The front door, 2 December 2021

The front door of the large abandoned house in Oliveira do Bairro is a wonderfully ornate structure, now left decaying and rusting. The house must have been wonderful in its heyday, possibly with dinners and lavish parties, for the size of the building and the structure inside (yes, I snuck inside briefly, but don’t tellContinue reading “The front door, 2 December 2021”

Playing with Polaroid, 27 July 2021

The last two films from my Polaroid 600. Next up I’m planning to try Polaroid 600 Black and White film and the Dutch tome Black and blue.

Playing with Polaroid, 14 July 2021

Reuniting with analogue photography. Experimenting with exposure on the Polaroid 600. The first image is with the ‘regular’ setting, the second to set exposure a little darker and the third a little lighter.

Urban Textures, 19 March 2021

We don’t go very far in lockdown, apart from shopping once every other week and the occasional visit to nearby Oliveira do Bairro. But there is still plenty to see nearby, and sometimes it is so familiar that it takes a while to notice it—like this old brick shed with a fabulously rusty door. YouContinue reading “Urban Textures, 19 March 2021”