Poetry series:'between the lines'
Monochromes
Natalie Beddows
These photographs were taken using my Olympus Trip 35 using black and white 35mm film and they explore my love of black and white photography. The photographs above have burnt patches which I created by burning the back with a lighter. I then took cuttings from the same printed image and attached them to the back. I took all of these photographs at different locations from parts of my travelling to document the mundane beauty from my trips.
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My own work is self-labelled as documentary photography, out of a lack of a better title. By carrying a camera daily, I aim to embody the spirit of the Brownie in making the means to photography ready to me at every moment, without obstruction – by doing so, I can take a photograph of anything that captures my eye and interests me enough to preserve. Any of us can do this these days, with a camera readily available in our pockets around the clock – and many of us do so without even thinking about it. Next time you take your phone out to take a photograph, whether it is of your friends or of something that caught your eye, think about how you are participating in the act of documenting your life through photography. Make prints of your favourites, display them on your walls, share them with your friends and family. Follow the tradition of those who came before you and took their own snapshots documenting their lives. Everyone is a documentary photographer today, and this is a good thing.