Slow Photography

GETTING THERE: After sailing to Long Island, Bahamas in February 2018, we rowed our dinghy .4 miles (650 meters) east from the anchorage to a sponge fisherman's area ashore at Gray's Bight settlement, Long Island. First called Yuma by the Arawaks, and later named Fernandina by Columbus, Long Island is 180 miles southeast of Nassau.  Explore the Shrimp Hole and see the shrimp bodies reflected by the undersurface, an experience like floating in space, in this video:                 Play   Video "Exploring the Shrimp Hole, A Salty Paws Adventure" THE SHRIMP HOLE: We'd been previously to Long Island's famous Deans Blue Hole, one of the world's deepest at 663 feet. However, swimming in the shrimp hole was surreal. To get there, you can drive South from Thompson Bay. Since we were anchored, we landed a dinghy and took a short walk across the Queen's Highway and through the grounds of Saint Mary's Spanish c...

I have a passion for Polaroid.  Photographing with an SX-70 Alpha and the Polaroid 180 cameras,  these images were made from instant prints. First, manipulated Time-ZERO SX-70 film was a beautiful way to slow the process. How is it an example of slow photography?  Glad you asked. Slow Down SX-70 Time Zero Manipulation, Jimages Clown and Polaroid Print, Jimages The Scream, Jimages Curiosity is a Creative Gift. Jimages. Girls who Play in Plaid, Jimages Sliding with my Brother, Jimages After an SX-70 print came out of the camera, it can be altered over a couple of days. This is done gradually. The idea is to match technique with subject. In 1976, I began doing SX-70 manipulations with my first SX-70 Instant Folding Alpha-1 Land Camera in Denver. The kids and clown above were photographed in Denver's parks, and the highway workers on Interstate I-70 in Colorado. Then, I added a Polaroid 180 camera. Folks who see i...