205DPI - No.6

205dpiIssue Feb’14

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We are photographers. Journalistic ones. We document, record and capture anything we find interesting, beautiful or captivating.

Sometimes our stories may seem strange or unusual, but we are the eye behind it all; and that’s what this magazine is all about.

From cakes to paralympics, graffiti to kickboxing, our editorial documentary style takes us around Cornwall, the UK and the rest of the world. Follow us and our collective of photographers as we capture our adventures, our remarkable stories and our everyday lives.

Who are we?

What’ve we been doing?It’s been a super busy month for us at 205. We’ve had our first mini exhibition, along with an honourable nomination for Media and Innovation at the Falmouth & Exeter University Awards. But it doesn’t stop there! In the first week of this month we have an open exhibition along side Falmouth photography students in Calumet, London. Pop in and say hello at our launch night on the 11th March. Can’t wait to see you!

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Explains her personal transition in moving home, and how that’s reflected in this photographic project.

Visited Cornish city Truro’s car restoration garage ‘Evil Bens’ and discovers the true passion they share.

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Met Margaret and her prize winning cat who together share a heart warming story of life alone.

SophieSear

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Explains his 365 day photo series, and his journey to surrealism and back again.

MariusVieth

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Discovers the many benefits of Pole Dancing from enthusiast Victoria Kierkegaard.

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French photographer Pascal talks us through his lifestyle, humour andstunning Icelandic project.

Feature Story- ‘ Fellonneau

Real talkwith

Pascal Fellonneau

8. Feature - Real Talk with Pascal Fellonneau

9.Feature - Real Talk with Pascal Fellonneau

We’ve got a new one for you! May we introduce Pascal Fellonneau, France based up and coming photographer and original-thinker. Free of constraints and categories, Pascal doesn’t label himself or aim to do solely one thing, but instead roams freely until something catches his eye; and what an eye he has! With a breathtaking project from Iceland, and a rather entertaining project on the Parisian election posters, his portfolio provides unseen beauty, ingenuity and true uniqueness. He’s definitely one to watch!

Hey Pascal!

You’ve done a huge study on Iceland, and have captured it in a really beautiful but honest light. What inspired you to explore and capture the culture there?

The country itself ! I lived there for almost a year and I just photographed anything that really caught my attention – just like I do anywhere else. It’s usually anything that’s funny or beautiful.

Throughout your portfolio, portraits of people don’t crop up often. As a photographer, my portfolio is similar in this sense, but sometimes people question why I don’t focus on individuals. When capturing a culture such as Iceland especially, why do you think you shoot this way?

“My best way to find a new interesting story is through

travelling.”

10. Feature - Real Talk with Pascal Fellonneau

I’m not interested in shooting people when I travel. Maybe it’s a habit from France - where people hate to be photographed without you asking permission. I have been insulted and been involved in fights because of this, so I just don’t do it anymore. If you ask permission, people start to pose and act unnaturally, which isn’t what I want to capture, so there’s no point.

You’re based in Paris, what are some of the stories you’ve captured there?

My set called Under Construction was shot in Paris. It captures moments in the process of destroying the poor old neighborhoods. They’re then replaced with new buildings, almost like a rebirth or recycling by giving the area a new life. I also did a big project called Candidates based on all the posters for the election period. It’s a good example of how I like to bring humor to photography…

We loved your series on the Candidates! Some of the pictures are a bit creepy, but they undoubtedly made us laugh. What drew you to the posters so much that you wanted to

photograph them?

Well, during the election period there are loads of posters everywhere in hope to advertise the campaigning parties. But quite often the posters were laid on wobbly surfaces like corners and trees. I’d see them every day walking around Paris, and found them entertaining; more like caricatures than serious promotion.

The posters, in theory, would try and represent the politician in the best light possible, but instead they ended up being weird deformed portraits. It was almost the opposite of what the politicians were going for! They advertise themselves as nice, charismatic role models, but in reality the posters looked horrible. Most of them were covered in graffiti and worn by the weather, and then pasted on to walls so they looked wrinkly and ugly. Once I picked up on it, I started walking around Paris looking for the really terrible ones. And they were everywhere! I began to think that it was a fair representation of how society views the politicians.

Do you have any plans on photographing

“A lot of my images have nothing to do with ‘landscape’ in the common

sense of the word; I just capture what I love looking at. ”

Great Britain?

I would love to, especially Cornwall! But England is quite an expensive country to visit. I’ve been to London a few times through flight exchanges, but I’ve never properly explored. It’s a shame because it seems to be such an interesting place. One day!

Your images are mainly landscapes and architectural shots. Do you classify yourself as a landscape photographer?

I’m not one to put myself into categories… Even though I’m attracted to landscapes, I don’t describe myself as a landscape

photographer. A lot of my images have nothing to do with ‘landscape’ in the common sense of the word; I just capture what I love looking at.

What have you got on your photographic horizon?

I’ve been shooting a lot when I visit the Pyrenees and the North of Spain, but nothing big has come of it yet. Living in Paris provides me a lot photographically, but I’m getting to the point where I’ve done it all. My best way to find a new interesting story is through travelling. Hopefully I’ll be going somewhere new and exciting soon.

Words: Lois GoldingTranslation: Pierre Mohamed

God’s WaitingRoom

Nina Band shares her personal experiences in moving home and

adapting her feelings into a project around the local community.

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The main notion of this body of work was based upon the relocation of home life. During university, my parents moved house, and this for me was the first time I’d ever migrated areas within the city I lived in. Going from living in the same environment for 19 years of my life to somewhere totally different in terms of space, surrounding and size, was a struggle at first.

This particular series of images involved capturing strangers within the environment. I wanted to experiment with a concept that was manipulated against the typical “street photography” theme.

As well as all of this, I became conscious to the fact that the neighbouring community was that of an older generation - quite substantially. With this, I reached a decision to document the elderly as the narrative of the series. I approached individuals with character as I wanted the series to be full of personalities, from which my audience could then attempt to form motives surrounding each individual.

The majority of the series was captured at the local bowls club, due to the fact that it was the most successful shoot throughout the whole project. This was not only because I felt very comfortable around the characters, but also because of the weather conditions which emphasised the colour saturation (also benefited due to the utilisation of film). If the series had been shot on digital, the result would have been less successful, seeing that the use of analogue connects and refers to the notion surrounding the series, especially as the majority of the people I captured could relate to the Yashica I was shooting on, from past experiences.

The whole duration of this project was a satisfying experience and I am significantly content with what I have produced. Gaining confidence skills in communication was another bonus, especially as it is a crucial element within the photography field today.

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Concise in style, precise in thought.Maddison Willmott visited ‘Evil Bens’, the classic

car restoration company based in Truro, Cornwall, and was enlightened by their

passion for what they do.

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Evil Bens are a small business based in Chacewater, Truro, specialising in precision restoration of classic cars. When I got in contact and arranged to shoot down at the workshop in early January. I was really keen on photographing Ben himself, working on a personal project to give the story an insight into him as a person as well as a professional. I wanted to remove the simple approach of a documentation of just a person at work, and replace it with a documentation of a person who really loves what they’re doing.

I headed over to the Chacewater workshop on a day that Ben was taking the day out to work on his old Citroën Dyane. Surrounding him were other ‘golden oldies’ such as a Alfa Romeo imported from Arizona and several VW Campers and Beetles at all stages of restoration. The workshop was definitely a great place to shoot, as it was full of character and really passionate workers.

“Quit trying to find beautiful objects to photograph.

Find the ordinary objects, so you can transform it by

photographing it”

- Morley Baer

Margaret, 80, lives on her own with just the company of her cat Smokey. Sophie, visited her and gained an insight into her life and

how she copes with the many obstacles thrown her way.

Two’s Company

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“As soon as I met Margaret, I knew she had a heart

warming story.

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As soon as I met this lovely old lady I knew she had a heart warming story. Margaret invited me in and straight away offered me a drink and various treats. She was curious as to what my project was and she seemed very happy to let me take photographs. I sat down and asked her to just tell me a little snippet of her life and her interests.

A cat then strolled down the stairs, Margaret introduced me to her nine year old cat, Smokey. We then got talking about how he used to win ribbons at Supreme Cat shows, although she now feels that they are both too old to compete. She also told me about her other cat that died, Tinker. She has her ashes in the garden with a memorial stone and says

the cat lived well and loved competing too. Smokey is now a little lonely without his companion, but Margaret says she cannot get another cat as soon she won’t be able to care for herself let alone pets.

Not only is Margaret getting older she also has to deal with arthritis, which causes her a lot of trouble as she lives on her own in her three bedroom house. The house used to be full with her kids and husband, Jim, however Jim died a few years ago and the children have all left to further their studies.

I asked her why she doesn’t just get a bungalow but she cannot afford one and although the stairs are troublesome she has many fond memories.

Life isn’t all bad as she still has many interests such as gardening, collecting dolls and trinkets. She also can play piano and has been all her life. Due to her arthritis she has actually had to change the way she plays, after hearing her play I thought her playing was brilliant. I found it heart warming that even though Margaret has arthritis and lives on her own she still tries to enjoy life and she loved telling me all of her stories much reminding me of my own grandparents.

The

Road

Less

Traveled Marius Vieth

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experiences in

following a 365 day

street photography

project.

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In January 2013 I decided to start a 365 days project. After a rather confusing first two months, Street Photography caught my attention more and more. I personally got to know the genre in its classical well-known 35mm black and white form, with fascinating everyday moments featuring in the heart of vivid street scenes. This was the most common interpretation I knew back then, which led me to create my first interpretation of the genre: a rather minimal, reduced and intense vision of everyday life.

Although I think that the soul of some moments only comes to life in black and white, I soon realised that despite my slight colour blindness I’d rather create moments driven by strong colors. My love for colors is probably rooted in my father’s passion for Hundertwasser (artists), whose amazing use of colors fascinated me ever since I saw his art for the first time.

To take my Street Photography to the next level, I tried to translate my Film Noir fascination into the here and now. Lonely characters wandering through foggy, moonlit city nights off to unknown destinations. “Neo Noir” helped me take my Street Photography into the depths I had been feeling for months, but had been unable to translate visually.

My final and most difficult challenge of the project was to take street photography into the abyss of surrealism. It was incredibly hard to find moments that were surreal, but still so real. I was literally walking for months on the road less travelled by, but in the end I saw the gleam I was striving for. Looking back on my 365 days project I twisted and turned street photography from realism to surrealism and back. I know that it’s just the beginning of a long journey through the fascinating world of the hidden everyday beauty. It’s my never-ending journey into the infinite depths of neo Street Photography.

PolePosition

Michael Zbieranowski introduces us to Victoria

Kierkegaard and explains her pole dancing passion.

I first heard about Pole fitness when a good friend of mine started classes last year. Since then I had been hearing more and more about people wanting to start lessons but realised there was still very little that I actually knew about this impressive exercise. To find out more I caught up with Victoria Kierkegaard, a pole fitness instructor who teaches classes in Newquay and Falmouth.

Pole Fitness is an incredible test of core strength and flexibility, whilst being an exercise that builds endurance and conditioning simultaneously. Victoria discovered the exercise when she took her friend to a class

as a present; subsequently she became very involved and went on to start classes. In 2010, Victoria was involved in Cardiff University’s Pole Dance Society where she started teaching beginners, but quickly progressed to cover all levels. For the next few years, Victoria specialised in advanced classes, and later went on to choreograph the winning teams entry to the National Inter University Pole Competition. With the support of The Core Gymnasium, Victoria launched her own studio, VixyStrawberry Pole School in Falmouth where she teaches men and women of all skill ranges.

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“Pole has taught me that I can overcome my physical and psychological boundaries. All I need to do is believe in myself . This has inspired me so

that I always try to pass it onto my students too.” - Victoria Kierkegaard

This issue’s stars

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Marius Vieth‘The Road Less Traveled’+49 170 [email protected]

Nina Band‘God’s Waiting Room’07805 [email protected]

Maddison Millmott‘Concise in Style, Precise in Thought’07548 651141 [email protected]

Sophie Sear‘Two’s Company’07521 548619www.shmsearphotography.blogspot.comwww.shmsearphotography.wordpress.com

Michael Zbieranowski‘Pole Position’07532 [email protected]

Lois GoldingEditor-in-chiefwww.somethingobnoxious.carbonmade.com

With thanks to..

Matt CoxLogo designer & sign writing godInstagram - mattcox904

Pascal FellonneauSpecial feature interview & photographerwww.pascal.fellonneau.free.fr

Pierre MohamedHeather GoldingToby EllisSupport & advice.

Production team

Tristan PotterAssistantwww.trisyp.tumblr.com

Tom SandbergManagerwww.tomsandbergphotography.wordpress.com

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