Before coming here last time, I bought a Hasselblad 500cm in apparrently very good nick, tired of the unreliability of my old Bronica S2A, semi trusty medium format bought in 1999 in Havana for 80 bucks. The light seal had gone, and though I’d wanted to test her with a couple of rolls before I [...]
This I suppose will be the last one from Beirut. Tying up loose ends would be good punctuation, but as with all travel, it’s hard to be conclusive, especially when you start to leave before the cab leaves for the airport, the plane takes off,
The old crust is ringing somewhat, and there’s a bit of frustration, perhaps from being alone with my thoughts in the daytime, trying to keep at it, making pictures and all that. Most of the people I know here have jobs, and good for them too, a bit of balance is always good. I’m in [...]
This morning I am considerably tired I think. I think it might be that candle, or the midnight lamp, or over-enthusiastic daytime weekend sleeping, or the sluggish pace at which this loads- perhaps it’s the cumbersome name trying to squeeze through the telecommunications system. Sorry about that. I’ve been attempting to accumulate basic bits of Arabic,
You come down low over the water, an acute angle to the coastline, and it feels like you’re about to land in the sea, as south Beirut lights pass on the left. Then you touch down and the brake flaps shudder, and the anxiety of such a short flight passes. Just 25 minutes from Cypress, [...]