Apologies by Lindsay Ferguson

I met Lindsay Ferguson a bit over 3 Years ago after she performed a show at Cafe Henrici in Zürich. It was was nice to be able collaborate with her again on my recent trip back. You can see the videos from three years ago in the first link below.

Timothy Jaromir with Christina Maria, Part 1

Timothy Jaromir performing his new song "The Artist" with Christina Maria on the Lindenhof in Zürich Switzerland. More video from this session to come...

Circumnavigation Polaroid no. 7

Home (for now.) Zürich, Switzerland

Ancestor by Christina Maria

Presented by Cafe Henrici

"Bridges and Ruins" by Blauson

During the last days of Winter, Blauson performed on the banks of the Limmat as part of the Presented by Cafe Henrici music series.

A Perfect Moment with Lindsay Ferguson

Lindsay Ferguson came through Zürich and after her show at the best cafe in Zürich we filmed two videos for the Presented by Cafe Henrici video series. The way the people in the street reacted to her and what happens at the beginning of part II made for a perfect, real life moment for me. Enjoy!

"Right About You" by Lindsay Ferguson

"Boxing Gloves by Lindsay Ferguson

Photo Blog #107

Temporal distortions.

Kodachrome is Dead (a Post-Mortem)

Kodachrome box, taken on Kodchrome (Dec 12. 2010 - 11:35, f1.7 1/4th sec)For the past 75 years, photons bouncing off various people and objects have sometimes been captured, at the click of a button, on the surface of a film called Kodachrome. Kodachrome is not only one of the most recognizable brands of photographic film, but its history ecompasses the entirety of accessible color photgraphy. In 2009, Kodak stopped production of Kodachrome and on December 30, 2010, the only lab left in the world with the ability to process it discontinued that service. I decided to shoot one roll of Kodachrome before it was too late and I just received the results via airmail from Kansas.
Grossmünster's last interaction with Kodachrome (Dec 5. 2010 - 16:02, f2.8 1/60th sec)The whole time I was shooting this roll of film, I kept thinking about photons (yup, I'm a nerd). Many of my subjects, such as Zürich's Grossmunster, have been shot on Kodachrome countless times. As I clicked the shutter, I thought that this would probably be the last time the photons boucing off these objects would come in contact with Kodachrome. Having never shot Kodachrome before, I felt a bit like an archeaologist, wandering the city of Zürich, exploring the properties of something that is now relegated to history. I was very careful in making each shot, and had a list of people and places I wanted to photograph. I also marked down the time and exposure settings for each shot for posterity. I snapped the last photo (a blurry self-portrait) and sent off the film on the 17th of December, just 13 days before the deadline.
Some kind of police protest at the Rathaus (Dec 8. 2010 - 13:49, f2.8 1/60th sec)I waited patiently to hear news from Dwayne's or see that my credit card had been charged so I could confirm that my film made it on time. After two weeks and no sign, I got nervous and gave Dwayne's a call. I was told by a very friendly staff member that my film made it with three days to spare. However, they were running behind by about three weeks due to the volume of film that they had recieved in the days approaching the deadline. That was understandable, considering one man turned in 1500 rolls by himself. The box finally arrived and I got the first look at my film.
View from the Lindenhof (Dec 9. 2010 - 15:02, f4 1/125th sec)

The film looks just as good as I thought it would. Very clean and sharp, nice color renditions. However, it was (as I expected) a pain to scan. Kodachrome is very unique in the way its color layers are arranged. This makes it tricky for scanners to deal with (and one of the reasons why they discontinued it). I had to tweak the settings individually for each scan because I didn't want to invest in an it8 calibration slide. I think my scans are pretty good, but still not 100% of the originals. The one thing that really stood out to me about Kodachrome is its excellent rendering of skin tone.
Pascal Grob of www.fashionbitsandbobs.com (Dec 9. 2010 - 15:48. f1.7 1/60th sec)Overall, though happy with the film, I understand Kodak's decision. Kodachrome has a unique look, but not so unique that more modern slide films can't do the same work. Kodachrome has to be processed in its own special way, where other slide films share the same process. Also, in the end, most film is digitized anyway, and the process to digitize Kodachrome is cumbersome. I am glad I had the experience of shooting this historic film, but all good things must come to an end.
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Les Shelleys, Part 2 - "The Biggest Lie"

Another charming cover from Les Shelleys, this time being "The Biggest Lie" by Elliott Smith.

Don't miss Part 1, wherein this delightful duo performs "I'm On Fire" by the Boss.

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Heissi Marroni

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George Twopointoh introducing Janelle Monae at her Zürich concert on Dec 11, 2010.

Les Shelleys, Part 1 - "I'm On Fire"

Les Shelleys is the American duo consisting of Tom Brosseau and Angela Correa. They came through Zürich in November to play a show at Helsinki Klub and afterward, in the "green room" (actually a small trailer), they played a few charming covers songs. I captured these songs on video and here is the first, a delightful cover of I'm On Fire by Bruce Springsteen:

Les Shelleys have an self-titled album which is available on iTunes or from Fat Cat Records

Molly Rose in Zürich

Molly Rose is a musician from Seattle who recently moved to Zürich. After her first ever Swiss performance at Cafe Henrici, we headed out into the cold night and shot two videos for the Presented by Cafe Henrici series.

"Unveiling"

"Refuge"

Special thanks to Rok for being an impromptu sound man.

Photo Blog #97

Self-portrait with Olympus 35RD.

Kostume No. 3

Here is a quick video I put together for the organizers of Kostume No. 3 which took place in Zürich on November 6th, 2010.

Octoberman in November

Octoberman returned to Zürich with with a full band. After their show at Cafe Henrici, lead-man Mark hit the streets by himself and performed his song "Eddie and Rita". I love the lens flares in this video:

You can buy Octoberman's new album FORTRESSES from their website or iTunes