It was an honor and sincere pleasure to be asked to capture the wedding /celebration of my friends Zaira and Catherine's love for each other.
My tears took me by surprise as I witnessed their deep raw authentic , vulnerable yet trusting devotion to each other. Surrounded and cheered on by all of us who also love and appreciate them both and are happy they found each other . "Love has no borders, nationalities or genders-do it! (Guitar wolf )"
WHO ARE THESE DORKS?!
Have you listened to the new dORKWIND yet?? GET INTO IT!!! The EP up NOW on BANDCAMP!
dORKWIND are Daif King, Ryan Bennet, Gemma Syme and Bek Coogan.
All songs by dORKWIND except Do You Hear The Words by Magic Carpet.
Photograph by @decay_devotion
Recorded at Surgery Studios and Stälker HQ, Wellington New Zealand
Special thanks to The NZ Music Uncles, Holly Fenwick and Our Lady The Waterfall
2nd roll
Potion recipe
Kodak ultramax 400
Filthy fountain water from Timaru botanical gardens fountain
Infused with
Lemon balm and elderflower picked for me by Selena on our hikoi at Littleton/ Whakaraupō, which was added after it dried from the heat in the car.
#soupedfilm
#filmsoup
#experimentalphotography
#aotearoa
#womenphotographers
#analogwomen
#analogphotography
@toiponeke
Photos from all 4 rolls on display and prints for sale at Toi Takeaway show at Toi Pōneke ( 61/69 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro, Wellington) until December 17th.
Some shots off roll #1 from
"I went on a holiday and in my suitcase I packed soup" a series of 4 rolls of film shot and souped while driving a relocation car from Te Whanganui-a-Tara to Tāhuna over 6 days.
1st roll potion recipe:
Water collected at night from a waterfall in the bush surrounded by glow worms (Pelorus Bridge campsite)
Kanuka leaves and flowers
Geothermal water (Hanmer springs)
Rojo red wine (not foraged locally but was what I drunk after a soak in the pools).
First I souped in a jar. But then I realised the black film canisters are great for souping on the go. They are water tight and warm up well if you leave them on the dashboard, ensuring the soup can simmer away.
Photos from all 4 rolls on display and prints for sale at Toi Takeaway show at Toi Pōneke until December 17th.
#kodakgold200
#filmsoup
#experimentalphotography
#analogphotography
#analogwomen
#kiwiroadtrip
#soupedfilm
#aotearoa
#nikonf3
@toiponeke
Toi Takeaway ends on 17 December at 8pm. Last days to discover a variety of artists in residence at Toi Pōneke and maybe grab some art in time for Christmas. Come have a look at this gallery made with love.
#wellingtonnz #nzart #nzartgallery #nzartist nzlife
I was a high school drop out at an early age. But when I was 17 I attended Metro college in mt Eden (a democratic school for kids who didn't fit the standard school system) and it was there I finally got to enter the dark room I had always been so curious about. These are some of the first photos I took and developed myself back in those days. It was many years later when I finally got the time and resources to get back in to a dark room, but it was just as I remembered it. It's never too late to find your happy place!
#analogphotography
#darkroom
#punkrock #90spunk
See these plus more of my souped film photography from my most recent adventure this
Wednesday December 3rd
Toi Takeaway (Toi Pōneke residents exhibition). Opening night 5pm (Runs from 03/12/25-17/12/25).
This is a cash and carry show. Support local artists and take home some cool art!!!
Limited prints from this series plus more available to purchase at this event.
#experimentalphotographyart #filmsoup #analogphotography
