That does sound like a great time. I would love to make that trip some day.
That does sound like a great time. I would love to make that trip some day.
[Have you ever wanted to go on a photographic retreat to some sort of resort with full access to on-site professional darkroom, on-site supplies, studio, workshops, scenic photo tours, etc? And maybe something for the wife and kids to do? [/QUOTE]
This is a good idea. In fact, I am working on this loosely and informally from various angles. I have a darkroom set up in Vienna and one almost completed in Berlin. In a few weeks I will visit Sicily to inspect several sites that might work most closely for what you have in mind.
And I am also actively looking for space in San Francisco (which would become the center of my own activities) that would function in a much more bohemian way. In other communications I have described the San Francisco location as a the space that would house a darkroom for sure, but mostly maintain a Viennese café-like atmosphere (or some eclectic home made version that builds up around an espresso machine, a small bar, and a wall of good books). The space would be a “studio” in the broadest sense of the word –a place to study and practice art, but also a place for artists and thinkers of a certain sort to gather. I am hoping that a place something like Ken Kesey, Rodin, and Kiki de Martpanasse would have prized might spring up. The San Francisco area seems right for this sort of experiment.
In any case, a good supply of black and white chemicals, film, and paper would be available at each site.
I can give a big thumbs up for Photostock.
Photostock looks like a great personal retreat.
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