中判で関西

Travelling can be a daunting undertaking, especially when travelling non-English speaking countries.

While in Japan, I decided to challenge myself by only bringing one camera and lens to shoot all my personal and commissioned work. The camera I brought was a Hasselblad 500cm with an Zeiss 80mm prime. For those unfamiliar with the hasselblad, it’s a medium format film camera (hence the title) with no light meter auto rewind or any sought of technology that requires a battery. To challenge myself even more, I left my light meter (a magical contraption that tells you what settings to use on your camera) at home so all exposures were guesstimates by yours truely.

Below is a collection of unedited frames that did not make the cut for my print group. Note the x-ray damage, underexposure (intentional on some), rushed composition and poor sharpness that are present in most frames.