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A quick word on the MAMUT PHOTO project |
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Written by Patrick Jan Van Hove
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Monday, 07 November 2005 |
The beginning of the 21st century has seen a flood of digital products on the photography market. Both amateurs and professionals have almost completely converted their photography to digital. Many major companies are cutting down on film production because of declining sales. The result is that many craftspeople still interested in traditional chemical photography have seen their supplies cut. Sometimes by the manufacturer, sometimes by the local photo store that doesn't stock their favorite
film anymore.
The MAMUT PHOTO project was born to keep the flame of traditional photography burning. In time, we will offer equipment rental, studio rental, darkrooms, a gallery and a store,
as well as a repository of photographic knowledge to help the newcomers to traditional photography make informed choices and discover all the creative possibilities of analog photography.
This website is the first component of MAMUT PHOTO. It is an information center,
a photographic ressources center, and will become a store in the next few weeks.
Here you will find our services and our partners, and, we hope a spark of inspiration and the desire to discover what the photographic medium can offer you.
The next phase of our development will be to settle down. We want to create a photographic creation
center dedicated to large format photogrpahy and alternative processes, a segment of the photographic world
that needs focal points in order to keep up with the digital revolution.
This phase of the project adds to the website a physical space which contains three things : a studio, a gallery,
and workshops. The studio will offer the chance to photographers to work with large format equipment not
usually readily available, allowing them to push their creative boundairies. The gallery will be a prime oulet
for local photographers and a good opportinity for international photographers to present their work. Workshops
will be organized to help the growth of traditional photography and to keep the knowledge of those techniques and
processes alive.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 18 November 2005 )
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