Photography and Vintage Items

I mainly shoot film, both 35mm and medium format. I've been a photographer since the 1970's, part of that time as a photojournalist. I now shoot for the fun of it. My day job is running my own recording studio, design soundtracks for video, advertising,...

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Ivory Banks by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: On the banks of the Ohio River, Cincinnati, OH.

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Airplane Pileup by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: At the US Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH. iPhone 17 Pro

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Happy Jet by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: US Air Force Museum, Dayton, OH YashicaMat 124G, Kodak Tri-X, Caffenol CL

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R2D2 by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: US Air Force Museum, Dayton, OH YashicaMat 124G, Kodak Tri-X, Caffenol CL

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The Garden Awaits by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: Testing out the superb Takumar 100mm/f1.4 macro bellows lens. Pentax ESII, Fomapan 400, Caffenol CL

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Garden Corner by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: Testing out the superb Takumar 100mm/f1.4 macro bellows lens. Pentax ESII, Fomapan 400, Caffenol CL

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Gears by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: Testing out the superb Takumar 100mm/f1.4 macro bellows lens. Pentax ESII, Fomapan 400, Caffenol CL

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Stuck Inside by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: Testing out the superb Takumar 100mm/f1.4 macro bellows lens. Pentax ESII, Fomapan 400, Caffenol CL

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Ella On the Porch by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: Testing out the superb 100mm/f1.4 macro bellows lens. Pentax ESII, Fomapan 400, Caffenol CL

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Sky Light by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: Pentax ESII, Fomapan 400, Caffenol CL

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Knot In Frame by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: Pentax ESII, Fomapan 400, Caffenol CL

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Family Plot by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: Pentax ESII, Fomapan 400, Caffenol CL

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Horse Hello by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: Common Central Kentucky sight.

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Spring Blanket by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: Lexington Cemetery Iloca Rapid II, Ilford FP4+, HC110

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Shave and Haircut by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: Georgetown, KY. *1939 Project. My goal was to shoot anything that would have been around in 1939 on this 1939 Argus A-Ilex Precise. The Argus A series, this being the first, popularized 35mm film. The film, Ilford FP4+, was introduced in 1935 as "FP". The developer, Rodinal, was invented in 1895 and has never lost popularity.

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First United Methodist Church of Georgetown 2 by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: Georgetown, KY. *1939 Project. My goal was to shoot anything that would have been around in 1939 on this 1939 Argus A-Ilex Precise. The Argus A series, this being the first, popularized 35mm film. The film, Ilford FP4+, was introduced in 1935 as "FP". The developer, Rodinal, was invented in 1895 and has never lost popularity.

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Catalog View by Neil Kesterson Via Flickr: Reminds me of a picture from a cemetery brochure in the 1940s. Lexington Cemetery Iloca Rapid II, Ilford FP4+, HC110