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There’s a further way to convey the

concept of ruin – by choosing an

unconventional printing technique.

This example was created by

inkjet printing an image back to

front on the wrong side of

transparent OHP media. Before

the ink dried, the wet media was

placed on top of a sheet of inkjet

paper then transferred by using

a simple hand roller.

The resulting print is like a

vintage Polaroid transfer, full of

imperfections and irregularities

but with a bespoke, textured

and handmade feel.

The technique works best if

you use proper inkjet paper as the receiving media. Each print is

unique, so allow plenty of material to experiment.

INSPIRATIONAL BOOKS TO LOOK AT

Francesca Woodman: Notebook

Alec Soth: Sleeping by the Mississippi

Joef Sudek: Labyrinths

Eugène Atget: Photographe de Paris

Simon Marsden: In Ruins: The Once Great Houses of Ireland

If you’ve spent plenty of time researching and reflecting on your

chosen project, it can be a good idea to include this in your final

response. Accompanying text, be it in your own voice or the words

of others, can enrich the reader’s response to your work. Pick an

older book or album and remove the contents, then insert your

own prints and words. Photographer Francesca Woodman often

included handwritten elements in her work, together with scraps of

printed paper and ephemera, as found in a facsimile edition of her

Notebook. These vintage materials will also provide an interesting

textural element to your work.

SCRAPBOOK/SKETCHBOOK/JOURNAL

SEND US YOUR PICTURES

If you have been inspired by this photo project, then we want to see

your pictures. You could win a £100 voucher from Hahnemühle.

Send them to: Photo Projects, Black+White Photography,

GMC Publications Ltd, 86 High Street,

Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1XN.

Full submission details on page 2.

THE MANIPULATED PRINT

PROJECT OUTCOME

Aim to produce eight final images on your

chosen theme – this example was shot in and

around London’s Spitalfields area, a part of

town that’s been in constant change.

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