Hi, I'm Jason

I live in Ecuador and spend almost all of my time taking photos. I'm from Brisbane, Australia, which is where I learned to use film cameras. In 2001 I moved to Minneapolis and soon got my first digital camera. I decided I liked both kinds of photography but really enjoyed the mechanical, analog process of the old film cameras. Slowly, I started collecting them, and learned the art of black and white photography.

Film Cameras

These are the film cameras that I use. A Rolleiflex 3.5F, a 1936 Contax IIIa, and a Canonet QL17. I sometimes have two of these cameras with me when I'm out shooting, and usually a digital camera too. The photos you purchase from me here are taken with one of these cameras.

Film Development

I develop the film myself and make extremely high resolution scans of the developed negatives. The scanner is a Plustek 8100 dedicated film scanner that will provide more than enough DPI for professional photographic prints and reproduce even the finest grain and nuances of the film.

What I Do Differently

I take a lot of pride in my photography. I want the photos to reflect reality as much as possible. Here are the rules I follow:

  • No AI
  • No enhancement of colour
  • No cliches
  • No poverty porn
  • No staging. I.E. If there's trash near my subject, it stays there. Or, if I'm taking a photo of a car, it's because the I found the car where it was and took the photo. Cars are never staged, and I don't know the owners.

Pricing

My prices reflect many aspects of the final photograph, for example, the skill needed to take photos like this requires many years of learning, practice, and experience. Photography is art and it takes a lifetime to reach a level of maturity that will allow you to make a compelling, artful image.

I travel exclusively for photography now. When I visit foreign countries I am not there to do all the touristy things. I'm there to work. I spend as much time as possible every day walking and taking photos.

Another aspect of my photography that adds value, is my willingness to go into parts of cities considered unsafe, or even blatantly dangerous. The most dangerous parts of town often have the most interesting photo opportunities, so I go where most people won't. When I'm walking around these areas I am always the only foreigner, and certainly the only person with an expensive camera on display. There is risk in what I do, but the result is photography you won't find in your typical tourist brochure.