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Matthew Urquhart – Standing in the middle of a small town
1. What or who was your inspiration for getting into photography? My wife has been an avid photographer since before I met her, 25 years ago. She used a Canon Rebel film camera of some sort and would always shoot black and white film. I had always admired her photos. I remember going to photography exhibitions with her over the years, and I was always fascinated by what I saw. For some reason, though, it never occurred to me to give it a shot. Then, about 10 years ago we moved to Victoria from Edmonton, and a few weeks later, I bought her a Canon T3i kit as a gift.…
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“Pool Supplies”
“I want to thank Johaness at @thehiddenriver for believing in my work and releasing this image as a limited edition print. I thought this would be a perfect time to present the entire 35mm film set for context and attach the story behind these images.” Benjamin Fargen “Pool Supplies” I was restless to get out of the house after a week of rainy weather one Sunday afternoon in November 2018. I grabbed my camera and a roll of expired Kodak 400 and headed out the door. I wanted to stay somewhat close to home since it was late in the day and the light was about to get good. As…
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Next up for The Whole Roll! I lied…this is “The Partial Roll’! I’m going to split these frames into two stories so the photo’s make sense. I shot 11 frames of a 36 exposure roll of Kodak Ektar 100 through my F3 on a lovely weekend trip with my lovely wife to Pacifica, CA. The light was pretty nice and it was fun to shoot somewhere unfamiliar to me. All photos by meCheers, Benjamin.
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This is a series I created & titled “Mercedes Graveyard.” These images feature various dead vintage Mercedes cars at a local repair shop here In #Sacramento, CA – This is the entire 26 exposure roll – shot on expired #35mm Kodak Gold 400 film with a #Leicaflex SL camera and #Summicron 50mm F2. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed taking them. Cheers, Benjamin
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Black Paint Leica M2 – Dwight Dolliver Edition w/Motor (Ernst Leitz)
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