My long awaited dark room is coming along fine. I progressed far enough to start producing some large test-prints. My first project is in the works and I thought I would share an update here. Eventually it will be nine or ten toned cyanotype prints, … Continue readingCyanotype meets antiquity
Not much to say, except that new snow fall made the walk a worthwhile photographic excursion. A monochrome camera with red-filter turned this sunny afternoon into a dramatic landscape. This said here is the walks production. Thats it for this day.
Below mostly Roman sculptures from Athens ancient agora and the National Archaeological Museum Athens. Looking carefully at the features and expressions stamped into marble these faces come alive and look amazingly contemporary. Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius, who ruled from AD 138 to 161. is the third … Continue readingAn Athens Weekend
Presumably the artists of the classical period were the first to capture our emotional experience of a life caught between Chaos (disorder) and Kosmos (order). Looking at the remains of their works it is ironic to see how, over a long enough time horizon, chaos … Continue readingAccidentally Abstract
As I write a week of uninterrupted rain, fog and cold is coming to an end. Not the most pleasent environment to go out but luckily the dog kicks me and out I go. Destination, our mountain creek which makes its way down from the … Continue readingRainy days in Les Avants
On a hot day I was hoping to escape the heat by gaining some altitude. I succeeded only partially, 2000m was not quite enough but it helped. Starting from Solalex it is a pretty walk up the valley to the refuge Giacomini. This time around … Continue readingVallée d’Anzeindaz
