Joseph Calvo Joseph Calvo

Remembering

This series was inspired by the personal black and white work of Saul Leiter. He captured intimate moments of daily life with his partner, free from pretense and polish. I sought to achieve a similar feeling by working with someone I was very familiar with, Angel.

This series was inspired by the personal black and white work of Saul Leiter. He captured intimate moments of daily life with his partner, free from pretense and polish. I sought to achieve a similar feeling by working with someone I was very familiar with, Angel.

I wanted to capture mundane moments such as: getting ready for the day, reading, thinking, resting, and boredom. I layered elements of the setting in the foreground and background to contribute to the familiar yet voyeuristic point of view.

Film stocks: Portra 800, Expired Agfa 100, Instax Wide, Expired FP-100C
Cameras: Pentax 67 II, Contax G2, Mamiya Universal Press

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