Honorable Mention TIFA 2023 Fine Art / Other

The Engineer

  • Photographer
    Conrad Saya Reina
  • Technical Info
    Asahi Pentax 6x7, 75mm Takumar Lens, Tri-x Shot At 200 Iso, Rodinal Developer. Natural Lighting
  • Photo Date
    2022 September

"When imperfect things reach the stage of perfection, they become everlasting." I think the steam engine reached this stage.

I studied photography at Pratt Institute, New York. I took photographs of trains, people, animals, and buildings at many locations, day and night, even aboard a freight train and atop a suspension bridge. I used a 35mm and a large format camera. My style is: The camera is my eyes, I photograph something just as I see it. I don’t think about composition, there is a direct link between what I feel about what I see and the photograph.