It feels like a while I put some of my own analog photography work online. The wait is over.

I recently had a roll developed with photos from different events. The opening of Minishop Confetti, Len with her Beatrice Valenzuela Botin shoes, the Oranjebitter Rotterdam pre party. I would like to put some of them in the spotlight. A mix of analog photos shot in April 2012.

These were shot with a Leica M3 camera, 50mm Summicron lens and Ilford XP2 400 film. Scanned with an Epson Perfection V500 scanner.

Have a look.

Yeah! The Analog Photo Collective had it’s first meetup of this year. A big welcome to Erik Richters and Mario Sol who joined the APC meetup for the first time. Hope you enjoyed it.

This meetup was organized by Hanke. She picked the Rotterdam market and wanted us to capture the romance of this place where thousands stroll to buy fresh products and find bargains. Funny because we had the same program in mind for the 1st APC edition but that one got a bit wet.

Although we did shoot this time. I don’t think we really captured it’s romantic side. At least I didn’t managed to. The place is very photogenic but it’s so hard to capture those moments. The moment they are in front of you and the next they’re vanished. It’s a constant moving scene.

Berlin, a city which is getting nicer with each visit. This city trip was my Christmas gift from Len. She bought me a flight ticket, booked me a bed in the nice Michelberger Hotel and also wanted to accompany me for that weekend.

First thing we did was to arrange ourselves some bikes. After that we went straight into Kreuzberg to explore the Oranienstrasse and Hamburgerstrasse area. Great contemporary concept shops like Voo and lots of spots to hang out and enjoy a drink or two. That evening we just had to stop by Das Hotel, a bar you would like to have in your home town. Yet, things aren’t alike in your home town. People might not be as friendly, creative and accessible like those in Berlin. We completely are in love with Berlin.

Last but certainly not least on our menu. A mini trekking in Parque Nacional Torres del Paine in Chile.

To get there we had a 6 hour bus trip starting from El Calafate to get to this amazing piece of nature.  Torres del Paine is a national park encompassing mountains, a glacier, a lake, and river-rich areas in southern Chilean Patagonia.

We were quite lucky to even get to Torres del Paine. The place suffered from a devastating fire a couple weeks prior to our visit. Affecting most of the areas around Lake Pehoé and the western areas around Lake Sarmiento. Cordillera del Paine, the park’s centerpiece which features the famous W trekking circuit wasn’t affected.  

Patagonia, Argentina. I have been wanting to go here for a very long time so this was an exciting trip. We managed to get our hands on a couple tickets to fly 4.000 km. from Buenos Aires to El Calafate with a short stop in Neuquén. Make sure you got the right window seat because this flight offers some fascination views from above, overlooking gorgeous Patagonia.

We arrived in El Calafate, an isolated village all set up for tourism. It’s a perfect hub for planning day trips to various places. We were going there for 2 things. The spectacular Perito Moreno glacier and the Torres del Paine natural park in Chile.

Uruguay! What started as a horror story ended with a happy end. Uruguay is known for it’s relaxed people. Things are a bit more slow paced in a good way. People seem to enkoy life just a bit more. Sounds like our spot.

We flew from Salta to Punta del Este in Uruguay with Buenos Aires as connection hub. When we arrived in Uruguay we wanted to avoid the St. Tropez like Punta del Este after seeing five plastic faces within one minute after arrival.

So we took our chances and got a taxi to a bus terminal 30 km. from the airport. Lucky for us there was a bus going Punta del Diablo. The bad part, we should be arriving there at 01.30 AM.

We arrived in Mendoza after a 14 hour bus ride from Buenos Aires Retiro bus station. Mendoza is a place to do some wine tasting and go into the mountains for some serious mountaineering. For us, just the wine tasting was on the menu.

Mendoza is located near the Andes area pretty far inland so it was no surprise it was hot. Just the kind you’d expect from a desert town. Walking from our Bed and Breakfast to the city center made us realize it wasn’t quite the thing we were expecting for which made us decide to leave one day earlier than the three we were planning to stay but not till we’ve experienced some of those world famous grapes of this region.

We were lucky to bump into all these people celebrating New Years Eve at this awesome block party in Palermo, Buenos Aires.

I was also lucky to produce some nice photos with my analog Leica camera with just 400 ISO in it. I shot these wide open at f2 with my Leica Summicron 50mm lens. The videos were shot with my iPhone4, enjoy.

Buenos Aires, what can I say? It was our starting point for the 3 week trip through Argentina and also the place where we kicked off the year 2012. And man, Buenos Aires is an amazing city! I’ll try to describe our experience in this gorgeous place.

We booked a couple nights at bed & breakfast Palermo Living in Palermo Hollywood. A lovely spot with a very nice crew. From the moment we walked we experienced the cosiness of the Buenos Aires Palermo area. It is packed with lovely spots such as Oui Oui and Magendie to lunch and it has some very nice boutiques. People there seemed very tranquil and easy going. It was love at first sight.

It’s good to have Len around all the time. Especially in combination with my Leica. They make a perfect couple to carry with you every day. when that finger starts to get itchy on the camera.

Here are a couple shots from random occasions though all taken with the same film. These photos were taken with a Leica M3 camera, 50mm Summicron lens, F2 wide open, Fuji Superia 200 and Ilford XP2 400 ISO film. And scanned with an Epson Perfection V500 scanner.

Go see.

What a lovely day for some outdoor analog shooting with APC friends! A warm welcome to two new participants Hanke and Brian. Great to have them on the APC bandwagon. I am looking forward to see your analog photos.

It’s not easy to set a date in the Netherlands to do some outdoor shooting a couple weeks upfront the actual event. Lucky for us we had the perfect after summer weather. Jeff and Isabel had the idea to head for the woods to capture the autumn look. Splendid idea!

We had a nice stroll through the Kralingse Bos in Rotterdam and yeah, we shot some analog photos and I would like to share mine taken during APC no.6.

I had my Little Hamster Len in my rangefinder the other day while having lunch and showing off a Yardi bag and her Lennebelle Tassel bracelet when I had to shoot some more photos before the film could be developed.

These analog photos were taken with a Leica M3 camera, Summicron 50mm lens and Fuji Superia 800 film. The negatives were scanned with an Epson Perfection V500 scanner.

While we had Analog Photo Collective Meetup no.6 last weekend I find myself just finishing my APC no.5 photos.

Jeroen had the idea to have a meetup during the evening for some low-light photography. Great idea! Unfortunately I found out that my tripod gave up on me and I didn’t bring a remote shutter. So I prepared myself for some blurry shots and the result didn’t prove me wrong.

These were shot with a Leica M3 camera with a 50mm Summicron lens and Fuji Superia 800 film. I’m not too hyped over the film yet some shots turned out pretty nice.

Hope to share the APC no.6 photos soon!

I recently developed a roll of film with a lot of different happenings on it. One of them was the Wereld van Witte de With Festival in Rotterdam. Here are a couple analog photos from that event.

These photos were taken with a Leica M3 camera, Summicron 50mm lens and Fuji Superia 800 film. the negatives were scanned with the Epson Perfection V500.

Hope to post some more shots this weekend. Be good all.

Finally, my Lowlands 2011 photos are here. These photos where taken with a Leica M3 camera with a Leica 50mm Summicron lens. I used two kinds of film. Fuji Velvia 100 and Fuji Provia 100. I had the Provia 100 crossed during development.

I want to share a little selection with you guys because it took me so long to produce these scans. What are your thoughts? Do you like them? I pretty much do.

Looking back at the festival I wish I had taken more time to shoot good photos. Wandering on my own for a couple of hours just to get that one shot. Oh well, there is always a next Lowlands.