Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-12-05)

DEDICATED FOLLOWERS OF FILM

I

an Howorththinkshis
Instagramaccountis a bitof
a mess.Thereare,however,
around150,000peoplewho
disagree withhimenoughtofollow
his every move,anda verygood
number of thosetuneintolikehis
images withinminutesofthem
being posted.Infactit wasonthe
strength of thepicturesheshowson
his InstagramstorythatAPgotin
touch with himforthisinterview.
He is modest abouthisonline
success and saysthatas muchas he
really does appreciatethefollowers,
the likes and themessages,the
number of followershenowhasis
not what driveshim.‘It’sa niceego
stroke wheneveryouneedone,’he
tells us, ‘but Igotoverit whenthe

followernumbersreached50,000.

Beyondthatit justfeltlike“more”

anddoesn’tdomeanyextrafavours.

I amverygratefulthough.Oneof

thegreatthingsaboutInstagram

is thatit keepspeopleshooting

outsideofprojectworkandkeeps

youmotivatedtoshootallthetime.

Photography,likemostthings,is

betterwhenit is shared.’

Inspiredbyoldmovies

AndIandoesseemtobeshootingall

thetime,makingpicturesthatmean

somethingtohimonanemotional

andvisuallevel,andthathehopeswill

meansomethingtoustoo.

Heavilyinfluencedbythemovie-

watchinghabitsofhisparents,Ian

grewupsurroundedbyimagesofthe

The huntfora’70smovievibeand

picturesthatarefullofemotionkeeps

Ian Howorthloadinglmintohiscameras,

he tells DamienDemolder

1960s,’70sand’80swhichhas

clearlymarkedthewayheseesthe

world,thesubjectsheseeksoutand

thestyleinwhichherecordshis

photographs.‘Thelookis engrained

inmyideaofwhatis supposedtobe

attractive,’heexplains.

Usingfilmis a bigpartof

achievingthatstyletoo,as Iansays

thelookheaimsforcan’tbefound

indigitalcameras.‘I workwith

digitalcamerasalldayformy

nine-to-five,runningthesocial

mediaforcameraretailerMPB.They

aregreatbutfilmgivesmea lookI

can’tyetgetwitha digitalcamera.

I’mnota filmsnob,’heemphasises,

‘andI don’tneedtotouchthe

emulsion– andwhena digital

cameracomesoutwitha lookthat

pleasesmeI’llbesold.Atthe

momentthoughI canonlygetthe

lookI’mafterfromfilm.’

Whenaskedaboutwhatit is that

filmgiveshimthatdigital

photographydoesn’t,Iansays:‘It’s

quitehardtoexplain,buttome

digitallookslike“capture”,notart

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