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A book that pays homage to film photography, featuring a selection of “frame 0” shots—those veiled film leaders that are sometimes haphazard yet poetic images.
“…More than ever, I felt the urge to bring together these ‘take #0’ shots—which, at first glance, seem botched, accidental, and fit only for the trash—and yet today, some of them rank among my favorite photos. Yes, these are successful photos, both in terms of their formal composition and their fictional and emotional depth. For behind the beauty of this silver-based material—veiled, torn, shredded…—these “take #0” shots are also the remnants of a bygone era, a time when the camera was merely an imperfect tool at the service of man, a time when photographic material existed in a distinct way. A time when everything was not binary, but plural, accidental, artisanal, or informal. A time that we may be in the process of losing…” - Jean-Christophe Béchet
Published by Trans Photographic Press / Le Govic, 2006
A signed and numbered box set (98/100) containing 3 signed and numbered books and 3 signed and numbered prints
Printing on standard matte coated paper, standard glossy coated paper, and specialty paper
23.5 cm 19 cm
ISBN
A book that pays homage to film photography, featuring a selection of “frame 0” shots—those veiled film leaders that are sometimes haphazard yet poetic images.
“…More than ever, I felt the urge to bring together these ‘take #0’ shots—which, at first glance, seem botched, accidental, and fit only for the trash—and yet today, some of them rank among my favorite photos. Yes, these are successful photos, both in terms of their formal composition and their fictional and emotional depth. For behind the beauty of this silver-based material—veiled, torn, shredded…—these “take #0” shots are also the remnants of a bygone era, a time when the camera was merely an imperfect tool at the service of man, a time when photographic material existed in a distinct way. A time when everything was not binary, but plural, accidental, artisanal, or informal. A time that we may be in the process of losing…” - Jean-Christophe Béchet
Published by Trans Photographic Press / Le Govic, 2006
A signed and numbered box set (98/100) containing 3 signed and numbered books and 3 signed and numbered prints
Printing on standard matte coated paper, standard glossy coated paper, and specialty paper
23.5 cm 19 cm
ISBN
