Analogue Friday

January 15, 2016

One of the plans for that year is that I want to do more analogue photography again. I just miss this slow photography, the excitement of opening the envelope, of physically touching the pictures. So, to challenge myself to go out more often with one of my bulky non-digital friends, I want to publish a new roll of film here every week. Just what I get in front of my lens, may it be a loosely woven series or just a set of pictures totally unconnected. No sooner said than done, here is my first roll!

Me and a friend walked around the streets of Prenzlauer Berg and the deserted Mauerpark. It was a grey day with a strangely calm atmosphere and some traces of snow and mud left on the streets. When the roll was full I wanted to wind back the film to take it out of the camera. But I was reminded that there aren't only bright sides of analogue photography when the film suddenly broke while rewinding. So I couldn’t take any more pictures without exposing the film to daylight. That was the end of the photo walk and I drove to my trusted photo shop where they saved my roll. There are the ups and downs of analogue photography for you: it never gets boring.




































7 comments:

  1. beautiful series, and yes analog photo has no equal! my favorite is the third ... have a good weekend!!

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  2. juhu, analoges. die Birken mag ich. und die Hausecke. und den Hinterhof. ach schön, da freu ich mich schon auf mehr! ich habe auch gerade wieder drei Filmchen ins Labor gebracht... grüße aus Südost!

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  3. Great! Analogues for the win! :D Can't wait to see next rolls.

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  4. Cool! You're shooting film again this year! Love these photos of empty streets and of the photobooths! Wish we still have them here!

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  5. Beautiful and melancholy photos!
    Looking forward to more of your analogue Fridays!

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  6. Lovely photographs. I definitely agree with you, it never gets boring. I get so excited when my films are done!

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