91 year old German made VOIGTLANDER medium format 120 Brillant model camera, loaded with 35mm Arista 100 film, developed with Rodinal…(colorized) ..The Staten Island New York home of one of the first street photographers, Alice Austen. She was introduced to photography at age 10 in 1876. She produced over 7,000 photographs of a rapidly changing New York City, making significant contributions to photographic history, documenting New York’s immigrant populations. One of America’s first female photographers her photographs represent street and private life through the lens of a lesbian woman whose life spanned from 1866 to 1952.

91 year old German made VOIGTLANDER medium format 120 Brillant model camera, loaded with 35mm Arista 100 film, developed with Rodinal…The Staten Island New York home of one of the first street photographers, Alice Austen. She was introduced to photography at age 10 in 1876. She produced over 7,000 photographs of a rapidly changing New York City, making significant contributions to photographic history, documenting New York’s immigrant populations. One of America’s first female photographers her photographs represent street and private life through the lens of a lesbian woman whose life spanned from 1866 to 1952.

Garden gate on the grounds of the ALICE AUSTEN HOUSE
DOUBLE EXPOSURE

The Staten Island New York home of one of the first street photographers, Alice Austen. She was introduced to photography at age 10 in 1876. She produced over 7,000 photographs of a rapidly changing New York City, making significant contributions to photographic history, documenting New York’s immigrant populations. One of America’s first female photographers her photographs represent street and private life through the lens of a lesbian woman whose life spanned from 1866 to 1952.

Trial and Error photography. Using 35mm film (Fomapan 100) in a medium format, TLR (twin lens reflex) 120 camera (ciro-flex) + xtol developer by Kodak @ 6 min.. The fine, long marks on the film are caused by the film traveling in the camera on faux rollers. The result is a negative frame nearly twice as long as a standard 35mm frame.

Historic Richmondtown Staten Island, New York City.

Historic Richmondtown Staten Island, New York City.

Historic Richmondtown Staten Island, New York City.

Historic Richmondtown Staten Island, New York City.

Historic Richmondtown Staten Island, New York City.

Historic Richmondtown Staten Island, New York City.

Historic Richmondtown Staten Island, New York City.