Below are a selection of images that I have taken over the summer, of course most of which are from Japan, in my previous post I presented my digital images but this collection have all been shot of 35mm film. I feel that the division between analogue and digital is more disputed that ever before. The re-insurgence of celluloid film’s popularity especially with young people has a big impact on how we see and interact with photography. In our contemporary age of selfies, snapchats and instant imagery, analogue photography creates a calming return to its fundamentals. Where the photographic image can be appreciated and admired. There is a therapeutic process to the development of film that requires attention and patience. These factors create a barrier between the novelty of instant-snap-a-selfie-gram and generates a sense of purpose to the images. The richness of colour and tone that film holds on to is one of the reasons I use analogue photography, even when out blending in with the tourists as I was in Japan.
For me there is much more to these images than just my holiday snapshots. I feel that they convey the identity of 21st century modernised country with all its mesmerising anomalies, obscurities and urban beauties. Instead of just sitting on these images, I really want to begin exploring ways i can re-appropriate and evolve the images into a project that represents our contemporary ideals.
