Black & white Photographs

Zeiss Ikon – Stonetown, Zanzibar. 2015

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Zeiss Ikon – Stonetown, Zanzibar.

I found in an old box an Zeiss Ikon camera that had been sleeping for ages. The last time it was used was probably in the early 1960s. A few months ago, a photographer friend gave me an expired black and white 120 Tmax 400 film. During a shot trip to Zanzibar in 2015, I tried the camera.

So, after taking the 12 photos of the film, I had to wait until I returned to France to process it in a lab. Two long months waiting ...

But what a pleasure to take the developed film out of its crystal paper envelope and watch them on a light table with the magnifying glass.

Certainly the photos are not without flaws, but it is rather promising. On some of them, there are spots of light and over-impressions. But overall, the photos are well exposed, so the camera is still working. Since then, the Zeiss Ikon has never left my bag.

Oyster Bay Hotel - Dar El Salam, Tanzania.

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Oyster Bay Hotel - Dar El Salam, Tanzania.

On the way back from Beho Beho, I had the opportunity to spend two days in this magnificent house to take pictures. I choose to edit the photographs in black and white to highlight the graphic qualities of the decorations ans furnitures.

 

 

Dandora - The promise Land. Nairobi, Kenya 2015.

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Dandora - The promise Land. Nairobi, Kenya 2015.

Dandora is an eastern suburb in Nairobi, Kenya. Dandora was established in 1975, with partial financing by the World Bank.

Dandora is one of the biggest dumping site in East Africa…

Publication - Orphelin Apprentis d'Auteuil - France

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The "Dispositif Relais" is a special needs structure part of the Foundation "Orphelin Apprentis d'Auteuil" in France. It is a charitable trust.

I chose this photo of this child "up side down" because it perfectly illustrate the idea that with young people schooled in this type of structure, it is necessary to change the point of view and find adapted solutions.

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