Introduction
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From developing photographs at home as a child, for me the magic of photography today is as strong as ever.
I specialise in traditional silver-based (analogue) photography in both colour and black-and-white.
My current project, 'Ancient Tones' includes a study of the ancient anthropogenic landscape to produce hand-printed enlargements which are then toned to incorporate chemical elements appropriate to the epoch of the subject. In this way, I am linking my images to the people who dwelled on the land in ancient times.
My earlier work includes portraits, and photography documenting everyday life in the places where I have been, especially in Asia where I lived or visited over some 30 years.
With the passage of time, many things we considered 'everyday' have disappeared, or are in danger of extinction: Concorde, the Hovercraft, British Leyland cars, fountain pens, photography using film, BBC Radio 4 on Long Wave...
Photographs allow us to keep those images from our passing lives, that otherwise might not be recorded.
I will add more photographs to this web site, so please come back soon.
Thank you for looking at my photography.
Best regards
J C-Z