KEEPERS 12/20

I am not in the mood to write much today, but still I want to try and write this edition of KEEPERS. We have a saying that says to form a habit is to protect oneself as a chain mail shirt. It's the middle of the month, so here we go. In December, besides the …

KEEPERS 02/20

I came back from a great walk in the woods to a dish full of risotto and a side dish of pizza and just selected 10 photos out of a compilation of February photos and color photos from 2020. I wanted to do something special for the new year's edition and I thought to mimic …

KEEPERS 11/20

Welcome to another current edition of KEEPERS. I started to clear my surfaces in the apartment so that it has a little of the Zen order and space open for inspiration. My desk however still hosts a wide variety of items, from a framed newspaper clipping of a pig, some sliced bread and home-made cashew …

KEEPERS 03/20

It's Sunday night, I just developed two rolls of Foma 120 film in Rodinal, saw that the tripod handle is on half of the frames, started to feel stupid for the mistakes I make, took it as fitting for this day, as a record, a memory of this day I had, made myself a cup …

Xenar, Tessar, Xenon, Helios and Nikkor 50s showdown

An idea came to me, that if by photographing a scene, we create something that wasn't there before, using the shapes and shades, the point of view is like molding the clay of a sculpture and the glass with all its characteristics is the paintbrush to paint the scene with. I am yet to come …

KEEPERS 10/20

Welcome to KEEPERS 10/20. Last month I only went for a walk in the city once, to the post office when my new Mamiya Six arrived from Japan. On the way I tested the Super Ikonta 4.5x6 I adjusted for better infinity focus but now it seems the focus is all over the place. I …

KEEPERS 04/20

In April, gone was the time when we watched the Chinese Covid numbers going up with some disinterest, and gone were the hopes that it might not come to us from Italy. We were in a partial lockdown and people should only go outside to go to work or other necessary trips or to go …

KEEPERS 09/20

Welcome to another edition of KEEPERS. September was the month that I normally started my work at school, but earlier this year I quit, so I was feeling a little melancholic for the old job. Then we still had a few warm days at the start of the month and even a couple of warm …

My thoughts on Mariô by Criolo

One of my favorite music styles is rap and I collect CDs of local rap from my travels, if I can. I am most drawn to rap from the US but there are other countries that in my opinion have great rap as well. One of them is surely Brazil. Now I'd like to explore …

KEEPERS 05/2020

Welcome to another back-issue of the new webzine, KEEPERS. I enjoy scrolling through these older negatives, not only to revive my memories but also to give a new life, new meaning to these photos. I've been struggling with dark thoughts in the middle of the night and an image of me taking a single photo …