John Esco's Monochrome Space
I’m a UK-based photographer with a deep love for B&W imagery. I work mainly with medium format film, occasionally 35mm and digital. I embrace the richness of analogue photography, alternative printing, and darkroom magic.
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A Kind of Blue - the outcome (opens the original)
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Yesterday I returned from Romania, where I opened my cyanotype exhibition - A Kind of Blue.The warm welcome, the memories coming back to mind, the time spent there, and the people I met, some of them after more than a decade, gave me so much emotion that my vocabulary is too poor to describe it.The exhibition hall, part of a museum, is a place I already knew, but I never could have imag
Day in London (opens the original)
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It had been a while since I wanted to visit the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) annual exhibition, but life forced me to postpone it. Until yesterday, when I realised I would have no more time at hand to make it. Hence, I took a trip to London. The exhibition is at Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea, still up and running until 11th of September.This year was the 167th edition of the event, a
There will be ‘Blad! (opens the original)
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A while ago I told you a love story, and how I fell for Lotte. She’s still there, in my heart and mind, but she needed to take a small break after an adventure we had one day, when I noticed some flaws in her behaviour. Nothing major, most likely; however, I decided to send her for a check and fix, to mitigate the worst which might show up.That being said, I found myself on my own, pretty much… I mean, my old Yashica is still there, eager to go out for walking and snapping.<p class="butt
Equilibrium (opens the original)
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Equilibrium is a living thing. It is rarely still, but rather a constant negotiation between weight and air, shadow and reflection, confidence and vulnerability.The balance is temporary. Shapes become gestures. Like a breath...<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7vYl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F88e2ca6d-97db-4481-b21b-b2aa886afcb6_800x800.jpeg" target="_
Windmill (opens the original)
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A nice old windmill I recently discovered in my area.Some key milestones of this beautiful, old piece of architecture:1805: Built using local limestone by Samuel Holman.1876: Closed for commercial milling due to steam power competition.1996: Restored and reopened to the public after community and council efforts.2025–2026: Underwent major conservation and restoration.<div class="imag
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