Lalo Borja – my unsung photo hero | Fotografia Colombiana

Lalo Borja – my unsung photo hero

por Administrador de fotografia colombiana • diciembre 19, 2011

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Filmwasters Large Format Camera Posse Day in Kent

We’re getting out the Big Guns in the new year by holding a Large Format camera day forfilmwasters members on Saturday 7th January 2012. The Itinerary is as follows:

1. Park up in Eastern Esplanade, Broadstairs, Kent (Approximately CT10 1DU) at 10:00 am, walk down to beach and along to Viking Bay, take pics, chat, wander, then back to cars.2. Stop at pub for lunch (not decided which yet – will do soon)3. Go to the Monks Granary at Standard Quay Faversham (ME13 7BS), have a wander around the Iron Wharf Boat yard and up/ around the creek.

Should be fun!

Lalo Borja – my unsung photo hero.

Back in 2002, I enrolled on an Adult Education photography/ darkroom course at Canterbury College. The tutor was Lalo Borja, a Columbian ex-pat now living in East Kent. He was so straightforward and enthusiastic about darkroom printing in an utterly contagious way. He set me on a course of continuing commitment to traditional photography and printing. Even now, 10 years on, when I am stuck on a print, I think, “what would Lalo have to say about it?”

I have recently found that Lalo has a web-presence. You can see his work here and follow his blog here. Please take a look as his work is amazing. It’s a shock that he has never gained a greater audience.

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