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Final Chennai Photowalk

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

I’ve been out of India for over three weeks now, but wanted to finish sharing our experiences of our last few weeks in India before closing out that wonderful chapter in our lives, as documented in the TAZM Pictures blog. We … Continue reading →

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The Chennai Photowalk

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

One of the best things about Chennai, for us, was the “photowalks.”  A photowalk is basically just walking around with a camera and seeing what you can photograph.  Often these walks are in groups.  I discovered photowalks in Chennai, though … Continue reading →

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Langkawi: the Jewel of Kedah

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

As our departure from India loomed closer, thoughts turned to all of the wonderful places in India we hadn’t yet managed to visit. India is so vast and diverse. We thought two years would be plenty of time to see all … Continue reading →

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Found Film: My Very First Camera

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

What was your first camera?  Mine wasn’t the one pictured above, but it was close:  A Kodak Instamatic X-15 like the one pictured below. This camera was manufactured between 1970 and 1976.  I got mine toward the end of that … Continue reading →

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Birdwatching from the Hotel Pool

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

One of the highlights from our recent trip to Jaipur was the beautiful hotel pool.  On our last day there, fed up with the heat, waiting for an evening flight, we arranged for a late checkout and decided to spend … Continue reading →

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Vintage Camera Test: Brownie Reflex Synchro Model

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

The Brownie Reflex Synchro Model was made between 1941 and 1952 in the US, and until 1960 in the UK, and closely followed the (non-synchro) Brownie Reflex. It was called a “Reflex” because, like most SLR (single lens reflex) cameras … Continue reading →

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Jaipur, India: Street Photography Goldmine

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

I have done a few posts already about our trip to Jaipur, India.  It was only a 4-day trip, but as I have been looking through our photos, it’s surprising the number and quality of interesting shots we were able … Continue reading →

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Found Film: Photos that tell your fortune!

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

I’m often surprised by what I discover on a roll of “found film” – but this roll was especially unusual: these photos included a fortune on each one! All mundane photos, shots taken of almost random places on the streets … Continue reading →

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MORE Monkeying Around in Jaipur

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

Our recent trip to Jaipur, in Rajasthan, India’s largest state, was short but we brought back a lot of photos.  I posted awhile back about our encounter with monkeys our first day there; it turns out this would not be … Continue reading →

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I Wonder What Mrs. Mangelly Would Say Now

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

Way back in 1977 – I was about 10 at the time – I wanted to learn the piano. But we had to be concerned with something called a “weight allowance” – the maximum weight the US government will agree … Continue reading →

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Monkeying Around in Jaipur

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

With only a month or so before we leave India, we finally made it to Rajasthan, the country’s largest state, located on the northwestern border with Pakistan, and home to the inhospitable Thar Desert.  Literally translated as the “land of … Continue reading →

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Found Film: Portland, Maine

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

I occasionally acquire rolls of film on eBay or inside old cameras that haven’t been developed, and were never seen by the photographers.  You never know – sometimes they’re old, sometimes they’re not.  This roll is not. At first, I … Continue reading →

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Life Goes on in Kathmandu (part 2)

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

Last week, I shared some of my photos and experiences from my two-week trip to Kathmandu, which was mostly just hard work post-earthquake, but I did get one day off toward the end of my time there and spent it … Continue reading →

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Life Goes On in Kathmandu (part 1)

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

I wish my visit to Nepal had been under different circumstances. I arrived late on April 27 – after hours on the tarmac in New Delhi, waiting for a parking berth to be on the forecast so the plane could … Continue reading →

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Having a Whale of a Time in Sri Lanka

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

We recently took our first trip to Sri Lanka.  Growing up on the opposite side of the globe, the only thing you would hear about Sri Lanka was the ongoing civil war, which dragged on for more than a quarter … Continue reading →

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Found Film: The Happiest Place on Earth

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

It has been some time since the last time I wrote a “normal” found film post – i.e., one which hadn’t yet been developed.  In fact, since October, I have been sharing a box of already-developed found film shot by … Continue reading →

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Hark!! The Breadman Cometh

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

Every afternoon until well into the evening, at approximately half-hour intervals, you can hear an odd whistling sound loop in the village where we are staying, just outside of Weligama, at the southern tip of Sri Lanka. At first I … Continue reading →

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The Ashram: Following in the Beatles’ Footsteps

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

One of the places we were eager to see on our recent trip to Rishikesh, in northern India, was the so-called “Beatles Ashram.”  The former ashram of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, on the left bank of the Ganges overlooking Rishikesh, … Continue reading →

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Strolling (and Rafting) through Rishikesh

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

Not too long ago, we had a chance to visit Rishikesh, in northern India and the Himalayan foothills, known as a top yoga and adventure travel destination.  You may have also heard about Rishikesh as the site of the ashram … Continue reading →

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Confessions of an EBay Junkie

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

This is what sixty bucks worth of junk looks like: OK, so I admit, I have a problem.  I like to go on eBay and type “vintage camera” into the search bar and see what comes up.  And I sort … Continue reading →

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Raymond Albert’s Photos: Postscript

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

Since October 2014, I have been scanning, restoring and sharing rolls of film that were found in an estate sale and subsequently put up on eBay for sale.  Unlike the “found film” I usually develop after it has been neglected … Continue reading →

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Petri 7S Test

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

Half a year ago, my mother-in-law asked me if I could use an old Petri 7S and a Minolta SRT101 they had laying around and after some quick research online I responded “most definitely!”  The Minolta will be the subject … Continue reading →

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When 2000 Giant Ganesha Idols are Immersed in the Sea

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

My Indian friends who grew up nearby tell me it wasn’t always like this.  They say when they were growing up, during the festival Ganesh Chaturthi, they would have a small clay statue of Lord Ganesha, one of Hinduism’s most … Continue reading →

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The Androscoggin Flood of 1953

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

The Androscoggin River roars past the Rumford Dam in Maine during the March 1953 flood.  Compare the river to this photo of the same dam taken recently. Since October, I have been sharing a collection of photos rescued from the estate … Continue reading →

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Thousands of bugs were bubbling up out of the ground…you’ll never guess what happened next!

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Tom (Admin)

On the grounds of a posh Himalayan resort – where the monkeys are normally kept at bay by G4S guards carrying long sticks – thousands of winged insects were bubbling up from the ground – seemingly from nowhere – and … Continue reading →

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