All of these images are from the same roll of film inside my Mamiya RZ67 medium format camera. I only get 10 shots on a roll so I make every one count. Regular visitors to this blog may have noticed certain themes that I like to photograph quite often – one of them being old or interesting looking bicycles. Another theme I’ve recently decided to work on is builders. There’s a lot of building work going on near my office so I see quite a few builders around during my lunch hour walk into town. I think it’s important to record some images of the people working on the buildings that are going up around us. They may not be all that interesting to look at now but years from now they will be.
[Tech info:] Mamiya RZ67 camera, 110mm lens with Kodak Portra 400 film. Processed and scanned by me.
I photographed this man on May Morning but I was using digital back then. I'm pleased to have photographed him on film this time.
The owner of Scriptum, a really nice stationary shop on Turl Street.
This builder was painting the wood panels that surround the Bodleain on Broad Street.
These two builders are part of the demolition crew working on Walton Street. I tend to pass them every day on my way back to my office. They're very pleasant to chat to and probably think I'm a bit mad as I stop to photograph them with my old film cameras. You can see the extra dynamic range in film compared to the shots I made on Fuji instant pack film at the same time as these.
Builder, Walton Street.
Builder enjoying a cuppa, Walton Street.
Phillips bicycle, Beaumont Street.
Chainwheel.
While I was visiting Antwerp earlier in the year I saw lots of bicycles there with double crossbars but this was the first time I'd seen one in Oxford.
Current progress on the building project that is on Little Clarendon Street. Former site of the Oxford Barbers, an image of which you can see further back on this blog.
Great work!
Thank you so much for sharing your photos and for keeping this blog. I studied at Trinity College and though my natural home is in the States, seeing your beautiful photos makes me homesick for Oxford. Many thanks.
Hey Grace, thanks so much for your kind comment. It’s nice to hear from visitors of this blog especially ones that are viewing from far away. Lots more photography to come 🙂
As a font addict and lover of typography I really like the mix of images you’ve been posting to your blog, a nice mix of graphic design and photography.
What an amazing output of that roll of film. I love the first two portraits in particular, great work!
Thanks, Thomas. Almost all of the individual posts on this blog are from the same rolls of film. I find it easier that way to keep track of which images I’ve posted. Shooting film makes you a better photographer, no wasted frames 🙂