That's a one in a million exception. Unfortunately most amature photography isnt worth keeping, some people shouldn't even be have a camera.
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I think it's a shame when the past ends up in the trash. Just think when the work of Vivian Maier was thrown away. Phew.
Unfortunately most amature photography isnt worth keeping, some people shouldn't even be have a camera.
It isn't the quality of the historic photography that mostly matters.
It is the incidental revelation of the details of the past.
A mid 1940s view of a bridge, roadway and now suburb of Vancouver - from some photos taken by my father.
It depicts something that is still there, but changed in fascinating ways. For example, count hom many lanes of traffic are there - it is different now.
Love your Time Machine - excellent project. Thank you for sharing !
This is a great collection of slides. Thank you for sharing.
It would be nice to have some technical information on the website about the film stock, how the slides were mounted and stored.
For people who collect, study and preserve historical images this information is of great interest.
Also, when you scan slides do you try to preserve their appearance or do you edit the images to restore the original colors?
Do you have any experience with inverting old color negatives? The task is challenging enough even for fresh negatives let alone those that were slowly degrading for decades.
Good luck with your project and keep posting updates!
I hope this helps a little.
Fantastic set! Thanks for sharing.Hey again!
I have just published a new collection:
Road trip through Peru: an analogue travel documentary from 1968 – by train through impressive landscapes from Estación La Galera via Pachacayo and Llocllapampa to the ruined city of Machu Picchu. In Cusco, at the foot of the Andes, scenes of everyday life and animated street scenes show life in the late 1960s – a documentary insight into Peru.
https://www.pastofastranger.com/en/collection-18/peru/
Enjoy browsing through the past,
André
Hi all,
my name is André and I have been digitizing the past for some time now.
If you are interested, I would like to present my project: "Past of a Stranger" - or: Photographic time travels into the past, captured by strangers.
https://www.pastofastranger.com
I have currently published twelve very different collections, most of which were acquired at flea markets. I digitize the treasures (slides, glass slides, photo plates & negatives) via camera and light plate.
Enjoy browsing through the past,
André
This is a fascinating project, bravo!
Great series! I'm curious, were the glass slides labeled, or did you have to figure out where they were taken before writing the place-names on your website?
Thanks. I will have to try that. Sometimes I can't remember the location for the photos I took last week. ;-)Thank you very much. I found the locations using Google Image Search. Unfortunately, I couldn't find all of them (e.g. the beach pictures).
Thanks. I will have to try that. Sometimes I can't remember the location for the photos I took last week. ;-)
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