Young Man Photography With Paul and Marcus

Saturday, the 7th of December. The day of the shoot. Once delayed however today rain hail or shine we push through. I wake up early at 6:30AM or so to make the drive down for coffee with friends at 9AM in the Carriage works. While picking my outfit for the day I check the weather forecast, “30% Precipitation chance, I fancy my chances.” Thankfully for me I’m not a gambling man, because today I would have lost it all. Sydney was pouring down. I felt I had put it all on red, and it fell on green.

Although we pushed through, Paul, the photographer, came prepared, donning a rain jacket and an umbrella over his shoulder to protect both black and white as well as colour film cameras. The shoot, totaling 36 Photos (12 B&W, 24 Colour), unintentionally followed the Young Man themes. We begin with very formal head shots, some slight creativity with shots inspired by Oasis’s album cover “What’s the story morning glory” and at the time of writing I await eagerly for the Photos to be developed.
However the simple nature of the shots encourage us to change locations. Something more fun, something green. Down and across the road a little we find a courtyard full of potted greenery, however here was only slightly adding the childlike creativity. Marcus the writer of Young Man, sitting under a leaf. Slightly breaking away, not there quite yet.

We move on. Walking along the water to Darling Harbour.
In the rain I spy a playground, a light bulb sparks and it feels so right. I may have been a bit lucky today, because thanks to the rain, every child and adult has cleared out of the park. It’s all ours. Three fully grown adults, kings of the playground! And it’s here we break free, swinging, hanging and most importantly, getting it all on film. The rain brings a frantic feeling to the shoot and fills the photos with a child-like carelessness.

I want to say thank you to Paul, ( @p.p.matereke on instagram ) for coming out with good energy and such beautiful film cameras for this shoot. It was a fantastic experience.

Although there is a way to go before this project is finished. I want to also say thank you to the writer and collaborator of this amazing project, Marcus Khoudair. Without his well written story this project I don’t think would have ever come about.