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2023

Bits of 2023. I didn’t practice nearly enough. Almost every roll was a failure (I left a few out on a hot ledge by mistake, bought too many handmade rolls, used mostly broken cameras), but I’m alright with it because things were not really clicking into place. I paid more attention to my new greenhouse, built in the summer. The greenhouse was perfect for making lumens once I had enough ledge space.

I accidentally took a pinhole on a trip with some friends, which resulted in a roll of 20-odd exposures that I love. Albiet, none of that trip came out well. I picked up my polaroid 600 again. It’s an early model with no ability to turn off the flash. My broken cameras might be too far gone now, though I still like this little broken 32mm which doesn’t have a lens cap.

I exhibited a couple of times, and stayed mostly on the outside of my little artist communities - one is active, the other is a lot less. Maybe it’s the age that my daughters are at; they need every moment of me that is available to them. I don’t need to be out there, busy and doing shows all the time. The tail end of December gifted me a lot of perspective.

Follow links for 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016,  2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009.

 Daughters in Hastings, pinhole.

Daughters in Hastings, pinhole.

 Greenhouse in autumn, pinhole.

Greenhouse in autumn, pinhole.

 N in the park, pinhole

N in the park, pinhole

 N in Wales, 35mm. Broken camera.

N in Wales, 35mm. Broken camera.

 Brixton

Brixton

 C&D’s house

C&D’s house

 Somewhere in Sussex, broken lens.

Somewhere in Sussex, broken lens.

 Grass lumen

Grass lumen

 Kale lumen, exposed over 3 weeks.

Kale lumen, exposed over 3 weeks.

 My garden.

My garden.

 Greenhouse, summer.

Greenhouse, summer.

 Greenhouse autumn, broken lens.

Greenhouse autumn, broken lens.

 Broken camera, 35mm.

Broken camera, 35mm.

 Home.

Home.

 Dulwich, 35mm.

Dulwich, 35mm.

 J&D

J&D

 Pops, Nottingham

Pops, Nottingham

 Croydon.

Croydon.

 With Emily.

With Emily.

 John in Brixton, polaroid.

John in Brixton, polaroid.

 Me, polaroid.

Me, polaroid.

tags: pinhole, 35mm, lumen, polaroid
Saturday 01.06.24
Posted by Laura Ward
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tags: pinhole, 35mm, london, marple, cambridge, lumen, nottingham, washing line
Sunday 06.19.22
Posted by Laura Ward
 

Eyescape

Thank you eyescape for featuring two of my pictures in this digital publication (pages 12/13)

tags: eyescape, 35mm, 35mm film, pinhole, holga
categories: Publications
Saturday 04.16.16
Posted by Laura Ward
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Fast Forward: Women in Photography

Last week I took over the 'Fast Forward: Women In Photo' Instagram account with photographers Maria Baoli and Shelia Zhao. Fast Forward is designed to promote and engage with women in photography across the globe which is resolved at a Tate Modern conference.

We explored the theme of 'extraordinary ordinary'. My contributions to the week are here below in order of posting.

I took this photo in central London, on one of its busiest shopping streets, as I was waiting 30 minutes for someone.

I took this photo in central London, on one of its busiest shopping streets, as I was waiting 30 minutes for someone.

wave

This pinhole photograph of an ocean wave was taken last year.

jounderhill

I selected this photo by photographer Jo Underhill. Jo enjoys exploring and documenting the built environment with a focus on light, material, detail and how people interact with spaces.

Muenster

This picture is taken from an unpublished series of photographs about an unremarkable looking neighbourhood of my childhood. My 2014 exploration of the physical spaces of childhood was a departure in style, but influenced a significant shift in my outlook towards the present. I now embrace a more mindful approach to photography. 'Letting go' has transcended beyond creativity into an empowering mechanism to cope with personal turmoil.

This wall was sprayed with bullets by the IRA during their terrorism campaign of the '80s. I passed this on my school route and the threat of terror was a daily reality. Seeing the patched up wall in 2014 had a profound impact on me.

Horses

I shot this in a fleeting moment during a ground level shot of a small pony in Wales. Its mother trotted into protective view as I took it. This, combined with an accidental double exposure, produced something magical. On this trip I'd witnessed distressing cruelty to horses and ponies suffering obvious signs of neglect. This moment was uplifting.

lights

Lights from Piccadilly, London.

tags: 35mm, 35mm film, laura ward, laura ward photographer, london, analog, film, gremmendorf, lights, jo underhill, fast forward women in photography, women in photography, fast forward, pinhole, holga, konica c35, instagram, double exposure
categories: Collaborations
Sunday 01.17.16
Posted by Laura Ward
 

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