Agfa APX 100 expired in 1995 film and Stylophone Theremin.
I published my previous post just a few days ago and received very emotional feedbacks both in the comments and on social media where i shared the link. I was happy to find the theme has found wide interest. As i said, i will continue this topic in my future posts. Thanks to everyone who found a few words to write in the comments. I always respond to every single, even containing one single word comment. Sometimes my answers supplement the text of the posts themselves with additions that I did not include in the post itself. Everything is just right timing and mood. Very often I don’t have the patience to finish my posts by embodying all the ideas I want to develop, and I prefer to finish them faster and easier. So, i continue my texts in the comments 🙂
Today’s post will be thinner in terms of philosophy, I dedicate it exclusively to photography, without demagogy and complex technical details. All the images taken with Yashica T2 camera on AGFA APX 100 expired in 1995.
Additionally to photography, one of my recently hot interests grew into experimental music which I’m trying to create with less known analog Stylophone synthesizers. Right now i have two of these – the Stylophone Gen X-1 and recently received as a gift from my family Stylophone Theremin. From the first days of playing with Theremin, i started putting a short videos with the ideas to my YT channel. Here is one of the latest videos with combination of both Gen X-1 and Theremin performing together:
I will find plenty of the antiquate stuff in todays post. The ancient cars, the film and the camera from 90th, the analog synthesizers. As long as the AI keeps rushing forward, I definitely need a serious countermeasure to stay sane. Next time we’ll talk about an additional musical instrument that I play every day.
Great images. Great YouTube video. Great music. Stay sane!
Thank you Brian !
תודה על שיתוף הפוסט הזה, והמצלמה המיוחדת הזאת. מצחיק לקרוא ולראות שמה שכולם חושבים שהוא כבר ‘פג תוקף’ בעצם עובד הכי טוב ונכון שאפשר 🙂
ובהצלחה במוזיקת סינטים, היא נשמעת מעולה!
תודה על המילים אלכס. אתה בחיים לא יכול לדעת מה יצא מהסרט פג תוקף. לפעמים יוצא ריק לגמרי. במקרה הזה הסרט הזה הוא אי – אפשר להרוג אותו. הרול הזה בחיים לא היה במקרר. וזה מדהים.
Hi Victor,
Thank you for sharing not only your photographs but also your thoughts about the conversations they create.
Your remark that your posts continue to grow through the comments really resonated with me. I recognize that process very well.
I work on long-term photographic projects. I usually begin with a clear idea of what I want to explore or communicate. That intention remains the foundation of the project, but the work evolves over time. By making photographs, reflecting on them, discussing them with others, and returning to them again and again, both the images and my understanding of the subject become more refined. The process does not change the story I want to tell; it helps me discover the most authentic way to tell it.
Photography, for me, is not about making beautiful images. It is about exploring experiences that are difficult to express in words.
What I want to communicate is rarely contained within a single photograph. Each image is only one part of a larger visual narrative. Meaning emerges through the relationship between the photographs. I hope the viewer will slow down, move back and forth through the series, and discover connections that are not explicitly shown but can be felt. For me, the most important part of the work exists in that space between the images, where interpretation begins.
That is why I appreciated what you wrote about continuing your thoughts through the comments. It reflects the same openness that I value in my own work. A photographic project is never completely finished. Even when the story is clear, every conversation and every reflection can help reveal it with greater clarity and honesty.
Thank you for sharing your journey. I look forward to reading your future posts.
Best regards,
Arjan Aanraad
The Netherlands
Thank you for the kind words Arjan and for your deep thoughts about how photography projects work.
I like the cars shots. I find it funny that the VW bus has fans the way it does (I’m one) all over the world.
Thank you Matt. I love the personality of all old cars. The modern electric vehicles all look the same. ;-))))
I agree! Several years ago I was bemoaning the fact that there are no ‘modern classics’… nothing in the last 20 years has any real character.
Wow brilliant shots! Using the lights.. lights are emotionally beautiful!
Yes to your synthesizers talent. I admire your philosophy Victor . Salute!
thank you very much Naomi !