutter, I think a cleaning job is in order soon! Here are a few more darkroo...

Am now thinking of doing some vids next trip to post on the blog. The vids might come from places I shoot at like the garbage dump at Mae So...

A little walk through my darkroom process. I am doing the secondary processing of my archival prints tonight. I decided to post these vids ...

Playing a bit with my new point and shoot digi camera. Here are some photos from tonights darkroom session.

Well its another day and I have another idea for a photography project! (whats that? 10 different series in the planning?). Tonight while re...

Well the "The Train Is Coming" show is coming together nicely. I have the mats cuts for the most part, I might need a few things c...

I have so many plans for what I want to do with my photography, what I want to photograph, how I am going to do it etc etc. One thing I ofte...

I got an email today from a Polish photojournalist and another from a Bangkok based photographer a few weeks back. My friend Rob told me my ...

Well I put together my third grand submission for the "Alberta Foundation for the Arts" people. This submission is another attempt...

I think I will make up 20 of the aluminum sheet mounted sex worker on white portraits. If I make a few extras (I expect to hang about 10 in ...

Just did a quick look through some of my online white background sex worker images for possible selection to the Scott Edwards Gallery show,...

Looks like I will go with prints dry mounted to Aluminum. My friend Rob convinced me that the swiss corners would look to cheap. I am not a ...

Keep on running this New Orleans deal through my mind. If I can do 16x20 swiss clip acrylic frames, then I can print on 16x20 paper. Maybe t...

I found these photos and this video online for the Scott Edwards Gallery in New Orleans, it looks like a happening and fun place to visit. I...