Scott Holcomb's photos

What can be better than a stroll along a sunny beach? This photo was taken by a Mamiya 645 Pro TL medium format camera with a Mamiya-Sekor C 45mm 1:2.8 N lens and Zenza Bronica 67mm SL39•3C(UV) filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered in Photoshop.

And me with no umbrella (or parachute)! This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Planar 1:2.8 f=80mm lens and Zenza Bronica 67mm SY48•2C(Y2) filter using Kodak 400TX film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

While strolling through the museum exhibits I stumbled across a Yaksha, the devilish giant that once stood guard outside a Thai Buddhist temple. He was one of the demon soldiers of the army of Ravana, serving the king of Lanka in the Ramayana. In spite of his confident and fierce appearance, he looked very lonely and out of place, far away from his familiar monkey warrior comrades and nowhere near the familiar chedi or stupa that honored the Buddha in his distant homeland. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

I came across this Malangan figurine from New Ireland in Papua New Guinea while touring the Sedgwick Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge. Since I have some Irish ancestors, I thought that I would see if we have anything in common . . . This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The Haida Totem Pole marks the edge of the clan’s property, indicating the division of land among clans of the village and serve as indicators to passersby the identity of the family living in the clan house. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Normally, museum visits are sedate affairs as visitors view the exhibits. I experienced quite the opposite, however, as I toured the Sedgwick Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge. Calmly, I strolled through the various galleries featuring a wide global array of cultural artifacts. As I turned around I was suddenly face-to-face with a vicious monster. Sheer panic blurred the events of the next few moments, but it appears that I instinctively pushed the shutter of my camera and captured the attack on film. I believe that I may have broken all personal speed records in my rapid retreat. My heart pace speeds up just looking at the image! This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop

A sphinx-like figure in profile. This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and SMC PENTAX 67 1:4 45mm lens with a HOYA 82mm HMC Y[K2] filter using Kodak TRI-X 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The high canyonland environment of the southwest. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm lens and Zenza Bronica 67mm SY48•2C(Y2) filter using Adox CHS 100 ART film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

May this noble tree rest in peace. This photo was taken by a KИEB 88C medium format film camera with a MИP-26B 3.5/45mm lens and Ж3-1.4x 82x0.75 filter using Kodak Ektar 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.

Located at the Bear Flag Monument, a plaque commemorates the declaration of the California Republic in 1846 by a group of American insurrectionists who seized power from the Mexican government. This photo was taken by a Yashica FR1 SLR 35mm film camera with a Yashica ML 28mm 1:2.8 lens and Hoya HMC 52mm Y(K2) filter using Rollei Blackbird Creative 64 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized by Photoshop.

On June 14, 1846 a group of Yanqui insurrectionists raised the Bear Flag in Sonoma Plaza declaring the foundation of the Republic of California in a brazen takeover of the territory from the Mexican Military Governor, General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo. This photo was taken by a Yashica FR1 SLR 35mm film camera with a Yashica ML 28mm 1:2.8 lens and Hoya HMC 52mm Y(K2) filter using Rollei Blackbird Creative 64 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized by Photoshop.

Devotees can enter the Malibu Hindu Temple on a well-appointed ramp. This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens with a Kowa L1A ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Getting around a battleship requires navigating through numerous hatches. This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 1:4 f=50mm lens and a Hasselblad/63 1xHz-0 drop in filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

It had been operated by BOAC and British Eagle but retains the colors of the last operator, Monarch Airlines. Donated to the society by Monarch Airlines and flown to Duxford in 1975. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera and Kowa 1:4.5/110 lens with a Zenza Bronica 67mm SY48•2C(Y2) filter using Kodak 400 TRI-X film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered using Photoshop.

When farmers retire their reapers, they are turned into artistic fences! This photo was taken by a Minolta Autocord Seikosha-MX (Chiyoko) TLR medium format film camera and its Chiyoko Rokkor 75mm f/3.2 & 3.5 lenses and a 49mm UV filter + adapter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The walls of this castle protect precious treasure! This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera with a Kowa 1:3.5/55mm lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Fuji 400-H film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The only surviving Ambassador; operated by British European Airlines (BEA) from 1952 to 1958, it was then used by the Royal Jordanian Air Force as a VIP aircraft. It was bought by DAN-AIR in 1963 and operated until 1971 when it went on display at Lasham Airfield. It was donated to the Duxford Aviation Society in 1986 and moved to Duxford, still painted in Dan-Air markings. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera and Kowa 1:4.5/110 lens with a Zenza Bronica 67mm SY48•2C(Y2) filter using Kodak 400 TRI-X film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered using Photoshop.

The very foundation that this grove relies on is deteriorating! This photo was taken by a Hasselblad 500C medium format film camera with a Carl Zeiss S-Planar 1:5.6 f=120mm lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.