"The Michaelis Church" The Church at Night Picture: I placed my camera on a tripod and took pictures in different directions. During exposure I walked around and provided light with my flashlight. Afterwards I assembled the different pictures, thus recreating the original impression. Technique: I used my Nikon F-801, an SB-24 flashlight, Ilford HP-5+ film developed in Ilfotec LC-29, printed on Multigrade III. © Photo: Matthias Döpke [ Top ]

[ More like this ] "Portrait" Der Müller Picture: Christoph looks mostly harmless, but you can get him to do almost anything. I wanted to emphasize that shade of his personality when I tied him, naked, to a tree and poured a bucket of water over his head. Technique: Nikon F-801, Ilford HP-5+ in Ilfotec LC-29, Multigrade III, and a rope. © Photo: Matthias Döpke [ Top ]

"Subway" Underground Picture: Although this almost looks like a picture of a subway train, in fact we see a subway station, not a train. Each of the little "windows" is a segment of the platform. Technique: I used my Nikon FM-2 and Ilford FP-4 in Ilfotec LC-29. I cut off the perforation of the film and printed it in direct contact on Multigrade III. © Photo: Matthias Döpke [ Top ]

"Parents" Annemarie und Dietmar Picture: My parents don't see each other very much during the day. In the evening they sometimes meet in the livingroom, my mother reads a book, my father sits in his armchair. Technique: Nikon F-801, ILFORD HP-5+ in ILFOTEC LC 29, printed on ILFORD Multigrade III. I applied the developer with a brush to create the rings. © Photo: Matthias Döpke [ Top ]

[ See all of this day ] "Portrait of the Artist" My Day Picture: I took pictures of a complete day of mine, from waking up in the morning till falling asleep at night. Technique: Nikon F-801, flash SB-24, Vivitar 19mm lens. I took all the pictures myself, stretching my arm out as far as possible. Developed in Ilfotec LC-29, printed on Multigrade III. © Photo: Matthias Döpke [ Top ]

"They come at Night" The Footprint Picture: A criminalistic topic requires a criminalistic technique. I left an actual footprint on photographic paper, using margarine. Then I developed the paper, without any prior use of lenses or cameras. Later I added the blood. But that still does not answer the question - what did really happen that night? Technique: My shoe, Rama margarine, Multigrade III paper, blood. © Photo: Matthias Döpke [ Top ]

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