Film Photographer Spotlight: Jib Peter
Name: Jib Peter Location: France, Meursault in Burgundy. Shooting For: 15 years Camera: Nikon F5, Nikon F6, Hasselblad 503cxi, Olympus Mju II, Hasselblad Flexbody, Holga Favorite film: Kodak Tri-X 400
Jib Peter on why he shoots film:
“First because since the very beginning I'm influenced by photographers working or having worked on film.
Of course, I like the charm of its rendering. I like the grain. I like the fact that you can't see the resulting photography immediately after taking it, my frames are more careful this way. I like accidents, surprises, not always getting exactly what I imagined. I love to forget my shots and rediscover them at the time of development ...
But it's also part of a state of mind, I like to make small productions, often made of bricks and pitcher, always with derisory means. It would be inconsistent in my eyes if I used cameras featuring a whole bunch of superfluous technologies.
I also like the idea of maintaining solid cameras that are often very authentic and that are especially reliable (most of them are more than 20 years old, all 2nd hand, and no breakdown ). At a time we are all used to constantly change equipment, run after gadget innovations... All that irritates me, I prefer taking pictures.”
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