In Vancouver I find inspiration in Art Bergmann and Joey Shithead (Keithley) because even though they began their punk rock career around 1978/79 they have not rested on their laurels. I have written about them, link below..
I additionally believe that a photographer has to be as good as his last shots. Like a gunfighter I have to be as good as my last gunfight or I am dead.
For a recent slide night at Gallery881 and then a week later at Beau Photo I made it important that I would project slides that I had taken a few days before.
One of my subjects for that was Hannah Parkhouse. I shot E6 Ektachrome processed as such and also cross processed in C0-41. I also shot Kodak Ektar (negative film) process as Ektachrome.
A few days ago I tried something that I had done only once before. This was to light a match and burn the edges of the film. For the image here It is Ektar negative film processed as Ektachrome.
I am happy with the results.
I am not happy when I run into people who ask me (without finishing, “Alex are you still…?”
Yes I am.
