This is a wonderful interview with Frank Machalowski, who takes such beautiful analog photos. This interview will provide more insight into his unique style of photography.
Interview by Siddharthan RAMan. You can interview us for our website. Please contact Sid via our Instagram page.
Sid, what is your thinking process when you take such amazing double-exposure photographs?
Frank : I am looking for architectural highlights and other highlights on an urban background. These skills I believe are the best for this type of photography. I am also looking for a background. The best background is a large crowd, with many people.
Sid, how did you come up with this idea? Because the chances of creating a mediocre picture are high when using these images.
Frank : This is not my first time creating this type of image. Years ago, I saw a book of pictures similar to this one but they were not produced by the artist. She searched the Internet for images with a similar theme and then layered them all together. After seeing this, I used an analog camera to try it myself. This was a 2 to 3 year process. Today, I knew which kind of object worked or not.
Sid: Thanks for sharing your insights and inspirations. Could you please explain the Tierwald series to us?
Frank Tierwald is a mental illusion I created. I want to raise questions such as: Is it fiction or real? This picture looks like a tropical rainforest, or is it a mixed german forest? Is this a real forest, or a giant zoo with these animals? Is this fiction about a world without humans?
These pictures show the forest of the famous German zoo, the Teutoburger Wald.
Sid: These composites are made in a very impressive way. How do you get such amazing results?
Frank : Tierwald is a series with a simple formula – a foggy forest, and an exotic creature. Both are something that I believe everyone will enjoy. Together, it’s a kind of image we have never seen before. I only go to the forest when it’s foggy. Sometimes I am lucky and the sun shines through the fog.
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