Australian Photography – September 2019

ONWARD

While Koppe could certainly look back at a career

punctured by awards and acclaim for both his motion

and stills work, the 60-year-old seems to not be rest-

ing on his laurels for one moment. Recalling his initial

spark for the love of photography in a Sydney bookshop

some years ago, he ties his continued passion for the

medium to his on-going interest in both black and

white images and to long exposures - a craft that he has

almost certainly come to perfect.

“I love black and white and I love the magic that

black and white brings to an image,” he says. Ear-

ly on, I was greatly inf luenced by photographer

Michael Kenna,” he says. “I remember going into a

bookshop in Surry Hills in Sydney, picking up one of

his books and basically my life changed then and there.

I wanted to pursue photography ever since.”

When it comes to black and white photography, Allen

Koppe's sense of adventure has taken him to the most

windswept seascapes Australia can conjure. But surely

it’s his devotion to perfecting what he does, regardless of

the medium, that will keep him at the top of his game. ❂

See more of Allen's work at allenkoppephotography.com

and on instagram @allenkoppe.

• GET OFF THE COUCH! Get out and
  look about. One of the things I like
  about B&W is that by nature it has
  graphic appeal. I look for shapes, light
  and tones that will compliment an image.
  I often shoot either really early or late
  afternoon when the light is low.


• BUY SOME ND FILTERS AND A TRIPOD Most of my
  B&W photography is achieved using long exposures.
  I am drawn to subjects that share a static object within an
  environment that displays some movement. This could be
  in the form of clouds or the ocean etc. Keeping it simple
  is the key and look for locations that suggest a simple
  minimalist form. Start by shooting some buildings
  against a cloudy sky. The results can be stunning.


• LEARN TO PROCESS I taught myself to use Photoshop
  and this has become an important tool in the photographic
  process. As a teenager I used to make prints in a
  darkroom and now I use a computer to enhance my
  images. If you prefer shooting film then thats great too
  and the photographic principals are much the same. I try
  not to judge the value of an image on how it was made
  and prefer to either like it or not based on how it looks.

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