Originally, I intended to build this article as a survey of pictorialism; once and for all to attempt to locate its birth, to split apart the already disheveled history of photography and then glue it back together more neatly. But it was starting to resemble an Excel spreadsheet and a dry historiographical dissertation far too much. So I'll take...
And there's also rakija. Overtaking in blind corners. Blood feuds. Ancient towns. Hospitality. Untamed spirit. A lot of lamb and mutton, fig jam. By now you can probably tell there's a lot lurking here. Time isn't infinite, and since we prefer getting to know at least part of something properly rather than skimming everything superficially, we...
Those who remember my previous articles will surely recall my adventures in the land of ping pong shows and papaya salad, where I started with a muttering about dragging medium-format gear to places where I could barely drag myself. Since then, however, my tendency toward self-punishment has progressed considerably, and I've had no qualms about...
Photography didn't have it easy at first. Before its invention, painting was the only way of capturing reality, and painters were naturally afraid of losing their privileged position and ending up painting living rooms. Everyone is a general after the battle, and we now know that's nonsense - but it's an interesting analogy to today's rise of...
If you're sane, you'll naturally pack the most basic, lightest and most versatile gear available for a photo shoot.