Long Beach, Tofino, 2022.
Rolleiflex 2.8F, Zeiss 80 mm f/2.8 Planar, Kodak Portra 400.
Here are two landscapes in black and white.
british columbia
Osoyoos, 2013 /
Rolleiflex 2.8F, Zeiss 80 mm f/2.8 Planar, Kodak Tri-X 400, Kodak D76.
From 2009-2013, or thereabouts, I carried a Rolleiflex TLR camera with me wherever I went. Almost invariably it was loaded with black-and-white film, which I developed in my bathroom at home. A few weeks ago, I began the process of re-examining the archive of my negatives with the goal of producing a photobook that seeks to make thematic sense of my relationship to photography over the last 15 years. The four photographs shown above may eventually be included in this work.
Here is my current selection of photographs for this project.
Here are brief descriptions of my current projects and a list of abandoned/defunct projects.
In and Around Hedley, BC /
Looking East and West Along the Similkameen Valley /
Glimpses of Hedley, BC /
In the years 1900-1955, Nickel Plate Mountain at Hedley (ca. 70 km SW of Penticton, current pop. 300) was a major site of gold mining in the Province of BC and the town was once the most populous in the province east of Hope. I was given an enthusiastic, informative tour of the local museum by a lovely elderly woman and current resident named Ruth. She sold me a book on the history of the region, but could not tempt me into a slice of lemon meringue pie.