October 2008 Archives

The Cancer Patient.jpg

The Cancer Patient


The Transvestite.jpg

The Transvestite


The Balding Man.jpg

The Balding Man


The Photographer Film Print.jpg

The Photographer Film Print


The Plant Lady Film Print.jpg

The Plant Lady Film Print


The Patriarc Film Print.jpg

The Patriarc Film Print


The Housewife Film Print.jpg

The Housewife Film Print


The Executive Film Print.jpg

The Executive Film Print




I have experienced a seemingly insurmountable amount of loss in my life and my photographs allow me to try and deal with it in the ways I know best: humor, beauty, and the (almost) absurd. Photography is the best vehicle through which I can explore my ideas and feelings on loss as well as identity and memory.

I am an underfunded university student and thus bargain, borrow, barter, and haggle my way into access to an unthinkable assortment of photography equipment and studios. Without all the good people who give into my pleading and poking I would still be using disposable cameras from the drugstore. 
I come from a Fine Arts painting background and find the colour control that the darkroom allows both natural and sublime.

When I do work digitally with my film please know that I have access to either a new Imacon scanner which I've had to sell my soul to my university to use, or a flatbed scanner I found in the garbage.

I live, work, and go to university in Montreal, Canada. I grew up on, and often miss, Vancouver Island.


Laura Findlay ©2008



Shot with a Yashicamat 124G., on Kodak Porta 160NC






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Use without written consent by the author (Laura Findlay) is illegal and punishable by law.





Sometimes A Banana Is Just A Banana.jpg

Sometimes A Banana Is Just A Banana


share some greased tea with me.jpg

share some greased tea with me


QUEEN.jpg

QUEEN


Light And Lack.jpg

Light And Lack


Black Goddess.jpg

Black Goddess


Disappearing Campfire.jpg

Disappearing Campfire


Lock The Door On Your Way Out.jpg

Lock The Door On Your Way Out


Man Up.jpg

Man Up


But The Things You Do For Love Are Gonna Come Back To You One By One.jpg

But The Things You Do For Love Are Gonna Come Back To You One By One



My name is Mr. E. Cipher and I love photography. I also
love film and shoot it when I can afford to, but mostly
these days I use photographic paper as the cost of paper
and chemicals is negligible. Shooting on paper negatives
also gives me a chance to experiment in the darkroom on the
negatives themselves and I've found that by playing around
I've been able to achieve some very pretty results from
time to time. It's a very handcrafted process that takes
time and patience and an attention to detail that I often
lack in other facets of my life.

Currently living in Connecticut, USA.

By: Mr. E. Cipher (USA) ©2008




COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Copyright ©Mr. E. Cipher. All rights reserved. This photo is not to be used as free stock.
Use without written consent by the author (Mr. E. Cipher) is illegal and punishable by law.


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