Kinshasa motor maintenance.
The small motorbikes are used as taxis in Congo. I already mentioned earlier that photographing there is difficult, and I still remember that while focusing and taking the photo, immediately afterwards I was surrounded by a crowd of forty people or more. So I had to be quick.

A Kinshasa collection
https://pixelfed.social/c/907544979910358956

Photographing in Congo is very difficult. Until a few decades ago, people were made to believe that photographs steal your soul, so many are wary of a camera. Others immediately want to be paid if you photograph their drinks stall or something similar (which I prefer to refuse).
It is, of course, a society where you have to survive every single day. Not just live — every day is a struggle, and you feel that constantly in everyday interactions.

It was ten years ago, and through my job I was able to travel to Australia, with Congo in Africa afterwards. Because I was afraid of losing, for example, my Canon A1, I only took two Chinon SLR cameras with me (at the time I saw them as more replaceable, and they were lighter in my luggage and around my neck).

https://pixelfed.social/c/902841487777617137

This photo was taken with a #Chinon CM-4 #analog is timeless. #filmphotography #ishootfilm #grainisgood #portraitphotography #kodak #pentax #50mm #film #congo #africa #kinshasa #streetphotography #motorcycle

#HeydiGallo #HeydiGalloAndTheRoosters at #ViaViaLeon in #LeonNicaragua #nicaragua

#concertphotography #photography #photojournalism #nikon #nikond3500 #dslr #50mm #sooc #naturallight #naturallightphotography

It’s a Coup Fatal by the Congo River…
A world-famous director standing on the riverbank.

A Kin collection : https://pixelfed.social/c/907544979910358956

Photographing in Congo is very difficult. Until a few decades ago, people were made to believe that photographs steal your soul, so many are wary of a camera. Others immediately want to be paid if you photograph their drinks stall or something similar (which I prefer to refuse).
It is, of course, a society where you have to survive every single day. Not just live — every day is a struggle, and you feel that constantly in everyday interactions.

For this photo, however, there was no problem at all, an image taken on the banks of the Congo River.

It was ten years ago, and through my job I was able to travel to Australia, with Congo in Africa afterwards. Because I was afraid of losing, for example, my Canon A1, I only took two Chinon SLR cameras with me (at the time I saw them as more replaceable, and they were lighter in my luggage and around my neck).

https://pixelfed.social/c/902841487777617137

#analog is timeless. #filmphotography #ishootfilm #grainisgood #portraitphotography #kodak #pentax #50mm #portraitphotography #portrait #film #model #congo #africa #kinshasa #artist #alainplatel #coupfatal

Spree Bridge at Friedrichstraße Station #Berlin #Bridge #StreetPhotography #UrbanGaze #BlackAndWhite #50mm #LongExposure #photography #art #FilmIsNotDead #6x6 #120Film #FujiAcros #AnalogPhotography 📷: #PentaconSixTL ⭕: #MCFlektogon450 @ƒ/11 ⏱️: 30 sec 📆: 2025-12-03 🔗: https://flic.kr/p/2rMQqVw

At first, I didn’t know whether I would still use that street photo from Kinshasa for the series…
https://pixelfed.social/c/907544979910358956
but this evening I was walking through a neighbourhood in Brussels when my name was suddenly shouted from the other side of the street. Tister had recognised me and was happy to see me again.
He’s been living in Belgium for years now, has young children, and even gave us a lift to the station... so yes, a car and a driving licence too!

This photo was taken with a #Chinon CM-4
The collection : https://pixelfed.social/c/902841487777617137
#analog is timeless. #filmphotography #ishootfilm #grainisgood #portraitphotography #kodak #pentax #50mm #portraitphotography #portrait #film #model #congo #africa #kinshasa #artist

Ring of light #sonya7rV #manuallens #50mm #vienna #light #photography

We were touring with “Coup Fatal”, and therefore also in the hometown of these guys: #Kinshasa. The photo of Seke 36 was taken on a bar terrace somewhere in the city . For me, it’s a successful portrait on film, made with a small Chinon SLR camera.
The collection : https://pixelfed.social/c/902841487777617137

I knew this artist, of course, but photography in Congo is otherwise very difficult. Until a few decades ago, people were led to believe that photographs steal your soul, so many are suspicious of a camera. Others immediately ask to be paid if you photograph their drinks stall or something similar (which I prefer to refuse). It’s a society where you have to survive every single day — not just live. Every day is a struggle, and you feel that constantly in daily interactions.

A Kinshasa collection
https://pixelfed.social/c/907544979910358956
This photo was taken with a #Chinon CM-4 #analog is timeless. #filmphotography #ishootfilm #grainisgood #portraitphotography #kodak #pentax #50mm #portraitphotography #portrait #film #model #congo #africa #kinshasa