Europe 1981

March 20, 2012

Europe 1981

In 1981, at the age of 27, I traveled through Europe and the Middle East for 11 months, commencing in Tel Aviv, Israel and ending in London, England. My camera was a Mamiya M645; a medium format SLR with an eye level viewfinder. My preferred black and white film was Ilford FP4 and HP5, 120 roll film. Upon my return to Australia, I processed the film in a darkroom I set up in the laundry of my home.

Paris

London

Madrid

Granada

Seville

Cordoba

Barcelona

Rome

Istanbul

Crete

Hydra

Athens

Vienna

Venice

Amsterdam

Brussels

Delft

Munich

Lisbon

Antwerp

Swiss Alps

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Europe 1981

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