Early summer holidays had started for us in Julian Alps, after which we moved to the majestic Dolomites.
This time I decided to shoot everything on a 1970 analog film camera.

I‘ve been looking for a perfect analog camera for quite some time and decided to go for 1970 Leica M4 and a 35mm lens. The reason is because it offers me completely manual experience since the camera has no electronics whatsoever. Meaning, I have to do everything myself; metering, setting the exposure, focusing, winding etc. I‘ve always been fascinated by the work of photojournalists from the second half of the last century, such as Sebastiao Salado, Eddie Adams, Nick Ut, Don McCullin, Larry Burrows and others. These guys had been shooting in warzones, in the worst conditions imaginable and won several World Press Photo and Pulitzer awards. Obviously it also brought fame to the camera, that now has such a legendary place in photography history. After a few months of using it, I can say that the whole process is much more deliberate then digital, requires more patience, determination and skill to nail the shot. In the end, a lot more rewarding too, specially with a black and white film that I develop at home myself. During hiking the process is also liberating, because once you relax and get in the zone, it simplifies everything. It liberates you from constant checking at the screen, since it has no screen, fiddling with the settings, since it has no settings accept from the essential ones, aperture, exposure and focus. It allows me to look at the nature more, enjoy it and thats the reason I go there after all.

This is my selection of scans from 5 rolls of Kodak Portra 400 that I had shot during the trip, hope you like them.