Showing posts with label Postcards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Postcards. Show all posts
Sunday, 12 May 2013
postcards - oh tokyo how i love you so!
People told me I would love Tokyo. I knew I would love Tokyo. But I never thought that in just 10 days this AMAZING city would get under my skin the way it did. I seriously can't stop thinking about it!
For me, this trip was about taking photos. My intention was to shoot film during the day and use the DSLR at night. Unfortunately my Nikon FM2 broke the 1st day there so I was committed to the DSLR and my trusty Holga.
I could write pages as to why I love Tokyo. It is my favourite topic of conversation at the moment - but I thought it would just be easier to post my photos which I hope tell the story a little better than my overexcited ramblings!
I also just wanted to say a special thank you to that beloved man who thinks that dropping everything to jump on a plane so I can take photos and he can look at buildings a reasonable thing to do! xx
As soon as the sun goes down its like Tokyo changes into a new sparkly glamourous outfit...
For me, this trip was about taking photos. My intention was to shoot film during the day and use the DSLR at night. Unfortunately my Nikon FM2 broke the 1st day there so I was committed to the DSLR and my trusty Holga.
I could write pages as to why I love Tokyo. It is my favourite topic of conversation at the moment - but I thought it would just be easier to post my photos which I hope tell the story a little better than my overexcited ramblings!
I also just wanted to say a special thank you to that beloved man who thinks that dropping everything to jump on a plane so I can take photos and he can look at buildings a reasonable thing to do! xx
As soon as the sun goes down its like Tokyo changes into a new sparkly glamourous outfit...
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
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Friday, 20 January 2012
postcards from bali - ceremony
So my summer holiday is finally over and I've spent this week trying to 'get back into it'. Its amazing how quickly I can shut down and forget about life at home and work - I think it happens the instant I switch the phone onto 'airplane mode' and become uncontactable for a good few hours.
This is the first trip where I've only had a film camera (my beloved Nikon FM2) and it made me really nervous! I really needed to trust (and hope) that I knew what I was doing as I couldn't see my shots as I took them.
Having shot ten 35mm and a couple of medium format rolls I thought I'd split the images into groups. I hope I've captured some of the reasons so many of us love this fragile little island and its people.
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I am far from religious, however I do have a fascination with religion and a person's dedication to it. I spent a lot of time watching the Balinese take part in Hindu ceremonies. I was constantly in awe as this was completely ingrained into their everyday lives (this is not a 'go to church every second Sunday because you feel guilty' religion!). As an observer it seems like such a gentle and harmonious way of life and I believe that this might be the reason so many Balinese people appear to be content.
This is the first trip where I've only had a film camera (my beloved Nikon FM2) and it made me really nervous! I really needed to trust (and hope) that I knew what I was doing as I couldn't see my shots as I took them.
Having shot ten 35mm and a couple of medium format rolls I thought I'd split the images into groups. I hope I've captured some of the reasons so many of us love this fragile little island and its people.
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I am far from religious, however I do have a fascination with religion and a person's dedication to it. I spent a lot of time watching the Balinese take part in Hindu ceremonies. I was constantly in awe as this was completely ingrained into their everyday lives (this is not a 'go to church every second Sunday because you feel guilty' religion!). As an observer it seems like such a gentle and harmonious way of life and I believe that this might be the reason so many Balinese people appear to be content.
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