The hardest working man in show business.... James Brown

It's great to get invited to your friends wedding. The people you love and care about having a great day and hopefully a bunch of your good friends who you probably don't see enough. Mix in a bit of sunshine and your smart attire with a few beverages and the day passes way too quickly. I do however hate wedding lists.. I mean they really aren't that bad because your aunty Mary from Azerbaijan probably has no idea what to get you for a gift and it is traditional to give gifts but still - I always think they are a bit weird.

I usually think for a while about some inappropriate gift that I can purchase and generally leave it a little late so I end up in Bristol scrabbling around to find a roll of 120 film (yes I know I could go to Photographique but I just don't like them!) so that I can take a few nice photographs.

Here are the results from one such day back in sunny May...yes you remember - before the sunshine now and the rainy rain season we have had the sunshine.....yep thats it. Amanda & James tied the knot at St Just in Roseland's beautiful church on the water in Cornwall before hopping aboard James' boat The Madeline Rose to motor round into St Mawes. It was a lovely day and the celebrations went on well into the evening. Thanks for the invite Mr & Mrs Brown (Harley) [Harley Brown]...ahh these modern names....

...and no they are not in order....nor have they had a thorough clean..

All photographs © Mike Lusmore. If you want one email me and I will prepare you a nice clean scan...

Highly Commended

Some fun with friends, family and my wind up Canon 35mm.

First frames are a dog show in Glastonbury where we managed to obtain a highly commended award (although no rosette..) and then there is my brother Paul and I generally watching the olympics and being English and not being able to wear proper clothes when the sun comes out.

I love my little old Canon...wind and go!

Fishing off of the Roseland Peninsula

I spent a morning photographing James aboard his boat the Madeline Rose back in May. James motors out of St Mawes most days when the weather is good taking people on fishing trips around this beautiful part of Cornwall.

These negs have finally found their way from my camera bag, into my new(old) jobo, into my shower and onto my scanner. I didn't want to keep posting negatives around the country to get developed and here in Bristol there isn't too much choice with your colour negs (read 'too' much...there is one place..) so I decided to do my own. That took a bit of research and these negs have taken the brunt of that.

My C41 process is well on the way though and I love these pictures which I have just used a handful of to animate James's new website. So check out www.fishandtripstmawes.co.uk if your nosey or if you want to catch your dinner.

Our view

I never tire of the view from my flat in Montpelier, Bristol. Yes I hate living in a flat. Thats decided. The dragging of numerous bikes up and down the stairs, listening to my neighbours sex habits, putting up with the freeholders greed and ability for leaks to cause absolute havoc have taken a toll on my sanity. But this view is a leveller.

Taken in-between the Hinterlands workshop and our talks this year when the summer was just starting to show it's face. Brenda Kenneally and Rebecca Harley were over my shoulder and I'm sure they will remember the striking light on this evening. Peace out.x

Rebecca Harley

Rebecca Harley - Photographer, multimedia maker, workshop creator and thinker. Photographed on the Blackdown Hills, Devon during the Queens jubilee celebrations, June 4th 2012.

Amanda Berg - The Hinterlands

Go and see this over at http://amanda-berg.tumblr.com/

Amanda came on the Hinterlands with Brenda Ann Kenneally and she is a great photographer, person and it was great to have her here over in the UK.

roll #2

A few frames from roll #2 of my start at processing my c41 rolls from the Mamiya 7 I have come to love. There really is something magical about late nights, dark rooms, chemicals and the suspense.


Norway. February 2012.