Cross-country Mobile Studio/Darkroom Project Launch.

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Mobile Darkroom/Studio, an educational facility dedicated to traditional photographic technique and documentary photography - the project is launched

Ok, So essentially I'm going to post a very similar thread in various forums because this is a HUGE EXPANSIVE project covering a lot of ground (literally and figuratively speaking). Current exposure is crucial to our success and if the admins were kind enough to make this post a 'sticky' for just the 2 moths during which our campaign is running (until Feb 1st 2012) they would score major karmic points and their images would always come out better

The Photo Palace Bus by Anton Orlov — Kickstarter

This link takes the reader to a fund raising campaign that had just been launched earlier today.

We will hold free portrait sessions e-mailing the pictures to those who chose to provide us with contact info. Above all we will photograph people in studio and in street documentary genre. The aim is to create a very egalitarian cross-sectional portrait of America. Vast majority the portraits I create will be taken with a Rolleiflex TLR camera using black and white film and printed on the road. I also will employ the Techihara 4x5 with Polaroid 665 Film - that film has one of the best negatives ever!

Also check out our blogg - The Photo Palace

The goal is as follows:
• Build a traveling darkroom/studio
• Continually travel the 48 states and beyond for a number of years
• Give free lectures on history of photography
• Give demonstrations of darkroom and alternative printing techniques
• Hold free portrait sessions using Rolleiflex TLR camera and north-light studio
• Photograph people both in-studio and in the street setting creating a documentary series about American and World culture

The traditions of analog photography and documentary portraiture are two driving forces behind this project. The idea is to expose as many people to the history and current state if Film photography across the country. Black and white is my personal favorite medium though work with alternative processes as well. My partner Ryan works largely with hand-painted emulsions.

Thank you for reading.
If you feel that this is something you can stand behind - please feel free to post that link on your Facebook, blogg, web site or wherever you think people might see it. It is only running until 2/1/2012 and it's an all-or-nothing game!

God bless!

P.S. Any feedback is greatly appreciated!