Find the dog
Got barked at in Cesano di Roma. He was not pacified by having his picture taken - only shut up once I'd walked away. Leica IIIg with 50 mm Summitar on Adox CMS II 20 film.
Madonna of the front porch
Taken from the car while driving by. Diana Mini on Foma 200 B&W film.
Distorted portrait
Actress Louise Brooks (1906-1985). Poster on a wall of a Paris metro station. Photo dates from the 1920s.
Cesano di Roma
Small old town north of Rome. Leica IIIg with 50 mm Summitar on Adox CMS II 20 film.
Richard Brautigan – Drachen
Drachen Ein warmer Sonntagnachmittag, Regen 4 Uhr, Seitengasse in Ginza, alles geschlossen. Tausende von schlafenden Bars, ihre Schilder wie leuchtend bunte Drachen. Gewundene ballartige enge Straßen und Gassen sind die Schnüre. Still nur ein paar Leute kein Wind Tokio 16. Mai 1976 – Richard Brautigan Aus dem Englischen übersetzt von Johannes Beilharz. Das Original mit dem Titel Kites erschien 1978 in dem Gedichtband June 30th, June 30th von Richard Brautigan.
The streets of Rome
One of the palazzi in Garbatella. Olympus XA on Ilford XP2 400 B&W film.
Summer
Restaurant terrace ready for lunch. Leica IIIg with 50 mm Summitar on Ilford XP2 400 film.
Providence
When the cat was yawning and stretching himself after a prolonged nap this morning, I said to him, “We’re kindred spirits, you and I – neither of us has a plan, and we both leave it all up to providence.” – Niebla (© 2023)
Moody sky
Winter beach, Ostia, Lazio, Italy. Leica R4 with 50 mm Summilux and black filter on Ilford SFX200 infrared film.
Entering Udaipur
Rajasthan, India. Taken out of a driving car with a Diana Mini toy camera.
Recycling collector
Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, India. Leica R4 with 50 mm Summilux on Agfa APX 100 film.
Lodi Gardens
New Delhi, India. Leica R4 with 50 mm Summilux on Agfa APX 100 film.
Permanent make-up artist
Fonte Laurentina, Rome, Italy. Rolleiflex SL35 E with 50 mm Zeiss Planar on Foma 100 B&W film.
In bright sunlight
Vintage Fiat 500 in need of some restoration. Leica IIIg with 50 mm Summitar on Lomography CN 100 film, desaturated.
Man at work
Right outside my office window. Leica IIIg with 50 mm Summitar on Agfa APX 100 film.
How to do Europe in five days
Jackie and Jilly, who used to be friends and colleagues while both lived in L.A., are finally meeting again at a bar in Boise, Idaho, for the first time in years. “I hear you went on a trip last year?” “Yes, we did Europe in five days. It was great.” “What do you mean by you did Europe?” “Well, we looked up What to see in Europe on the Internet and planned accordingly.” “I see.” “It worked perfectly. We did France, Spain, Italy, Germany and England.” “And saw them in five days?” “Yes! And the beauty of it is we’ll never have to go back there.” “Because you’ve seen all there is to see?” “Everything worth seeing!” “Good for you and your blessed little eyes!” “Are you being sarcastic by any chance?” “Never! Europe and the wisdom of the Internet would never recover!”
Photos Top left: Paris, France; top right: Rome, Italy Center right: Heidelberg, Germany Bottom left: London, England; bottom right: Madrid, Spain Photo credits: Johannes Beilharz
Originally published at World So Wide
Castel San Pietro Romano
Lazio, Italy. A small picturesque town not far from Rome that served as the setting for several classic Italian movies in the 1950s.
Holga 120S medium format camera on Lomochrome Purple film.