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When I was a kid I used to cut out all of the syndicated photography columns from local newspapers and dreamed of having my own darkroom.
My first camera was a Kodak Starmite. It used 127 film and AG-1 flashbulbs. When I was about 13 or so, I saw a print made for the first time. One moment there was a blank piece of paper, the next there was an image. I was hooked.
My first SLR was a Minolta SRT-101 (stolen, sadly) and since then I've owned -- at various times -- Nikkormats, Nikons, more Minoltas, and a Pentax or two.
I still keep a wet darkroom but more and more I shoot digital -- it's fast and flexible and if I really need what film has to offer I can always go downstairs and mix up some developer and fixer.
Current equipment includes a Canon 20D, various Canon lenses, flashes, and other bits and pieces, but also a couple of Minolta film bodies, some Holgas, a Diana, and way too many homemade pinhole cameras.
Purpose in life: To be a good husband, to take one good, true, photograph, and to befriend as many dogs and cats as possible.
“If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.”
-- E. M. Forster
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Testimonials (1)
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januaryman says:
"Mark is amazing - as a photographer, he has grown, expanded his vision and produced some amazing photographs. I've just finished upbraiding him (see his vintage baseball photos!) for ignoring awards and invitations, posting just here and there. Mark needs to be appreciated for his growth and his craft - no, his ART. He seems oblivious to the praise that most of us, and I, crave as Flickr addicts."
20th September, 2007
- Name:
- Mark Stradling
- Joined:
- September 2005
- Hometown:
- Trenton
- Currently:
- Trenton, United States
- I am:
- Male and Taken











