Since coming to Substack, I have enjoyed reading a whole lot of interesting stories, met interesting people who make great photographs and have come across a few things that I did not see coming!
Søren Harbel: Rome, Italy I
I have been scanning this week. About 1200 negatives. Heeeee-haaaaw. At least that is what it sounds like to me when the arm slowly moves across the strip of six negatives. After the heeeee-haaaaw subsides, I label each photograph with the location where it was taken. It takes a while.
The benefit of something that takes this long, but cannot be left to its own devices, is that I can use the time between changing strips of negatives to dive into old scans.
Søren Harbel: Davos, Switzerland
Following on my first two rounds of ‘readers’ I have selected another handful here for your entertainment.
I very much enjoy the feeling of holding a book. I like the turning of the pages, the weight of the book. The turning on of the bedside light to read and the turning it off when I wake up and realize that the book is on my chest and I fell into a blissful sleep.
Enjoy!
Søren Harbel: Nuremburg, Germany
Søren Harbel: Essauoria, Morocco
Søren Harbel: Paris, France
Søren Harbel: Copenhagen, Denmark - the reading machine proto-type
Søren Harbel: Hong Kong
Søren Harbel: Nice, France
Søren Harbel: Paris, France
Søren Harbel: Athens, Greece
Søren Harbel: Barcelona, Spain
Søren Harbel: Rome, Italy II
Søren Harbel: Milano, Italy
Until next time……
Wow, 1200 negatives scanned in one week! It would take me years because I hate scanning. But I am so glad you do it, because it means we get to see some of the photographs! The one from Morocco is my favorite! Thank you for sharing! I wouldn't mind seeing more... One question, though - do you know the years the images were taken? I always find that interesting.
There's a lot of life in these—even in the calmer shots. 💚