Höchst, Deutschland: Portraits On The River

Posted on June 22nd, 2009 in Art & Theory, Collodion Images, Europe, Family

We loaded up and headed up to (north of us) Frankfurt yesterday (Sunday). It was cool and a rained a little bit. The rain has never stopped me from making photographs in the past so I set up and enjoyed the day.

It was the start of the Höchster Schloßfest in Höchst (suburb of Frankfurt). Every two weeks, during the summer, I try to meet with a small group artists (mostly painters) on the big river for Montmartre am Main. It’s a beautiful area and there are usually a lot of people interested in what we’re doing.

I think I know what I love most about doing this now - it’s the “performance” and sharing. While the images are beautiful and I would never minimize that, the thing that I get the most joy from is the excitement and interest of the community. It’s beautiful to watch people become totally engaged in my world, with no distractions and nothing pre-occupying them. They’re removed from the stress of the world and completely absorbed in the art and performance of photography. That is incredibly satisfying to me. It’s like giving a gift and experiencing the happiness, excitement and joy that the receiver pushes back over to you. Anyway, I’m waxing Collodion now.. here are the portraits:

Klaus - 4×5 Alumitype - June 21, 2009