Friday, September 15, 2023

Me, W. Eugene Smith, Sebastiao Salgado and Lewis Lewis :)

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I wanted to thank David Best for this. The story is from issue #160 of Black&White Magazine. This goes without saying, is rather obvious...

GERRY YAUM PHOTOGRAPHS Layout, Black & White Magazine Issue #160

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Here are some captures of the recent Black & White Photography Magazine story about THE FAMILES OF THE DUMP and THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDE...

Quote: Mary Ellen Mark

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" I'm just interested in people on the edges. I feel an affinity for people who haven't had the best breaks in society. I'm...
Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Dupree Bolton Street Photos, In a New Book? Maybe!

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It is strange how life eventually comes back at you. In 1985 I photographed jazz trumpet player Dupree Bolton on the streets of  San Francis...
Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Link: Dupree Bolton Book?

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There might be a book done on my old friend from San Francisco/Oakland Dupree Bolton, who I met in 1985, when I was 21. I have done an inter...

2 Ambrotypes Purchased for the Province of Alberta Collection

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  Note*   Got lucky there. I kinda counted my chickens before they hatched. My plan was to spend the collected work money, $2000 CAD for the...

Photo Story: Dupree In Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA, 1985

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This is Dupree Bolton, a world class Jazz trumpet player and heroin addict. In 1985 I started to photograph him in San Francisco's China...

Partly Finished 18 Inch Projection Lens with Lens Board

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I still need to add black putty to make it light proof. This lens with board setup should work as well as the 14-inch version.  I have no id...
Monday, September 11, 2023

Quote: Buddha

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18 Inch Projection Lens and Lensboard

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Tonight, at work. I am going to try and fit my 18-inch projection lens into a wooden lens board. Then the lens can be mounted on the 16x20 a...

Photo Story : Vietnam Vet After Shooting Heroin, West Oakland, California, USA 1985

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So the year was 1985. I was 21 years old. Borrowing my parents motor home I headed down to America from my home in Canada for 6 months. Even...
Friday, September 8, 2023

The True W. Eugene Smiuth

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Always loved this image. To make the photos he made you have to feel deep compassion and empathy for the people in your pictures.  Smith had...

Voigtlander Lens On The Chamonix 24x24

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I am not sure if the lens, a Voigtlander 655mm (24.5 inch) F6 Lens , will cover 24x24. One of quite a few lens options for the new/used Ch...

Possible Future Ontario AMBROTOS KANATA Meetup and Talk

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Got contacted by a Facebook friend from Ontario. There might be a meetup and talk possibility at some future date. Will add his info to my ...
Thursday, September 7, 2023

3 Cameras!!

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3 cameras a 5x7 Deardorff copy, the Chamonix 24x24 and the HF3535.

Chamonix 24x24 Camera Is Safe In Edmonton!

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The Chamonix 24x24 inch camera is safely unpacked in my small studio in Edmonton, Canada!  Thank you Alex T for doing a great job packing th...