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<p>I've used Holgas, OM-1s, a Contax T2, a Rolleiflex SL66 (not recommended for SP), a Leica M6, a Rollei 35 and a Fujifilm GA645i. Most now no longer work or are lost. I currently use an Apple iPhone 4s. I agree with Leslie.</p>

<p>Thomas K, just out of interest, do you get people sneaking up on you in public places with their iphones in the name of "art" a lot?</p>

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<p>Excellent Erica. You're doing a good job!</p>

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A couple of friends and I were one of many improvised teams that filled vehicles with relief supplies and headed north in the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, 2011. This picture was taken on April 2 on the first of five trips we made that month. It shows a huge trawler that has been deposited by the surge in what was once the thriving port of Kesennuma. It was a remarkable event, far too great for me to describe. It also marked a shift in my photography away from street towards documentary.<br>

This is a scan of a darkroom print. For those interested, I used a number of techniques, including scrunched oven-paper texture, bleach out and sepia toning. This photo featured in an ad hoc exhibition in Tokyo and Beijing.</p>

<p>Thanks for the messages. Craig, email me for info.</p>

<p><a href="http://cargocollective.com/ProjectPhotography#1488817/Left-Behind-in-Japan"><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/113101/1488817/Kevin%20Brown%20Photo_1000.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /> I'm seeking exposure for an ongoing project I'm working on. If anyone has relevant contacts, please don't hesitate to send them the link to<a href="http://cargocollective.com/ProjectPhotography#1488817/Left-Behind-in-Japan"> Left Behind in Japan</a>. Cheers, Clive</p>

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<p>Fi, Tokyo is OK. Up north is where the tragedy is. Everyone is doing what they can. A bloke in a pub last night gave me 10,000 yen when I told him I'm heading up there soon to deliver stuff. Some people!<br>

Here's the work of two people I know who got up there days after the quake and tsunami.<a href="http://maxhodges.com/"></a><br>

<a href="http://maxhodges.com/">Max Hodges</a><br>

<a href="http://jameswhitlowdelano.photoshelter.com/gallery-slideshow/G0000_4r5cQJ0QqQ/?start=">James Whitlow Delano</a></p>

 

<p>Red Color News Soldier is a fascinating and very moving book; buy it!</p>

<p>Ton,<br>

Looks like we were posting at the same time. Thanks for the link. I'm a huge fan of historical photography, so it's always good to see. Fenton makes an interesting subject for this forum. I think each of us should draw our own conclusions from this. However, the two near-identical photos are food for thought. </p>

<p>Philip, I agree that this may well have been Fenton's way of working, given, as you say, the limitations and his background as a painter. However, if it was "necessary" for him to stage this scene (if he actually did), we must ask--Necessary for what? Were these images taken for propaganda purposes? Does the end, in fact, justify the means, as Elmo suggests?</p>

<p>I first read the account of this some years ago, but still remember being struck with an image of his manservant struggling under the weight of each cannonball, while the pedantic Fenton busied himself with their positioning on the road.</p>

<p>Here you go Ton<br /> <a href="http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/25/which-came-first-the-chicken-or-the-egg-part-one/">Which came first, the chicken or the egg</a></p>

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<p>It worked. Very dramatic photo. The end justifies the means in many cases.</p>

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<p>This is war photography Elmo. Surely it shouldn't be staged? (Writing this as the 14-floor Tokyo building I'm in rocks back and forth for the second time this evening...)</p>

<p>He's also remembered for the controversy surrounding the cannonball shot, as many believe he had cannonballs brought in to add drama to the image.</p>

<p>Now Sanford, if you'd only included a goat in the picture...</p>

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<p>Get involved in helping Japan thru Flickr. Join this <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/charityprintauctions/pool/with/4870855817/">group</a> and auction or bid on a print.</p>

 

<p>And then there's <a href="http://www.smokecollective.org/">Smoke</a> of course...</p>

<p><a href="http://www.munemwasif.com/">Munem Wasif</a><br>

Munem Wasif was born in Bangladesh (1983)<br>

In 2007, he was selected for the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass in the Netherlands. He won an “Honorable Mention” in the All Roads Photography Program by the National Geographic Society for his extensive work on Old Dhaka.<br>

His work is exhibited worldwide including Anchor photo festival in Cambodia, International Photography Biennial of the Islamic World in Iran, Fotofreo- festival of photography in Australia, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography in Japan and Getty image gallery in England. Recently he was elected as one of the 30 emerging photographers by Photo District News, USA.</p>

 

<p><a href="http://www.kosukeokahara.com/stories/ibasyo-e/index.html">"Ibasyo" - Self-harming among young Japanese women</a><br>

by Kosuke Okuhara</p>

<p>Wonderful work Si! Really hard-hitting without ramming it in the face of the viewer. I'll certainly send this on to freinds and buy a copy myself.<br>

A couple of observations:<br>

A lot of it is shot in East Anglia and Yorkshire. Any reason for this?<br>

The prostitute shots look like an individual project. Did you start a project and then, for whatever reason, have to stop?<br>

I'm interested in the background to the prison shots.<br>

Si Barber sounds like Sai Baba, the Indian guru. Purely coincidental?</p>

<p>Barry, nice!<br /><br /><br /> <img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5212/5386051921_0803d09665_b.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><a href="http://www.zorkaproject.com/"><strong>Zorka</strong> project</a></p>

<p>Everybody welcome. Deadline March 31.<br>

<a href="http://londonstreetphotographyfestival.org/competitions/street-photography-award/entry-information-open">The Street Photography Awards</a></p>