Yesterday at an exhibition, the tour guide said something that stuck with me: for this particular artist, chance wasn’t just tolerated—it was deliberately woven into the process. Because ultimately, what matters is what the viewer sees. The picture interacts with the observer, and only then does it become art. That idea shifted something for me….
Essentially, Paris in November is the same for us every year: Paris Photo, the satellite exhibitions, a considerable amount of baguette with cheese, and in between: walking. A lot of walking. Of course, we also catch up with friends each year, meet new people, and fall in love with photography all over again. Since last…
I don’t need therapy, I can just take photographs. At least, that’s what you might think when you see these photos. Florian asked me if I had any pictures of moths for the cover of his new single (I’m assuming if an LP is now called an EP, then a single will be called an…
We are slowly getting really impatient: when does retirement finally start?! I know exactly – in one year and five months. But on some days, we are so impatient that we’d love to just lock up the house and leave. From the outside. And give one last wave. Jan Beenken had invited us to join…
In the world of analogue photography, errors are not just inevitable; they are part of the journey. While frustration is a natural reaction, there’s often a hidden beauty to be found in these happy accidents. Take collodion wet plates, for instance. They are the undisputed champions of potential pitfalls, with endless variables waiting to go…
Imagine you’re scrolling through Tinder, you fall for a profile picture, and immediately start plotting out the entire romance. This is the woman who will change your life, the one you want to keep forever. Nothing could tear you apart; together you would travel through France. That’s roughly how a member of the Daguerre Club…
In my quest for perfection in wet plate – to make absolutely clean plates – I lost sight of the importance of truly looking, of really seeing the person or the still life. Making tintypes that are completely flawless bores me absolutely now. Furthermore, I’ve encountered various problems stemming from the metal and the coating…
The first part of this story was about the journey through the landscapes & Partys. This part is about what we created in the quiet moments in between: the wet plates born from our truly mobile darkroom. For this trip, we had a secret weapon: a new, mini darkroom tent. It’s so compact I can…
For anyone who fails to comprehend the particular allure of an English summer, I would cordially invite you to conduct a small thought experiment. Picture yourself on a Mediterranean beach at a sweltering 45 degrees. As you sit there, quietly perspiring and contemplating the blistering heat on the back of your neck, do feel free…
Es gibt viele Vorteile, Mitglied im Club Daguerre zu sein. Ein Club für Sammler und Kamerabegeisterte bietet nicht nur z. B. Schulungen mit Kamerareparaturen, sondern auch eine interne Datenbank – über Reparaturen, Kameras und eine Bibliothek der Clubzeitung ab 2016. In dieser Zeitung (die ebenfalls zur Mitgliedschaft gehört und per Post kommt!) stehen viele interessante…