Karen Thurman
Born in London, England in 1962, Karen Thurman is an emerging photographer whose work captures the magic and beauty to be found in the natural world around us. Although Karen spent her formative years in the concrete jungles of the Far East returning to England in her early 30's, she has always been fascinated by landscapes, especially forests, woodlands and the streams that run through them. She uses her art to encourage environmental protection.
Karen started photographing on 35mm film cameras in her teens and now works in large format black & white film, developing and printing her work in a darkroom built by her photographer-husband, Mick. Largely self-taught, she has also studied with celebrated master printers including John Blakemore and Bruce Barnbaum. Karen holds an MSc in Environmental Decision Making.
Ms Thurman's work has appeared in a number of solo and group exhibitions and is included in several public collections. A member of the Film Shooters Collective, she is a Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) and Committee Secretary of the newly-formed RPS Landscape Special Interest Group. Karen is currently working on a multi-year project called On Your Doorstep, partly funded by Arts Council England, documenting the immense natural beauty to be found in commuter belts and other non-iconic locations in the UK.
Karen’’s work and projects can be found at www.thurmanovich.com.
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Emanuele Bertoni
Emanuele Bertoni 42 years old. Graphic designer and a father. Back to photography after about 20 years.
I use photography as a way to understand better the world outside me and to identify better the world inside me, outside and inside aren't always in a good relationship.
Why film? it gives me the time to think and meditate better during shooting; I use an hybrid process, I self develop negatives then I scan them at high resolution, after that I do not mystify the image and i proceed to a low numbered fine-art print, sometimes mixing it with letterpress print; sometimes I use to reclaim negatives from instant film like Fuji FP100.
I believe the process is very important, and film process and instant photography is an honest process, it does not mystify the image, and gives you unique results.
Mark Schlocker
I consider my photographic process an artistic process. The images that strike me the most seem almost unreal. I am not interested in rendering the world as my eye saw it. I am interested in bringing dreams to realty through my photography. I have no problem using long exposures, multiple exposures, lighting, post production, anything that helps me bring my dreams alive. I have one goal, and that is to stop the viewer in their tracks.
Film is one way I bring my images to life. I find it so satisfying to put a lot of effort into a shot and then later to receive the developed film and to see that the results paid off is wonderful. With film you get this built-in anticipation that can be exhilarating. When the results are right on, you know you really understand your craft.
I'm a bit obsessed with quality but I also value mobility. For that reason I love medium format photography the most. I have used many types of cameras ranging from disposable 35mm to 4X5 monorail. I currently own a Nikon F100 and a Fuji GW690 coupled with a Sekonic L-758DR light meter. I love the 100% mechanical aspect of the Fuji and of course the very large negative. I tend to switch between Provia 100F, Portra 400, and Acros 100. It all depends on the mood I want to create and the lighting conditions I plan to be shooting in.
More of my work at: www.markschlocker.com
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Efrain Bojorquez Garcia
Lover of my family and friends, food, baseball, cold beer, film and the smell of fixer, cause, you know, I'm weird that way.
Still looking for my own statement as an artist. Mostly advocate to recording pieces of life into real pieces of something. Something with weight, thickness, matter and, in spite of its weightlessnes, something with soul.
I hope it's good enough.
See more film photography at http://ebojorq.wordpress.com
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Ruby Falls
Dreamer. Wallflower. Wanderer.
I'm not afraid of the dark.
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Hernando Conwi
I took my first photograph in the eighth grade, sometime in the early Seventies. I was frustrated by my failed attempts at drawing and my dad handed me both of his cameras and suggested I try shooting. I fell in love with those story-making machines and have been shooting photographs ever since.
A very early adopter of digital, I've since returned to shooting more and more film since late 2013. I love the more intentional process of making an image; the colors, textures and dynamic range afforded only by film; and the industrial design, ergonomics and tactility of BT&L cameras (Before Thumbwheels and LCDs). Then there's the special character that only good vintage glass provides. Traditional film cameras and their lenses speak to me in the same way mechanical watches, fountain pens and typewriters do. I work with 35mm, medium format and Polaroid film.
I enjoy shooting everyday things, people's life events and capturing the beauty of the world around me. I am working on a Web site to which I will soon post a link. Thank you for stopping by!
Jordan Urie
Photography lives somewhere between a passion and an obsession for me. I got my start working in a grocery store minilab in 2000, before digital really took off. I spent the next four years working in developing, printing, and photography retail sales. I started developing my own film at home in 2004, and have been ever since. Today, I have a modest darkroom that I set up in my bathroom whenever I have the time, and develop black and white, colour negative, and slide film on my kitchen counter.
I've found that over the years I've built up a reasonable amount of knowledge and skill working with film, however I didn't really challenge myself artistically until some time in late 2013. Since then, I've been seeking to learn the qualitative aspects of photography - composition, mood, and feel, those oh-so-elusive aspects that can't be found in a dusty old chart or with a google search.
I have a long way to go. But the journey sure is fun!
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