http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/rss Camera Antipodea provides architectural photographs by Richard Mahoney. The focus is on representing a New Zealand that is passing. A project is underway to document rural and industrial decay through architectural images. The emphasis is on displaying the exterior and interior of early buildings and structures, both tightly framed and within the surrounding landscape. admin 2011-06-17T04:57:08Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/new-book-9780473177911 Published. Camera Antipodea - Catalogue No. 1 (ISBN 9780473177911) is now in print. Just a short note to mention that I've recently approved the final proof of this book for publication. Here are the details: Camera Antipodea - Catalogue No. 1 / Photographs by Richard Mahoney (Oxford: Indica et Buddhica, 2010). ISBN 9780473177911 (hbk). The `street date' is 14 June 2011. This means that it is available straight away through Ingram but that one should allow fifteen business days for information to appear in all the usual distribution channels, Amazon, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Bertrams, and Blackwell and so on. Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2011-06-17T04:57:08Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/new-image-the-reception For details please click on the image. Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2011-04-14T02:30:56Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/new-image-the-husk For details please click on the image. Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2011-04-14T02:27:27Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/new-image-the-second-path For details please click on the image. Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2011-04-14T01:56:01Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/new-image-the-first-path  For details please click on the image. Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2011-04-14T01:51:06Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/camera-antipodea-catalogue-one In press. Camera Antipodea - Catalogue No 1 / Photographs by Richard Mahoney. ISBN 9780473177911. Available: June 2011. Further details here . Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2011-04-04T08:59:11Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/new-prep-image-the-landing Preliminary Study. Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2011-03-31T11:25:54Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/low-resolution-images-two Following on from my previous post here is a second image together with some detail ... In sequel to my last post on the poor image quality resulting from web browsers and computer monitors here is another example of a low resolution image with some detail. Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-09-25T22:01:37Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/low-resolution-images Web browsers and monitors are a poor medium for representing the quality possible in large-format prints ... Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-09-25T21:39:24Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/new-prep-image-saltwater-creek Preliminary Study. Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-09-14T22:43:23Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/new-prep-image-clarkville Preliminary Study.  Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-09-14T22:38:35Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/new-image-the-dovecot For details please click on the image.  Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-09-14T22:32:14Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/new-image-the-breach For details please click on the image.  Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-09-14T22:28:53Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/new-image-fat For details please click on the image. Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-09-14T22:26:03Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/new-image-the-double For details please click on the image.  Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-09-14T22:22:40Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/new-image-new-born For details please click on the image.  Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-09-14T22:14:00Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/new-image-door-to-the-bedroom For details please click on the image. Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-09-14T22:10:28Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/new-image-pink For details please click on the image. Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-09-14T22:07:38Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/new-image-the-bakery For details please click on the image.  Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-09-14T22:04:35Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/new-image-pluralism For details please click on the image.  Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-09-14T22:01:56Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/new-image-reconnected For details please click on the image. Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-09-14T21:50:58Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/new-image-oaks-with-falling-gables For details please click on the image.  Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-09-14T21:48:03Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/new-image-gone-are-the-children For details please click on the image. Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-09-14T21:39:24Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/masahisa-fukase-grain Film manufacturers constantly stress the value of fine grain and high sharpness but ... Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-08-25T00:10:11Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/werner-herzog-on-images Werner Herzog on the scarcity of Images and Image-makers ... ``It is simply a fact—there are only a few images left. ``When I look out here I see everything is cluttered up. There are hardly any images to be found. One has to dig deep down like an archaeologist; one has to search through this violated landscape to find something. ``Naturally, there is risk involved, one that I wouldn't avoid. I see only a few people who take risks in order to change this misery—the misery of having no images left, none that are adequate. We desperately need images, those images that are relevant and adequate to our level of civilization—ones that correspond to those deep inside ourselves.'' Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-08-20T23:07:40Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/dont-you-love-new-zealand On the way home after dropping down south to see a man about a dog ... It's a habit to carry my old canvas fly fishing bag. Its just large enough for the F4 body , a couple of lenses, and my MasterSix meter (don't know why I always carry the light meter, I just do). I find myself constantly looking for images, and the little cameras are useful for rough and ready prep shots. Loaded with B&W they give a pretty decent idea of substance and contrast. A typical day ... Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-08-16T10:31:27Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/view-camera-rain-oilskin Out in the field with a large-format camera when it starts to rain ... Here in Oxford its been drizzling for the past day or two. Although it is still winter, this is typical of early spring. We get more than our share. Living at the base of the foothills leading up to the Southern Alps a lot spills over from the West Coast. One of my main concerns, out in the field, is how to deal with it. Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-08-16T06:09:35Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/frederick-h-evans-chateaux-of-france Binney, Marcus, The Chateaux of France: from the archives of Country Life, 1897-1939 / Marcus Binney; photographs by Frederick H. Evans (London: Mitchell Beazley,1994) Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-08-13T11:17:17Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/view-camera-land-rover Taking the high ground is just that much easier with a Series II Land Rover ... I'm most interested in documenting rural decay and I mostly shoot locally, in nearby towns and farms. Here, unless I'm on a hillside, the most common difficulty is in establishing a decent, clear view of the subject, often a building in decline. Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-08-10T11:26:38Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/why-greyhound-logo Why have you chosen to use a greyhound in your company logo? For those curious about the greyhound in the logo I'll give a few details. The Indica et Buddhica logo is Elmo (a.k.a. Redford Bale), the first retired racing greyhound we adopted. My wife and I had lived with a few `rescue' dogs over the years but when Rogue our Rottweiler died we settled on what we'd always wanted, greyhounds. Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-08-08T08:16:59Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/dust-sheet-film-static Dust continues to be the bane of large-format photographers, but all is not lost ... Dust and fluff and little specks of this and that have always been a source of profound irritation to large-format photographers. Roll film is loaded within the controlled, filtered environment of factories so is usually dust-free. But sheet film is generally loaded into sheet film holders by the photographer himself, most often in less than ideal conditions. And the dust that can find itself onto the film can be ruinous. Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-08-05T00:49:56Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/lamp-as-light-table There are those who use light tables and those who just use lamps ... I've never much liked the light tables I've come across. They definitely help when sorting large numbers of transparencies, but those I've seen are either too small for large-format film or just too big – what on earth do you do with them when they're not being used? There is also the issue of illumination. Most are also too dim, especially if one wants to see the details that a drum scanner will be pulling from the shadows. My preference is simply to use one of my desk lamps. With a linen tester I can pick out all that I need. And by moving the transparency closer or further away I can adjust the brightness. Crude, perhaps, but it works. Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-08-03T23:14:02Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/virtues-wire-frame-finder Decent, durable photographic equipment has never been inexpensive ... Well made photographic equipment – the sort that takes constant use and lasts the distance – has always been expensive. Being practical, many photographers have often just made the best of, or just got by with, what they can afford and what is available. A good number have even taken a certain pleasure in making their own, using what is to hand. Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-08-03T06:17:07Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/photographic-equipment The final image matters most but equipment and workflow remains important. I agree that the quality of the final photograph is what counts the most. Still, people are often curious about the equipment used and whether the photographer's workflow is analog (film) or digital or both. Here, then, is a brief list of what I am currently using .  Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-08-03T00:26:48Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/new-prep-studies Some more preparatory shots – taken quickly with a small camera to assess a site in prep for the big camera – have been uploaded: 1.) Barbados Street Cemetary , Central City, Christchurch Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-07-16T04:57:06Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/mahoney-portfolio-download A PDF file containing some of the images in the Portfolios is now available for download. This should enable convenient viewing and navigation with Adobe's Acrobat Reader. Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-07-04T09:14:26Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/preliminary-studies-available A new section will be added to each portfolio – `Prep'. This will include initial hand held 35mm black and white images. These are generally made quickly and in succession as I walk a new site. They are in prep for subsequent 4" x 5"   images and possibly for the use of colour. These new sections should give an idea of what I'm currently working with. Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. Richard Mahoney 2010-06-15T10:00:16Z http://camera-antipodea.indica-et-buddhica.com/news/ca-online Camera Antipodea is now online. As new prints become available through this site they will be mentioned in the ` News & Updates ' section. To keep up please consider subscribing to the News Feed below. An archive of past announcements is also maintained. Architectural Photographs from New Zealand - mostly from North Canterbury - by Richard Mahoney. admin 2010-05-31T01:54:06Z