Shinjuku
Pentax LX with 35mm f2.8 lens
Olympus OM-4 Ti with 40mm f2 lens
Plaubel Makina 67
Photographer: Jonathan Hillhouse / website
So glad to finally get to meet a longtime internet pal- Jonathan Hillhouse visited Tokyo from Kagoshima this week and we took in some photo exhibitions and walked around the city a bit.
I’ve been a huge fan of his work (all film) since the first time I saw it- he’s got a natural talent with both the camera and editing/sequencing his pictures. His photographs are personal, quiet, and obviously beautiful- but instead of absolute technical perfection he is open to “mistakes” in analog photography, leveraging these natural alterations- be they from blur, scratches or chemistry surprises to sync softly in with the rest of his images.
Mixing a variety of formats- from 35mm, medium & large format to Impossible Project & Fuji Instax snaps- the way he does is impressive but even more, it feels natural.