Hagley Park, Central City

Christchurch, New Zealand. Document on a transitional era, on a modern story of resilience. More than five years after its mighty earthquakes, Christchurch still strives and struggles to recover; cranes and traffic cones have become the trees and grasses of its concrete plain - void spaces, hope and wait mix up in an ant-like relentlessness. Christchurch is a little bit like going through its teenage years after the quakes, and yet it is a virgin place where the new is welcomed with an uttermost eagerness.

Photographe :
mlester
Téléchargé :
2016-11-04
Tags :
christchurch earthquakes new zealand recovery
Appareil :
Ilford HP5 Plus 400 Disposable Camera
Pellicule :
Ilford HP5 Plus 400
Ville :
Christchurch
Pays/région :
New Zealand
Albums :
Christchurch: 6.3

4 commentaires

  1. hervinsyah
    hervinsyah ·

    dream country to visit

  2. mlester
    mlester ·

    @hervinsyah Yes it is! I'm very interested in the not-so-postcard side of New Zealand too. It's an ex English colony with all its sad atrocities and it has its own social issues too, that aren't very much heard of overseas.

  3. hervinsyah
    hervinsyah ·

    cool (y) thanks for the info =) I also like your Danielle photo series with zenza bronica. recently read 80s photo magazine and recently know if zb was a good quality for portrait maybe just like hasselblad or leica haha need 100 year for me to saving to own that awesome camera T_T shot Danielle more hahaha =p she's so cute and remind me of Carey Lander from Camera Obscura

  4. mlester
    mlester ·

    @hervinsyah I've seen some comparative articles between Bronica and Hasselblad - honestly it was impossible to distinguish from the sample shots that they were showing. Bronica lenses are insanely cheap compared to Hassies! For $100-200 you have any of the range (except the 'weird ones' like super wide angles or telelenses). I think it does a great job, it is super sharp. For portraits, I would recommend something else if you could, since the mirror's heavy noise they make upon pressing the shutter tends to provoke eye blinks from the model :(

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