Winter 2010

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Photo by Oakley Jackson, Middlebury, Vermont, USA

Pinhole of Pulp Mill Bridge

Oakley Jackson the sun to break free from the clouds and hold my breath, doing my best not to quiver for the long seconds the shutter stayed open. It was all a gamble, but in a short amount of time I got to know my camera’s perspective quite well. Then came the painstaking procedure of processing the film in a completely dark room. It is a thrilling experience to create a work of art without the use of sight. Only when the film was properly fixed in the chemicals and the lights came on did I know if my efforts had been a success.

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