Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Cleveland, England.
From my Traces from along the Edge Project, 2003-.
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Sunday, 31 July 2011
PIER
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Cleveland, England.
From my Traces from along the Edge Project, 2003-.
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Saturday, 30 July 2011
DUNES
Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire, England.
From my The Next Wave Project, 1996-97.
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Friday, 29 July 2011
NOTICEBOARD
WHEN THE CAMERA DID NOT LIE
Colin Edwards recounts the tale of a chance discovery thanks to the authenticity of the photos produced by Kodakchrome film
IT IS just over a year since the last-ever roll of 35mm Kodakchrome film was produced. It was given to New York photographer Steve McCurry, who used it in his Nikon F6 for a travel documentary. That final roll ended a success story that began in 1935.
In May this year Michael Lyman, a photographer from Florida in the USA, bought a vintage slide projector in a charity shop. The projector had a drawer in the base that contained 80 cardboard-mounted Kodakchrome slides dating from the 1950s.
Because Lyman didn't know the people in the pictures, he invited his website visitors to seek any identifying clues. He wrote, 'Looking at these pictures is like stepping back to a time of post-war prosperity when America was at it's greatest, when people had well-paid jobs that allowed them to buy nice homes and big cars that had style and personality.'
Lyman continued 'They make me feel kind of sad, Photography is about capturing moments that are gone forever. The father was proud of his 1951 Chevrolet because it features in many of the pictures. He probably worked locally with enough wages for two vacations a year, to go bowling with his friends and to put food on the table for his family.'
'Within weeks, Lyman had sufficient responses to identify the town, the street, the house and even one of the girls pictured in her school uniform. Then, in a final breakthorough, he identified the family and now plans a trip to New York to return their photos. 'I want to tell them how the story unfolded and what a gift they have provided by allowing so many people to lift their spirits and to feel good about those days, 'he explained.
Ok, so maybe Michael Lyman saw those old Kodakchrome slides through rose-tinted spectacles where the past always looks wonderful. Even so, there is an amazing sense of authenticity in every shot.
If you have a problem associating authenticity with Kodakchrome's typically vibrant colours, remind yourself that these slides are the actual film that passed through the camera. They are from the days when the camera did not lie. Family photos were not manipulated on a computer beyond recognition. What you got was what you saw.
Many cassettes of long-lost Kodakchrome also passed through my Voiglander Vito C. Now my digital camera yields predictable results instantly, but in doing so it manages to remove some of the fun, most of the uncertainty and, I suspect all the future nostalgia.
Article by Colin Edwards in the Back Chat section of Amateur Photographer magazine. In the 30th July 2011 issue.
* To read more about Michael Lyman's story, visit: http://rochester.ym.com and search for 'Michael Lyman.'
Colin Edwards recounts the tale of a chance discovery thanks to the authenticity of the photos produced by Kodakchrome film
IT IS just over a year since the last-ever roll of 35mm Kodakchrome film was produced. It was given to New York photographer Steve McCurry, who used it in his Nikon F6 for a travel documentary. That final roll ended a success story that began in 1935.
In May this year Michael Lyman, a photographer from Florida in the USA, bought a vintage slide projector in a charity shop. The projector had a drawer in the base that contained 80 cardboard-mounted Kodakchrome slides dating from the 1950s.
Because Lyman didn't know the people in the pictures, he invited his website visitors to seek any identifying clues. He wrote, 'Looking at these pictures is like stepping back to a time of post-war prosperity when America was at it's greatest, when people had well-paid jobs that allowed them to buy nice homes and big cars that had style and personality.'
Lyman continued 'They make me feel kind of sad, Photography is about capturing moments that are gone forever. The father was proud of his 1951 Chevrolet because it features in many of the pictures. He probably worked locally with enough wages for two vacations a year, to go bowling with his friends and to put food on the table for his family.'
'Within weeks, Lyman had sufficient responses to identify the town, the street, the house and even one of the girls pictured in her school uniform. Then, in a final breakthorough, he identified the family and now plans a trip to New York to return their photos. 'I want to tell them how the story unfolded and what a gift they have provided by allowing so many people to lift their spirits and to feel good about those days, 'he explained.
Ok, so maybe Michael Lyman saw those old Kodakchrome slides through rose-tinted spectacles where the past always looks wonderful. Even so, there is an amazing sense of authenticity in every shot.
If you have a problem associating authenticity with Kodakchrome's typically vibrant colours, remind yourself that these slides are the actual film that passed through the camera. They are from the days when the camera did not lie. Family photos were not manipulated on a computer beyond recognition. What you got was what you saw.
Many cassettes of long-lost Kodakchrome also passed through my Voiglander Vito C. Now my digital camera yields predictable results instantly, but in doing so it manages to remove some of the fun, most of the uncertainty and, I suspect all the future nostalgia.
Article by Colin Edwards in the Back Chat section of Amateur Photographer magazine. In the 30th July 2011 issue.
* To read more about Michael Lyman's story, visit: http://rochester.ym.com and search for 'Michael Lyman.'
Thursday, 28 July 2011
ON THE BEACH
Whitby North Beach, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.
From my Traces from along the Edge Project, 2003-.
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Saturday, 23 July 2011
PS LINCOLN CASTLE
There were three main Paddle Steamers/Ferries sailing the River Humber in the years before the Bridge opened. From Victoria Pier in Hull across to New Holland Pier on the South Bank.
They were the PS Wingfield Castle, PS Tattershall Castle and the PS Lincoln Castle. All the Humber Ferries were withdrawn on the 24th June 1981 when the Humber Bridge opened.
The PS Lincoln Castle, Hessle nr Hull, North Humberside, England.
From no specific project as such.
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Thursday, 21 July 2011
AND FINALLY...
The Humber Bridge, Hessle nr Hull, East Yorkshire, England.
From no specific project as such.
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ONCE MORE
The Humber Bridge, Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire, England.
From no specific project as such.
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Wednesday, 6 July 2011
NOTICEBOARD
THE LIVES OF GREAT PHOTOGRAPHERS
15 April - 4 September 2011
Gallery One, The National Media Museum, Bradford BD1 1NQ
The Lives of Great Photographers is a compelling new exhibition drawn exclusively from the Museum's extensive and diverse Photography Collection.
Photographers featured include: Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre, William Henry Fox Talbot, Lady Clementina Hawarden, Alfred Stieglitz, George Davison, Fay Godwin, (Mary) Olive Edis, Andre Kertesz, Julia Margaret Cameron, Roger Fenton, Eadweard Muybridge, Edward Steichen, Henri Cartier- Bresson, Robert Capa, Weegee (Arthur Fellig), Larry Burrows, Lewis Hine, Dorothea Lange, Brassai (Gyula Halasz), Edith Tudor Hart (Edith Suschitzky), Bill Brandt and Tony Ray-Jones.
Some of the greats of photography, not to mention leading photo-journalists, fine-art, documentary and landscape photographers. With work spanning over two hundred years. There are also examples of some of the equipment these photographs used. A really excellent, interesting and educational exhibition that everyone should visit. A must for all photographers and photography students.
Admission is free. For further information Tel. 0844 856 3797. Also log onto: www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk
15 April - 4 September 2011
Gallery One, The National Media Museum, Bradford BD1 1NQ
The Lives of Great Photographers is a compelling new exhibition drawn exclusively from the Museum's extensive and diverse Photography Collection.
Photographers featured include: Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre, William Henry Fox Talbot, Lady Clementina Hawarden, Alfred Stieglitz, George Davison, Fay Godwin, (Mary) Olive Edis, Andre Kertesz, Julia Margaret Cameron, Roger Fenton, Eadweard Muybridge, Edward Steichen, Henri Cartier- Bresson, Robert Capa, Weegee (Arthur Fellig), Larry Burrows, Lewis Hine, Dorothea Lange, Brassai (Gyula Halasz), Edith Tudor Hart (Edith Suschitzky), Bill Brandt and Tony Ray-Jones.
Some of the greats of photography, not to mention leading photo-journalists, fine-art, documentary and landscape photographers. With work spanning over two hundred years. There are also examples of some of the equipment these photographs used. A really excellent, interesting and educational exhibition that everyone should visit. A must for all photographers and photography students.
Admission is free. For further information Tel. 0844 856 3797. Also log onto: www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk