when you settle in a new city, there are some things that take a bit to discover. like where to do your waxing, which café makes the best pancakes, or where to develop your film rolls. for the film issue, sometimes you can find tips on flickr groups or old photography forums but more often than not, the information there is outdated. so, a period of trial and error ensues.

the first shops we found in ljubljana that developed medium format rolls weren’t very promising – it always took a while for them to return the negatives, and sometimes they came with marks…

but after inquiring here and there, someone pointed out foto format, in the tunnel on the skyscraper building. and lo and behold, in that small and inconspicuous shop we found the answer to our analog prayers. efficient service with a smile, always plenty of film in stock on the fridge, quick delivery and spotless negatives. we love it and remain faithful customers since day one. really, what else could you ask for? :)

their contact info is
PASAŽA NEBOTIČNIK, Štefanova 5
tel.: 01 422 30 10
ljubljana@fotoformat.si

i have a growing obsession with trimmings and small, nice decorative details on buildings. do you ever notice them? they’re like candy for the eyes, or the syntactic sugar of construction! :)


more of that, please!

i’ve recently passed the 100 photos on a girl and her holga – which for someone as disorganised as me, it’s a true feat :)
here are some of my recent favourites, a bit from all over slovenia:

(while posting, i’ve noticed the last 3 photos were taken in borders with other countries. in a country this small, you meet these invisible lines quite often :) )

i love the holga. it’s ultra-light, therefore perfect to carry everywhere on my bag. it doesn’t need batteries, which means less things to remember. it looks old at first glance, but once people touch it and realise it’s made of plastic, nobody takes it seriously. there are only 12 or 16 photos per roll, making you focus on what you want on each single picture. and it’s so simple and stripped of “options” that not much can go wrong.

adjust focus, shoot, advance film.

perfect.

these are from a couple of months ago.

one by me + one by him :)

my parents are not the computer-techy type. but when i went to the netherlands, 5 years ago, we taught them to use msn and skype to keep in touch, and ever since then, they’ve been slowly venturing into these new technologies. they can manage their bank accounts online, pay for stuff and make spreadsheets/presentations… and to my surprise, the other day my dad sent me the link of a flickr account he created all by himself! :D i was so immensely proud!

new pictures have slowly been finding their way there. many are from their holidays in recent years, some from unknown ancestors and the ones i like the most, pictures from when we were kids! :D my dad has always been a keen photographer, and we are really lucky to have hundreds of pictures of us taken with his zenit. some will undoubtedly find their way to this blog, now and then.

this is little ana, celebrating her one year old in the algarve!