About   "monosnaps"

Eddie Mallin is a photographer from Dublin now based in Kildare working exclusively in monochrome photography . Images recorded  are film based and he favours the creation of  fibre based photographic prints in a traditional wet darkroom.  Prints are finished to archival standards which includes toning in most cases. Various toners also enhance the mood of an image and may change its  contrast slightly, giving a unique glow to the print.  No printing plans or notes are kept so each print is unique and strictly limited in number.  

The Photography on this site  is diverse and includes a sideways view of Ireland and Irishness through the Croagh Patrick images made over a  number of years in extreme weather conditions. The photographs  are graphic, and  coarse  film grain is used to show the harshness of the climb. The images also explore the rough terrain and the wonderful characters who do this annual climb. 

A recent portfolio of Toy Camera images will intrigue also I hope.  The Toy Camera a piece of cheap plastic from China, Familiar  knobs and buttons will  be missing from these cameras.  The lens is plastic and there  is no auto focus facility and most of us toy photographers  will  have scant regard  for an  in focus image  anyway. Viewfinders  will  nearly always be misaligned which  does not matter as  we don't often use  them. We  wrap them   in gaffer tape  to minimise lighleaks and ensure the film does not fall out. What we like about them is they produce gorgeous pictures with great simplicity.  Images of quality  that can  often  be surprising  and unexpected. Images that are dreamy  often  stark  and  occasionally surreal. The  darkening around the edges is know as vignetting a common trait I like  to exploit in my toy camera photographs.  Other galleries include Irish landscapes and a selection of gritty portraits including a special section live music from an old archive of 80's concerts in Dublin.   These photographs are rare and sadly many of the artists have passed on.

A link to a BLOG http://eddiemallin.my-expressions.com  includes some recent work.