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30 Weeks Progress Update: The 1 Year, 1 Camera, 1 Lens Project

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Erics’ Note: This article is by Christian Nilson, a street photographer based in Zurich. For this article he gives us an update on his 1 year, 1 camera, 1 lens project.

Christian: I have now completed 30 weeks of my 1 year, 1 camera, 1 lens, 1 film project., so a bit more than halftime. I have to say it has been tougher than I thought it would be. On the other side though it has been a very rewarding experience so far.  I would like to share my experience of what I have struggled with as well as what I feel I have learnt so far.

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The Challenges and Rewards of Shooting Street Photography With a Medium-Format TLR Camera

Eric’s Note: This guest blog post is by Christian Nilson, a street photographer based in Zurich. Christian attended my Introduction to Street Photography Workshop in Berlin this year, and upon meeting Juliane Eirich (one of my guest lecturers) and seeing her work, he decided to experimenting using a square-format TLR. In his article below he shares his experiences and challenges. 

Christian: After having met Juliane Eirich at Eric’s workshop in Berlin, in May this year, I was intrigued with her photography and the square format. She uses a medium format TLR, which is both a format and a type of camera that I have never used. The first thing I did after my return from Berlin was to check the auction sites for a used Ricohflex and I was soon successful. A couple of days later I had it in my hand. Full working condition. I popped a roll of film in it and went out shooting. It took a bit of getting used to the different way of shooting and composing.

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