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A Bench in front of the Pond

A Bench in front of the Pond #photography #infrared #trichrome

A Bench in front of the Pond You may purchase a print of this photo (and many more) at Crated. A Bench in front of the Pond by Michael Jackobo An infrared trichrome of a bench in front of the pond, right next ot a bridge used by pedestrians to cross this body of water. I continue to do the tests in infrared trichrome in order to nail down the technique before trying to do some more serious…

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Infrared Trichrome

Infrared Trichrome #abstract #photography #Athens

Infrared Trichrome You may purchase a print of this photo (and many more) at Crated. Infrared Trichrome by Michael Jackobo A colour infrared photo of a scene at the Pnyx with the Athenian Acropolis in the background. The photo has been created using the trichrome process. The trichrome process was the first technique used to create colour photographs more than one hundred years ago. It is an…

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The Old Observatory

The Old Observatory #photography #greece #woman

The Old Observatory You may purchase a print of this photo (and many more) at Crated. The Old Observatory by Michael Jackobo A couple is walking in front of the old observatory of Athens and the woman looks straight to the camera. The old observatory of Athens is located at the Hill of the Nymphs, opposite to the Acropolis and while now it is in the centre of the city, when it was built in the…

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At a Bus Station

At a Bus Station #streetphotography #filmphotography #blackandwhite #urban

At a Bus Station You may purchase a print of this photo (and many more) at Crated. At a Bus Station by Michael Jackobo Scene at a bus station whose top is filled with pigeons, while a young man is staring at the camera, wondering at the actions of the photographer. This might be the last photo I will post from the films that I had sitting at home for some years undeveloped. When I finally…

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Infrared Test

Infrared Test #abstract #photography #Greece

Infrared Test You may purchase a print of this photo (and many more) at Crated. Infrared Test by Michael Jackobo Infrared test of an unconverted Sony α6000, using a 720nm filter. I have been engaged in infrared photography since 2010. At that time I was using both B&W film and digital, as the Panasonic LX3 I had was capable of shooting handheld with an infrared filter attached; after the…

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Broken Statue

Broken Statue #streetphotography #Athens #blackandwhite

Broken You may purchase a print of this photo (and many more) at Crated. Broken Statue by Michael Jackobo Photo of a statue with a broken nose, with some people passing by indifferently in the background. I don’t remember which woman this broken statue depicts, but I certainly know where I took the photo; in the walkway between the University and the Academy in Athens. Although I have walked many…

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Impromptu Street Dance

Impromptu Street Dance #streetphotography #music #dance #Athens

Impromptu Street Dance You may purchase a print of this photo (and many more) at Crated. Impromptu Street Dance by Michael Jackobo A company of women are staging an impromptu street dance to the tune of a street musician playing bouzouki, at the Dionysus Aeropagite walkway, below the Acropolis in Athens. This photo is an example of being in the right place, at the right time. For me it was a…

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Running towards the Trees

Running towards the Trees #streetphotography #Athens #filmphotography #blackandwhite

Running towards the Trees You may purchase a print of this photo (and many more) at Crated. Running towards the Trees by Michael Jackobo A woman is running towards the trees in a park at Athens. I still have quite a few photos from those old films that I developed recently; is easy to tell the story of this photo, although I don’t remember any details, as all the relevant elements are presented…

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Climbing Down

Climbing Down #photography #athens #streetphotography

Climbing Down You may purchase a print of this photo (and many more) at Crated. Climbing Down by Michael Jackobo A man is climbing down a rock cautiously, so as not to slip and fall. Another photo taken at Areopagus in Athens, but this time is was a few days ago. Due to the shape of the place and the way it has been shaped in order to be easier accessible for the public, when one is standing on…

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Children Playing

Children Playing #filmphotography #streetphotography #Athens

Children Playing You may purchase a print of this photo (and many more) at Crated. Children Playing by Michael Jackobo Children playing on top of the rock of Areopagus, in Athens, while what seems their father and another man are watching. Once again I am posting a photo that has been taken a couple of years back and for which I have no recollection of the circumstances surrounding it. When I…

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Standing over the Sea

Standing over the Sea #photography #greece #streetphotography #blackandwhite

Standing over the Sea You may purchase a print of this photo (and many more) at Crated. Standing over the Sea by Michael Jackobo Two Asian women are standing over the sea atop a seawall. I have taken very many pictures on top of below this seawall (example 1 & example 2); in fact, although I don’t go there often, I always take a photo that can be presented here! That day I was passing by and…

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In Contrast #photography #streetphotography #couple #blackandwhite In Contrast by Michael Jackobo A couple with clothes, as well as posture, in contrast to one another is siting on top of a rock, beneath a cloudy sky.

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Looking down the Valley #photography #greece #blackandwhite Looking down the Valley by Michael Jackobo Three persons are looking down the valley at the monastery of Xirakia, on the mountains of the prefecture of Valtos.

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#Portrait of a Mysterious Person #filmphotography #dark #blackandwhite Portrait of a Mysterious Person by Michael Jackobo Portrait of a mysterious person amidst some trees in a park in Athens.

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Photographer #portrait #blackandwhite #filmphotography Photographer by Michael Jackobo A photographer holding a Sony camera is preparing to take a photo. The photographer is a friend and the camera is actually my own Sony α6000.

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Woman with Glass of Wine #photography #streetphotography #portrait #filmphotography Woman with Glass of Wine by Michael Jackobo Woman with glass of wine, looking at a stand with books at an exchange event in Athens.

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Portrait of a Child #streetphotography #filmphotography #photography Portrait of a Child by Michael Jackobo Portrait of a child as it plays with some pigeons.