Instagram Pick of the Week | Ciara Campbell
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What is Instagram for you?
Instagram for me is primarily a photo sharing platform. The work you share should not need words or explanation. A good photo should reach an audience emotionally, and that is why I like to share on Instagram, because a photo on Instagram should not, and doesn’t need a thousand words.
Why/when did you decide to start sharing your work there?
I started sharing my work on Instagram in December 2016 when I shot digital photography. I shared my first film photograph on the 24th of May 2017. At that point I had given up on digital completely, sold every lens and piece of digital photography equipment I had, and invested purely in film. I have since deleted all of my digital photographs from Instagram, but all of them can be found here
How would you describe your style?
I would describe my style as both documentary and street and above all, 100% candid.
What materials do you mainly work with?
I work with a Leica M4, a Carl Zeiss Biogon 35mm and usually Kodak Tri-x 400 pushed to 1600. I am a great believer in using one camera and one lens, and especially a prime lens. A 35mm prime lens puts you somewhere you may not be particularly comfortable in, but it pushes you, until you become a part of what you photograph.
Who has been or currently is an influence on you?
Mary Ellen Mark, Bruce Gilden, Joel Meyerowitz, Garry Winogrand, Helen Levitt, and last but not least, Donnie MacLean from Scotland.
