Day one: Maialino brunch, a walk through Chelsea to see the (now-over) Ezra Stoller show at Yossi Milo Gallery, and later some snacks at ‘inoteca, and finally happy hour vino at Marshall Stack with Lady K. And that’s just day one.
I work in a windowless office. When I'm not here, I take a lot of photographs. Those two facts may or may not be related.
Cameras:
Leica M6/M9 + Zeiss Biogon 35/2
Hasselblad 500c/m + Zeiss Planar CF T* 80/2.8
Pentax 6x7 + SMC Takumar 105/2.4
Nikon FE + Nikkor 50/1.8
Pentax Spotmatic + Super Takumar 50/1.4
Contax T2
Yashica Mat 124
Minolta Hi-Matic 7S
Lomo LC-A
Holga 120
I live in Brooklyn, NY. I sometimes think about moving to Berlin. I used to shoot 99% of the time with film. Now that I have a Leica M9, there's a bit more digital in my life, but I don't plan on abandoning film anytime soon.
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I can be reached at ruinista [at] gmail [dot] com.
you can buy some of my darkroom prints over here.
interview over at serious eats.
another interview at great food photos.
featured on daydream lily.
indeed, that was probably awkward, though now sadly defunct.
my food photos.
hong-an tran
your photographs are always so wonderful
they take every day moments to new heights, allowing me to look at ordinary things with new vigor and excitement
they are a daily inspiration for me
thank you so much for sharing
thanks so much, melanie! hopefully you’re taking photographs as well? or at least seeing photographically?