Every time I complete the final layout for another exorcism and ship a pdf to the printer, one might reasonably expect I’d experience a huge sense of relief. After all, casting out demons should leave me feeling rather light and unburdened. But this assumes I’m as reasonable as one’s expectations — a bad bet. The fact is, immediately after I close the file on each new magazine, all I can think about is the clock that’s already ticking — counting down the time until the next issue is due, and taunting me with the fact that I currently have zero photos in the queue. A seemingly insurmountable wall of work awaits. Is it any wonder I refer to each issues as an ‘exorcism’?
Like the first two issues, every photo in EXORCISM 05 was shot on film, though the total number of digital shots contained in 03 and 04 barely sum to a ‘smattering.’ Most significantly, I finally achieved my goal of publishing an issue that used fewer cameras than the issue before it. EXORCISM 04 used 22 cameras, whereas EXORCISM 05 employs a mere 20:
Canon Demi EE17, Contax IIa, Contax G1, Fuji Natura Black 1.9, Konica Autoreflex T3N, Konica Autoreflex TC, Konica Recorder, Leica IIIc, Leica M6TTL, Leitz Minolta CL, Minolta TC-1, Nikon S3, Olympus OM-3Ti, Olympus Pen FT, Olympus Xa, Pentax MX, Pentax MZ-S, Ricoh 500, Widelux F7, Zeiss Werra 1
EXORCISM 05, like EXORCISM 04 before it, is a glossy 72 page, 8.5 x 11.25, full-bleed magazine chock-a-block with the sort of black and white photography that’s guaranteed to confound a literalist. It, along with back issues of the previous EXORCISMS is now available on the ULTRAsomething STORE.
Grab a copy before they’re all gone. Not that any of them have yet all gone. But you never know. This could be the one that does it.
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