This is a selection of the portraits I made in a local nursing home. I was asked to make sincere, documentary style black and white portraits of their residents. The printed portraits are now located in the corridor of the nursing home. Pretty cool; my first exhibition-ish location.
I’ve heard that the wife of one particular gentleman was actually moved to tears when she saw the photograph of her husband.
Another man passed away only days after the photos were printed, framed and mounted on the wall (I’ve added some photos below). The portrait I made of him was used at his funeral. Although it’s kind of wry, I think it’s an honour that his relatives chose the photograph I made to use on such an emotionally charged day.
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I shot this photograph last year on “de Huizerdag”, an annual local fair. It was a surprise to see a booth selling wedding dresses and wedding suits, since the quality of most products for sale is quite… mediocre.
The guy that owned the booth was patiently sitting on his chair, while nobody seemed to give the out of place gowns a second glance. But suddenly, a young (I think mentally disabled) boy appeared alongside his dad. He was fascinated by the dresses, and stood there for a while.
There’s some sort of wry sadness here. The booth-owner wanted to sell and promote his products, but he only attracted the attention of a young kid during the time I stood there. Which, if I make a wild guess, isn’t his target audience. Notable, since the rest of the booths were crowded with people. Although you can’t really see that on this photograph, so you’ll have to believe my pretty blue eyes.
Shot with my trusty Vivitar 35ES on Kodak Tri-X.
This entry was written by , posted on February 28, 2011 at 11:56, filed under Analog, Film, Street and tagged Analog, blackwhite, Film, Street, Vivitar 35ES. Leave a comment over here.
[EDIT] 25/02/2011
Unfortunately, I had to take these offline for a while. I won’t bother you with the specific reasons, so I’ll just say I’m glad that I can post them properly now. (Originally posted on November 23th of 2010.)
Exercises like this happen twice a year in this region, and are normally restricted for photographers and journalists. But I could come along. Yay!
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This entry was written by , posted on February 25, 2011 at 12:09, filed under Internship, Photojournalism, Series and tagged 5D Mark II, blackwhite, disaster scenario, Hilversum, internship, Media Park. Leave a comment over here.
This is an oldie. Well, relatively speaking. I took this photo (with my Vivitar 35ES on Kodak Tri-X) last summer, on festival ‘De Parade’. The one on top was shot in the dark. I used a fence (you can see that behind the tables and people on the second photograph) as a makeshift tripod. It didn’t do a great job, but who cares. I still like it, and it did catch the mood of the moment really well. It makes me look forward to this summer. Bring it on!
This entry was written by , posted on February 21, 2011 at 12:54, filed under Analog, Film, Street and tagged blackwhite, Film, Rangefinder, Street, Vivitar 35ES. Leave a comment over here.