never seen Turrell’s work in person but have always wanted to, especially Roden Crater.

I was initially drawn to it because of the German photographer who shoots most of his installation views, Florian Holzherr. he has a very strict, Germanic style of documenting the work that I found inspiring when I used to work as a high-end photo technician.

part of that style is due to the rigor of shooting with a large format camera, which forces you to compose on a groundglass with an etched grid and then follow a set of actions to make the image: close the lens, set the aperture, cock the shutter, remove the dark slide, release the shutter, and re-insert the dark slide before handing off the film for processing at a lab.

it’s hard to explain but the large format camera always lends a certain quality to the resulting images, a certain distance and objectivity. nowadays we use digital backs instead of sheet film, but the process remains similar.

https://www.friendsoffriends.com/workplaces/florian-holzherr/

i broke into rodin crater under cover of night and did shrooms w some friends when i was a kit. even early days without electricity it was pretty glorious

The Roden Crater must have been an incredible setting! Experiences like that can really shape your perspective and creativity. It's amazing how certain places leave a lasting imprint on our memories.