t was great fun shooting engagement of Joseph & Suzy using Sony A7ii with 28-75mm/2.8 Tamron for color images and Hasselblad 501C with 80mm Planar for black and white work.

My favorite contemporary photographers are Guy Tal, David Ward & Bruce Percy. Ben, with his video journals and images, has entered that list long back. With his first book being so good I’ve no doubts he will soon be regarded as one of the best writer-photographers today.

Large format is expensive. Large format is slow. Large format is unforgiving. However I've always loved the slow and meditative process. However when it works, it is pure magic. I've been a long time film user and recently started using film again. My last attempt (circa 2005) to do large format work was a mixed bag and ended on a sour note (no pun) as I tumbled down a cascade. And so did my camera and lens on a tripod which I tried to hold on to in panic. It took about 12 years to recover and start large format photography again. This is an attempt to write about the thought process, technical aspects and lessons re-learned during my second attempt.