Fuji continues with his plan: Goodbye Acros 100

Segun lo publicado en el instagram de Tokyo Camera Style, Fuji ha decidido finalizar oficialmente la producción de la pelíclula de blanco y negro Acros 100 en los formatos de 35mm y 120. Al parecer son varias las fuentes que lo aseguran en el circuito fotográfico japones. Además de la película, tambien finalizaría la producción de papel fotográfico en blanco y negro. Con esto Fuji continúa con los recortes en producción de material fotosensible, tras la muerte de la FP-100 y otros soportes con gran acogida en el mercado fotográfico.

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According to what was published in  Tokyo Camera Style, Fuji has decided to officially finish the production of the black and white Acros 100 film in the 35mm and 120 formats. Apparently, there are several sources that assure it in the Japanese photographic circuit. In addition to the film, it would also end the production of black and white photographic paper. With this Fuji continues with the cuts in production of photosensitive material, after the death of the FP-100 and other supports with great reception in the photographic market.

Image for the theatre production "Mirona"

He tenido el lujo de hacer la imagen para la obra de teatro "Mirona", protagonizada por Ángela Chica. La producción ejecutiva corre a cargo del gran Edu Díaz (Amores Minúsculos, Smoking Club...). Me siento afortunado de poder trabajar con gente excepcional, gracias chicos!

Podéis saber mas sobre la obra y funciones en este enlace.

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I had the luxury of making the image for the theatre production "Mirona", starring Ángela Chica. The executive production is work of the great Edu Díaz (Amores Minúsculos, Smoking Club ...). I feel lucky to be able to work with exceptional people, thanks guys!

You can know more about the play and schedules in this link.

Interview for Lomography

Desde Viena mis amigos de Lomography me han entrevistado con motivo de los TEN AND ONE Awards, premios de los que formo parte del jurado. Aquí podéis echarla un vistazo .

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From Vienna, my friends from Lomography have interviewed me on the occasion of the TEN AND ONE Awards, prizes of which I am part of the jury. Here you can have a look .

Another blow for Peel-Apart Film - New55 ends operations

"New55 FILM finalizó sus operaciones el 31 de diciembre de 2017. Nos gustaría agradecer a todos los seguidores y todos los clientes, así como a nuestros proveedores estables por su fe y buen servicio."

Así reza el mensaje de inicio en la web de New55. La compañía de Bob Crowley que nació de una muy exitosa capaña de Kickstarter para resucitar la película instantánea de 4x5 pulgadas que tanto Polaroid cono Fujifilm han dejado fuera de producción cierra definitivamente.

Otro palo para la fotografía fotoquímica. Recemos porque Polaroid vuelva a retomar un producto altamente demandado y cuya producción no le supondría ningún sobrecoste.

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"New55 FILM ended operations on December 31, 2017. We would like to thank all supporters and all customers as well as our steady suppliers for their faith and good service."

This is the opening message on the New55 website. The company founded by Bob Crowley, borned from a very successful Kickstarter, the company who has tryed to resuscitate the instant film of 4x5 inches that both Polaroid and Fujifilm have left out of production, closes definitely.

Another blow for photochemical photography. Let's pray that Polaroid retake a product highly demanded and whose production would not entail any extra cost for Mr.Land company.

Jury in the TEN AND ONE Awards for Lomography

Es una gran alegría anunciaros que seré jurado en la próxima edición de los TEN AND ONE Awards organizados por mis austriacos favoritos, los chicos de Lomography. El premio hace especial incapié en la busqueda de lo desconocido. Ahondar en terreno no explorado en la fotografía, reivindicando esa "libertad fotográfica" de la que siempre hace gala Lomography.

Podeis ver toda la info en la web del concurso y en la magazine de Lomography

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It is a great honor to announce that I will be a jury in the next edition of the TEN AND ONE Awards organized by my favorite Austrians, the guys from Lomography. The award makes special emphasis on the search for the unknown. Delve into terrain not explored in photography, vindicating that "photographic freedom" that Lomography always demonstrates.

You can see all the info on the contest website and Lomography magazine

Work in progress: Argelia

Estoy muy emocionado por el nuevo proyecto que hemos estado llevando a cabo en Argelia en colaboración con Idom. Pronto podréis ver el resultado final en la web.

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I am very excited about the new project we have carried out in Algeria in colaboration with Idom Idom. Soon you can see the final result on the web.

Nominated for Hasselblad Masters Awards for second consecutive edition!

Es un honor para mi anunciar que he sido nominado para los Hasselblad Masters por segunda edición consecutiva en la categoría de moda y belleza. Esta bienal convocada por la prestigiosa casa Hasselblad  ha reunido mas de 30.000 participaciones de todo el mundo, de las cuales solo 10 son nominadas en cada categoría.

Ahora el voto del público está abierto y sumado al voto del jurado determinará quien es el ganador de los Hasselblad Masters 2018. Puedes votar aquí.

Sabremos el veredicto en Enero de 2018!

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It is an honor for me to announce that I have been nominated for the Hasselblad Masters for the second consecutive edition in the fashion and beauty category. The biennial event convened by the prestigious Hasselblad has brought together over 30,000 entries from around the world, of which only 10 are nominated per category.

Now the public vote is open and added to the jury's vote it will determine who is the winner of the Hasselblad Masters Awards 2018. You can vote here.

We will know the final verdict at the beginning of 2018!

#MakeHumanRightsGreatAgain

Tenemos el honor y el lujo de presentar el proyecto #MakeHumanRightsGreatAgain, proyecto desarrollado por los creativos de Muak en el que actualmente estamos colaborando. El proyecto tiene como objetivo visibilizar y reivindicar los Derechos Humanos. Próximamente iremos informando sobre el proyecto que podreis seguir en makehumanrightsgreatagain.org. Os dejamos una muestra de las fotografías de retrato que hicimos para la campaña. Todo fue disparado en analógico con una Hasselblad H1 en película Ilford.

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Bad news, Fuji says no to save the FP-100

These are the last & bad news from Francesco Gasperini from the Change.org page Save Fujifilm FP100 Instant Films:

Hi guys!

Today is a very sad day for the photography...

During the last days i was hoping for an happy ending of this analog story even though the situation was complicated since the begin. The first reply from Fuji was something strange but i've never thought that it could reveals what i'm writing now. Well, Fuji has replied to our second letter and they said this:"...we cannot now change our decision. Thus, we respectfully decline your proposals. "

These words are unbelievable!

They don't care to leave the world's FP100 users with nothing in their hands. They don't care to be reponsible for the death of an iconic photographic format of the 20th century. They don't care to betray their faithful users who have bought their products until yesterday. We cannot understand their decision to refuse all of our proposals. Why! We gave them proposals with a total costs coverage and they said: "No, we are sorry guys, we don't care about you and your passion" and they have showed us their middle finger.

I'm very frustrated in this moment.

My friend Florian Kaps are determined to keep on fighting against this decision and i really appreciate this but i think that we have done the maximum to save this films and speaking again with a deaf and indifferent management is completely useless.Thank you all for supporting me and Florian and all the others who have tried to do something beside this cause. So i'll keep on informing you about every future developments but i'm honest and i sadly say: "I'm sorry guys, we were not able to save our beloved Fp100 films. This is it."

 

So now call your best Fuji FP dealer and get your own film stock because the price are going to grow a lot as we saw years ago with the Polaroid Type 55. This is the last instant color film pack avaliable for old Polaroid Land Cameras and large format view cameras so now we can talk about the end of a era. It was nice while it lasted.

The Impossible Project will save the Fuji FP-100

Last week we heard the notice that Fujifilm will end the production of the Fuji FP-100, the last instant film for 3x4" cameras. This will be the end of instant film for tradicional analogic like 4x5" large format systems and old 4x5 Polaroid cameras. That´s not a surprising notice because there was many rumors time ago of that. Some photographers in Spain says that the film who actually Fuji sells is not totally fresh. It will be frozen stocks of film and Fuji will had deceased the production time ago, but there are only rumors.

In few hours the portal Save.org received a petition for Fujifilm asking the continued production of this film. The petition have right now more than 13.000 signatures and growing. You can see the petition and sign here.

Well, the last news says next. Florian Kaps, co-founder of "The Impossible Project" is trying to save this film and he will meet Fujifilm management next week in Tokyo. That will mean a new product of The Impossible Project relationated with the actual Fuji FP-100.

Hope to have more news soon, the sells of this film was raised with the announcement and we probably will keep this film, with one brand or another.

My pal Javi H. shooted with Fuji FP-100 and a 4x5 Graflex Speed Graphic camera.

Unpublished: Cristina Gramendia, former minister of science and innovation.

Portraits of Cristina Garmendia, former minister of science and innovation of the Spanish Goverment for Yo Dona Magazine.

Ana Segurado, CEO at Telefónica Open Future

Portraits of the CEO at Telefónica Open Future, Ana Segurado. Telefonica Open Future supports entrepreneurial talents worldwide since many years ago. See more here.

Shots taken with the Hasselblad H3DII-39 and a HC 80mm, lighted with the Profoto Acute system with a octogonal softbox (150 cm) and a white reflector. 

Soraya Arnelas & Marta Campo for Yo Dona Magazine

Editorial shot of Soraya Arnelas, singer, and Marta Campo, psycologist, for Yo Dona Magazine. Testing the new Profoto B1 with the Umbrella Deeps. They did an excellent work.

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Tests with the Contax G1

I had spent some days testing one of my favourite cameras, the Contax G1. I had too the Carl Zeiss Planar 45mm f2, one of the sharpest lenses i´ve ever used.  Here are the first samples. Soon i will write a review with my considerations about this camera and everything what i've heard about it.

Shooting at MBMFW 201

Beauty shots for Yo Dona Daily magazine at Mercedes Benz Madrid Fashion Week. I just had few seconds with the models. Also we had the chance to shoot a Star Wars stormtrooper! everything was done with a H5DII and the standar 80mm lens.

You can see the making of :

Making of Pachamama Crew for PhotoEspaña 2015

We did some shots for "Latino", exhibition curated by TAI school of visual arts for PhotoEspaña 2015. Was a fun shooting with Pachamama Collective, a group of artists and musicians from more than 10 countries. Really nice people. This work was awarded with an Honorable Mention at the IPA Awards in Los Angeles.

Thanks to Jose María Díaz Maroto, Olga Lopez, Diego Rebollo and Beatriz Martin, curators, for trust in us every year. Is an honor !

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Finalists at the Hasselblad Masters 2016!

Im one of the 10 selections from 10.400 participants in the “Fashion / Beauty” category! Is an honor to be chosen from all these great photographers and be between the 10 first. There´s a lot of great photographers out of the finals so let's go celebrate. Thanks to my team who help me day by day to do what i most love.

Portraits of my father

Some portraits of my father. Shot against a white wall with a cheap silver umbrella and a Canon Speedlight. There is no reason to spent tons of money to do effective portraits. One of these days i will tell you more about this man.

First shots with Fuji FP-100

Here is a test of the Fuji FP-100 film. Recently i purchase a Polaroid 405 back, who allows me to use this film with 4x5" film cameras. This is the last instant sheet film in production, after Polaroid ended his production.

He is my partner Javier Hernández, you can follow his work here.
The test was shooted with a Graflex Speed Graphic and a Schneider Kreuznach Symmar S 210mm f5,6, a really cheap and impressive lens for portrait photography with large format.

Portraiture with one light and black background

Here is an example of what you can reach with one light and a little bit of sense. There are two portraits of one of my pals in Burgos. The shots was taken with a speedlight flash and a silver umbrella. Is a inexpensive set very affordable and quick. A black backdrop was used for background, holded with two clamps.