DARKROOMS MAGAZINE | ISSUE #8
Darkrooms Magazine - Issue #8
The eight issue of the quarterly published Darkrooms Magazine, where photo series are accompanied with essays describing the project, process and the learnings.
This edition marks three incredible years of Darkrooms Magazine, and I wanted to celebrate with something special for our amazing community. Everyone gets the premium high-resolution magazine (254Mb) - and you decide what it's worth to you.
Pay whatever feels right: $5, $3, $1, or even $0. No judgment, just appreciation for three years of support from readers like you.
This is my way of saying thank you for making Darkrooms Magazine possible. Whether you choose to pay or not, I'm just grateful to share this work with photography enthusiasts who truly appreciate it.
Experience Luis Arcadio de Jezus's deeply personal journey in "A Borrowed Camera, A Found Voice," exploring how photography became his way of paying attention to life's fleeting moments, alongside Roger Janssen's atmospheric "Streets of Amsterdam," where his relentless pursuit of special light transforms urban landscapes into poetic silhouettes. Michael Kenna's timeless "Venice" series captures the eternal dance between water, light, and architecture through minimalist compositions that reveal new mysteries in familiar subjects.
Contemporary perspectives emerge in Joost Rutten's "The Distance Between One," where digitally manipulated images create impossible scenarios that feel completely authentic to modern life, while Wolfgang Strassl's "Backyard Still Lifes" transforms ordinary urban spaces into profound statements about spontaneous human intervention. Ovidiu Selaru's powerful "Streets" photography captures souls behind surfaces through instinctive black-and-white compositions.
The experimental becomes profound in Manuela Thames's "Diptychs," revealing how combining images creates new meanings and visual synergies, while Ton Verweij's intimate portrait "Stef" demonstrates documentary photography's power to preserve human character and community. Michael Wriston's "Dream Car" examines automobiles as symbols of freedom and unfulfilled longing in American culture, and Natasja Cvetkovic's "Soul of Space" reveals how architectural photography can capture not just how buildings look, but how they truly feel.
Featuring:
Ovidiu SELARU - Streets
Luis ARCADIO DE JEZUS - A borrowed Camera, A Found Voice
Roger JANSSEN - Streets of Amsterdam
Michael KENNA - Venice
Joost RUTTEN - The Distance Between One
Natasja CVETKOVIC - Soul of space
Wolfgang STRASSL - Backyard Still Lifes
Ton VERWEIJ - Stef
Michael WRISTON - Dream Car
Manuela THAMES - Diptychs