Photo Gallery: Filosofem by @mloscik

When we see film photos stained, bleached, tinted, or distorted in some way, it's easy to assume that the film roll was dunked in a film soup to achieve such effects. Or it can be purely accidental, such as these photographs taken by Fritz (@mloscik), a Lomographer from Cracow, Poland.

Fritz is a neuroscientist who is currently finishing a PhD in pharmacology—basically, he conducts research on how drugs affect the brain, particularly cannabinoids and endocannabinoid system. To give himself a break from laboratory work, he likes sports and photography. The photographs in the Filosofem photoset were taken during one of his nature walks.

"Personally, I like to spend time in nature and observe it, so it quickly became something, that I could share with my girlfriend too. We’ve also got two bunnies and while we were going out, we always tried to collect some fresh greens for them to eat. Eventually, we began to pay closer attention to all those different flowers and plants and came up with an idea to make our own herbarium, in which I wanted to include photographs. At the same time, I was preparing for doctoral exam in philosophy, so instead of learning at home, we just went out for short hikes to collect new specimens and do all the studying outside."

While he also dabbles in film development (using his bathroom as a makeshift darkroom), there is no secret as to how he achieved such effects in these photos.

"(It's) just a happy accident. It was a cinematographic film with ramjet layer from Agfa and all the recipes for the ramjet removal didn’t work so I just had to remove it manually after developing the film. I guess that film was also underdeveloped because of the layer."

Fritz's introduction to film photography happened by chance, too. Someone from his hometown in Oświęcim was into Lomography and was instrumental in having Fisheye cameras to be sold in their local skate shop. His best friend bought one and they mutually used it, until he received a Diana Mini from his brother @iblissss. The camera's simple build, with just two apertures and one shutter speed, allowed him to understand the basics of photography.

Now, Lomography has truly become part of Fritz's life, as he captures moments and things that are "unique to me and worth to be kept and presented to others."

"I really like to find things like that in everyday life, like on your way to work you sometimes have this feeling in your chest, the light is right, and this moment just seems special for some reason and that’s when I take my camera out from my backpack."

To see more of Fritz's photos, have a look at his LomoHome.

written by shhquiet on 2022-03-02 #people #nature #film #light-leaks