Richard Vanek - Black and White Photography

I couldn't go sleep at the end and I saw old film based on book "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury. I like it quite a lot, but what strikes me and why I am writing about it is last scene. There those "book people" are walking in front of country with a lake. Snow is falling and some snow is on filed and lake. People in warm jackets are slowly walking in front of camera and from memory saying a book. They look like somebody is pronouncing poem just memorized. The feeling from this scene is so surreal, I like it a lot!

I have just produced print of Bathroom from Night Mood series. This print I did produced again on Ilford Smooth Pearl paper using UT7 inks with a GLOP (Glossy Optimizer) in yellow ink position. That wouldn't be that new but what I did I arranged photo on paper differently with some text around it. I saw this in LensWork magazine. In article by Brooks Jenses. That I have look at his web page and saw more examples how does he produce images and also how he sells them. I wrote, some time ago, some text about that myself based on his article from LensWork. Somehow, in this period, it comes very handy. I may just go same way how he is doing it.

And, by the way, the print looks very good. I will do for comparison prints on other different papers, just to have easier to see different media in action.

I went in last few hours of light into Rotterdam. I was looking for place I saw about four years ago. Some old docks on channel inside on of the suburbs of Rotterdam. I have found it and even found interesting places. Empty broken hall for ship reparation and some other abandon buildings. In one hall where few campers parking. I guess some homeless people leaving there. Unfortunately Sun gets down too quickly so I didn't make single shot. But now I know where it is and I can come easier back. Nice afternoon.