SUMMER – III. Presto
Posted on September 2, 2016
“Ah che pur troppo i Suo timor Son veri. Tuona e fulmina il Ciel e grandioso..” (Alas, his worst fears were justified, as the heavens roar..).
SUMMER – II. Adagio e piano – Presto e forte
Posted on August 31, 2016
“Toglie alle membra lasse il Suo riposo Il timore de’ Lampi, e tuoni fieri..” (His limbs are now awakened from their repose by fear of lightning’s flash and thunder’s roar..)
SUMMER – I. Allegro non molto
Posted on August 29, 2016
“Zeffiro dolce Spira, mà contesa Muove Borea improviso al Suo vicino; E piange il Pastorel, perche sospesa Teme fiera borasca, e ‘l suo destino”
(Soft breezes stir the air, but threatening north wind sweeps them suddenly aside; The shepherd trembles, fearful of violent storm and what may lie ahead).
SPRING – III. Allegro
Posted on July 10, 2016
“Di pastoral Zampogna al suon festante, danzan Ninfe e Pastor nel tetto amato di primavera all’ apparir brillante.” (Led by the festive sound of rustic bagpipes, nymphs and shepherds dance beneath the brilliant canopy of spring.)
SPRING – II. Largo e pianissimo sempre
Posted on July 1, 2016
“E quindi sul fiorito ameno prato Al caro mormorio di fronde e piante…” (On the flower-strewn meadow, with leafy branches rustling overhead…)
SPRING – I. Allegro
Posted on June 20, 2016
“Giunt’ è la Primavera e festosetti La Salutan gl’ Augei con lieto canto, E i fonti allo Spirar de’ Zeffiretti Con dolce mormorio Scorrono intanto….” (Springtime is upon us. The birds celebrate her return with festive song, and murmuring streams are softly caressed by the breezes..)
“Omoide” is out
Posted on June 3, 2016
My Polaroid book “Omoide” is out. If you are fascinated by Japan, you will love it. If you love the look and feel of old peel-apart Polaroid photos, you will be enchanted. If you fancy both Japan and Polaroid photography, this book will immediately be among your favorite. Contrasty, gritty and moody. Don’t miss it.
(click on the cover to see preview of the whole book)
SAKURA
Posted on April 3, 2016
Hanami days in Japan, as the beauty of cherry blossoms draws locals and tourists to the parks (March 2016). Polaroid Land Camera 250 & Fujifilm FP-3000b, if you wonder.
My new book is out: (my) Afghanistan
Posted on March 3, 2016
Some of you have reminded me a few times that it was about time to give out a new book. Well, now it’s out: (my) Afghanistan.
It’s documentary work about the people of Badakshan, Afghanistan, and their daily struggle to survive not war or terror, but landslides, floods and erosion of vital agricultural soil.
No grainy and gritty black & white this time (well, only a few pages actually), but 168 color pages that hopefully will do justice to the wonderful colors of this poorly known (and, alas, unfairly considered) region of central Asia.
A quick look into the book is offered below. To order a copy, click here.
All your wishes…
Posted on February 14, 2016
From time to time someone asks me if I really only take B/W, film-based photos, since that’s all I post on my blog and it seems a little monotonous to them. Here is a digital color photo then. All your wishes are taken seriously as you see..
Sick & tired
Posted on February 8, 2016
That’s what I am. Sick & tired of all of this, that you may find so charming since you don’t have to live with it for 6 months a year.
A Saturday
Posted on January 24, 2016
Boat trip from Kvaløya (in Norwegian, “the whale island”…), near Tromsø, 16.1.2016. Thank you Stefano!
walking the dog
Posted on November 6, 2015
Trondheim, 5.11.2015 – Polaroid Land Camera 250 / Fuji FP-3000b
Shadow
Posted on October 27, 2015
First thing I saw
Posted on October 26, 2015
Polaroid shot. Taken straight upwards through the loft window right above my bed.
Berlin, part 1 (Diana)
Posted on October 10, 2015
Tourist in Berlin for 3 days. This city turns out to be much less gray than I thought, however nothing is impossible for a Diana F+. So let there be grit and grain..
(In the next post I’ll let my Polaroid Sx-70 do more justice to the city’s colors).
Surprise! (polaroid)
Posted on September 20, 2015
Sun shines even on the coast of Norway, sometimes. Very last chances of some decent weather, these days, before an endless winter takes over. That’s why I’ll surprise you using color film, for once.
Double exposure made on Paranoid Land Camera 250 & Fuji FP-100c.
My photo cave: Il cimento goes gallery
Posted on September 7, 2015
Starting from today, “il cimento” is also photo gallery, workshop, darkroom and meeting place for a photography chat. In other words, my photo cave.
Anyone who happens to be in Trondheim, Norway, is welcome to drop in. Impossible to miss, in the heart of Bakklandet.
You don’t want to buy any photos? Here’s what else you can do at my “photo cave” and how it works:
- Check out inspiring photo books of my favourite photographers: Petersen, Sobol, Ackerman, d’Agata, Moriyama, Araki, etc. But mind: these are not for sale!
- Try other types of film than what you normally use. Just bring a roll of negative film, color or BW, 35 mm or 120, and choose one of mine for free (I don’t sell film).
- Borrow and try one of my old cameras: how about an old analogic SLR, an original Polaroid, a pinhole or a box camera? Swap whatever camera you can live without for a few days with whatever is available here and try new charming tools (I don’t sell cameras either).
- Rent the whole gallery space to exhibit your own work for a week or two. Rather cheap too.
No matter what you want to do, you’re welcome. Right now I’m displaying about 50 of my pinhole photographs.
Il cimento gallery is located in Øvre Bakklandet 17, Trondheim, Norway.
Box of chocolate from 1955
Posted on July 23, 2015
A box camera is like a box of chocolate.. you never know what you’re gonna get. Specially when you take multiple exposures.
