Tag Archives: John Durant

How to Make Something Beautiful (part two)

Posted on November 26, 2013 by John Durant

                  Japanese woodblock: my vintage Canon F-1n (20mm f/2.8) Start with something completely familiar – like an analog single lens reflex. Find a chunk of clear Douglas fir and sketch directly to … Continue reading →

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How To Make Something Beautiful (part one)

Posted on May 29, 2013 by John Durant

Wood-block print: Rolleiflex f/3.5 with rare reversed D. Start with something you love. It has to be the kind of thing you can’t leave alone, something with a pleasing heft, well made and beautiful. Like an old Rollei. Find a … Continue reading →

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Flat Rock, Torrey Pines Beach

Posted on April 5, 2011 by John Durant

As the very last winter storm passed through Southern California, I hustled down the Flat Rock trail from the state park above with this photograph in mind. Intermittent rain, big clouds and wind were on the menu. I was carrying … Continue reading →

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Jesus Maria, Baja California 1988

Posted on January 19, 2011 by John Durant

Kodak TMX B&W film on the road in Baja California – December 1988 This photograph was made with my reliable Mamiya on TMX 120 – a film I reluctantly became familiar with in the early 1990s after Ilford forever altered … Continue reading →

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