Mainly because I wanted to try Kodak's old D23 developer, I took a ride on the motorcycle with my Holga and came across this old abandoned electricity substation in Krugersdorp.

 
 
 
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 Recently I took a stroll around Newtown, Johannesburg, the site of the city's old market. Built in 1913 to serve the growing population of the expanding mining town, today it is home to Museum Afrika and the Market Theatre.
 These pictures were shot with a plastic Holga toy camera that I am growing to like more and more. In fact I like it that much that I am going to start using it in my wedding and portrait work.
 And yes, the opening image in the spread is a DELIBERATE double exposure!

 

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 One of the problems with photography today -- and it's been caused by increasingly sophisticated digital cameras -- is that all images, irrespective of the subject being photographed, somehowlook the same.
The truth is, today's digital cameras are so advanced that most pictures are perfectly focussed, well lit and have accurate colours recorded. They are perfect, in a sterile sort of way.
The situation is even worse when it comes to press photography. The pic-men (or women) are herded togethe...
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