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Pinhole Photographs and Digital Montages created to feature in the book |
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Carnet de Stenope Vol IV; India - Mountain, Town & Desert |
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The following Pinhole Photographs and also the images used in the Digital Montages were created during a 10 week tour of north and central India in late 2010. The square photographs were made using the lensless wooden box, the rectangular photographs with the converted 1950's Box Brownie and the colour digital photogrpahs with a Nikon D80. No film was used in the pinhole process; all photos were made straight onto Ilford Multigrade glossy photographic paper and feature (along with over 100 others) in the limited edition book 'Carnet de Stenope Vol IV; India - Mountain, Town & Desert' which you can buy via the Paypal link at the bottom of the page.
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Gateway; Jodphur Fort (25 seconds exposure, camera balanced on bag)
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House inside Jaisalmer Fort (10 seconds exposure, camera balanced on post)
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Memorial Temple, Waterfront, Udaipur (14 seconds exposure, camera balanced on bag)
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The Taj Mahal, Agra (17 seconds exposure, camera balanced on bench)
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Ruined Mosque, Lodi Gardens, Delhi (2.5 minutes exposure, camera stood on floor)
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Village House with Cow, Old Manali (12 seconds exposure, camera balanced on rock)
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The view from Triund, Himalaya Mountains (10 seconds exposure, camera balanced on rock)
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Temple besides the River Ganges, Varanasi (12 seconds exposure, camera balanced on window ledge)
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Tomb of Safdarjang, Delhi (30 seconds exposure, camera balanced on fountain ledge) |
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Double page Digital Montage as seen in the book
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Double page Digital Montage as seen in the book
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Double page Digital Montage as seen in the book
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The promo film for the book, showing more images, plus scenes of the travels.
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Postage stamps brought in India were fixed to both regular Limited Edition (red covers) and Special Editions (cream covers).
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The Special Edition, presented in bags made from Tibetan prayer flags (shown here yet to be sewn together) with incense sticks. All materials were brought back from McCloud Ganj in the Himalaya, the home of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government in Exile.
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The second to last stage of the project was to burn all 1600 negatives taken in India. This is to ensure that there is no remaining body of work that might be of interest to collectors. The image top right is of a cremation in Varanasi. It shouldn't have been taken; that it was is testament to my weakness and lack of decency. It's only right that it should be burnt. Those following it are handprints of widows on their way to commit Sati - that is, on their way to hurl themselves upon the funeral pyre of their dead husbands. Again, a fitting end to the image.
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BUY THE LIMITED EDITION BOOK HERE Carnet de Stenope Vol IV; India - Mountain, Town & Desert - Limited Edition ISBN 978-1-905522-36-1 Recounting the author's 10 week journey with pinhole cameras and notebook from the hillstations of the snowy Himalaya to the desert towns of Rajasthan via Varanasi, Delhi, Agra and the 10th century temples of Khajarahu and Orchaa. Contains pinhole photographs, diary entries and colour digital montage. This Limited Edition is a run of just 18 books. Each book is marked with batch (in this case, 'A') and number (_ of 18). If this book is re-printed, the next batch will be marked as 'B'. Buy here for the best prices, or quote the ISBN number written above to order through your local bookshop.
BUY THE SPECIAL EDITION BOOK HERE Carnet de Stenope Vol IV; India - Mountain, Town & Desert - Special Edition ISBN 978-1-905522-36-1 The contents of this book are the same as for the Limited Edition. The differences are that the cover is in a cream colour, there is just a run of 12 books (there will never be any re-print), these are signed by the author and they are presented in a bag made from Tibetan prayer flags, together with 4 postcards created by Dave featuring pinhole photographs and also incense brought from the Dalai Lama's home temple in northern India. This Special Edition is not available in shops, only here and on the Hakim & Slater website (www.hakimslater.com)
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