Malcolm D. Anderson

Malcolm D. Anderson This page is home to all of my photography, ranging from digital sports photography to medium format portraits on film, and many places in between

Singular Subjects (plus Stitch)
04/01/2023

Singular Subjects (plus Stitch)

Hey hey!!! I’m back! And I have my own studio space for the very first time! This is an extremely exciting moment and th...
02/18/2022

Hey hey!!! I’m back! And I have my own studio space for the very first time! This is an extremely exciting moment and the beginning of something very special for me. Who can beat west-facing windows and golden hour light EVERY SINGLE DAY? Cheers to Day 1 and the rest to follow!

Album cover for the new EP by entitled “Anything At All” now on Spotify! Art direction by Photo by me. •••Nikon D610, ...
04/02/2021

Album cover for the new EP by entitled “Anything At All” now on Spotify!

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Nikon D610, 50mm f/1.8, Kong exposure in a nice little Philly alleyway.
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#2021

Hits and misses, number five. •••Today’s mistake is...my bloody big fingers constantly creeping in. It’s annoying not on...
03/11/2021

Hits and misses, number five.
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Today’s mistake is...my bloody big fingers constantly creeping in. It’s annoying not only because it obscures the image but because it messes up the exposure settings. It’s not always severe but it can be drastic at times, under exposing the entire scene or blowing the light from the flash into an part of the scene that just doesn’t need it. My bloody big fingers also take away priceless moments, snatched quickly from time, and that infuriates me to no end. This mistake typically only happens when I’m using a point-and-shoot, but I’ve made this mistake with literally every camera. What are you going to do?
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Rollei Rolleicord, Canon AE-1 Program, Exakta Ihagee 6x6, Pentax PC-550 and Leica M3 SS on Kodak Portra 160 and 400.
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2/2 “... We need to be listening to each other more, really listening, and we cannot move toward a better understanding ...
02/28/2021

2/2 “... We need to be listening to each other more, really listening, and we cannot move toward a better understanding if we cannot converse about the issues and ideas which matter to us most. So please, talk to me!”

If you’ve never seen my piece “Trump Dystopia,” then today is your lucky day.
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This piece is almost a full five years old, in April of 2016, when the concept of a Trump presidency was still hypothetical. The presidential campaign for 2016 had just begun in full force, and there was ample ammunition for satire. That particular November was demoralizing, and what followed was the most unacceptable presidency in my brief lifetime. It started with the same rhetoric it ended, it merely crescendoed to astonishing level of division and hate.

Looking back, it’s frightening to think how far things have devolved. Selfishness, greed, fear, ignorance and inaction have stirred up an untenable reality, and I don’t know how to have the conversations I was once so open to. I do not know how to stand by calmly with those who support violence, tyranny, oppression, racism and prejudice. The We in We The People seems like a very foreign concept, watching unacceptable events unfold one after another. But it does scare me how little discrepancy there is between this exaggerated piece of mine and the reality of 2016-2020. I don’t know if conversations will be much help anymore, but do know there is something better than what we went through and had to endure as status quo. There is a We that can prevail over this mountain of systemic injustice, insurrection and hateful division and inequity. I’m open to those conversations, and I look forward to a day where this country is as free as it’s supposed to be.
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And, as before, please, come “talk” to me about what you think about all this. I’m here to learn. Unless it’s hateful, prejudice or ignorant, because just like everyone else, I’ve got no room for that s**t anymore.

“Trump Dystopia” April, 2016. Artist as Activist, February 2017 in :“Ridicule expressed through art has a particularly s...
02/28/2021

“Trump Dystopia” April, 2016. Artist as Activist, February 2017 in :

“Ridicule expressed through art has a particularly special place and power in the civilized world. The gaudy, the excessive and the grotesque elicit dialogue through the reaction they incite. Capturing reality through absurd satire makes it easier to laugh off the wrongdoing committed by the focus of such work. Politics, humor and hyperbole have always found this common ground in social commentary, precipitating controversial conversations. Argument is the basis of all progress and this brand of artwork is created with opinion, a visual manifestation of an individual’s concerns and convictions. Some will agree with the statement made, while some will vehemently disagree. It is this discrepancy in response which electrifies the progression of thought.
Back in April of 2016, I sat staring at 17 feet of blank butcher paper, framed by light on four panels on the third floor of Duke Hall. Without sketching or planning, I went straight to India ink and drew President Trump atop a podium of skulls, with all eyes pointing toward him. I stepped back and spent two hours calling friends and family, and anyone whose opinion I respected and asked them to explain what upset them about the presidential campaign up to that point, what baffled them and what scared them about our community and our country. Equipped with real-life inspirations, I applied my own perspective on some of the most recent happenings and stretched them to their ridiculous extremes. I wanted to make a piece that could not be ignored once an audience caught a glimpse, work that made a statement and demanded a reaction. It is rough, it is warped and crooked and it is messy. But it is honest.
Frighteningly, the ridicule I aimed at American politics is developing into something closer to reality. My hope is that this mural of caricatures and egregious tyranny makes you stop for a moment and comment on my unapologetic commentary. Whatever reaction you have to this Trump Dystopia, irrespective of the direction you lean politically, I would love to hear what you think...”

Hits and misses, number four. •••A very smart young lady suggested I explain a little about the problems in those images...
02/24/2021

Hits and misses, number four.
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A very smart young lady suggested I explain a little about the problems in those images that miss the mark, so, if you’re interested:

Let’s start with light leaks! Light leaks appear differently based on what exactly happened to the film, but you can see them as the white spots in a few of the images I have been posting. These leaks happen when the back cover of the camera is either not fully sealed or when the back cover is opened or removed in anything except total darkness. This leaks light onto the film, which is light sensitive and causes parts or at times, the entire image to be completely over exposed and therefore unrecognizable. Film photography is essentially just a careful manipulation of the amount and intensity of light allowed to interact with the chemicals on the surface of the film. Adjustments are made in fractions of a second and millimeters, so opening up the camera and removing the shield of metal or plastic which seal the film in darkness results in a gigantic amount of light flooding a very sensitive medium and can deliver you a roll that is 36 or 12 white frames.

Which sucks, for a lot of reasons. Light leaks happen to me a lot because often times I don’t finish shooting a whole roll all at one time, and then when I go to load a new roll of film on a new shoot, I bungle the in-progress roll.

And believe me, I have attempted about five different methods to reduce the frequency, and it doesn’t happen as often, but it is something I legitimately have to be mindful of so I don’t destroy precious, priceless memories frozen in time.
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Opening your camera with film still spooled across the back blasts it with uncontrolled light and can destroy the image or the entire roll of film.
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Pentax PC-550, Leica M3 SS, Nikon F5, Canon AE-1 Program, on Ilford XP2 400 and Kodak Portra 160, 400 and 800.
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Hits and misses, number three. I have a SERIOUS problem with light leaks. I love my Leica M3 but dang. •••Rollei Rolleic...
02/21/2021

Hits and misses, number three. I have a SERIOUS problem with light leaks. I love my Leica M3 but dang.
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Rollei Rolleicord, Pentax PC-550 and Leica M3 SS on Ilford XP2 400 and Kodak Portra 160, 400 and 800.
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Hits and misses, number two. •••Rollei Rolleicord, Exakta Ihagee 6x6, Pentax PC-550 and Leica M3 SS on Ilford XP2 400 an...
02/19/2021

Hits and misses, number two.
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Rollei Rolleicord, Exakta Ihagee 6x6, Pentax PC-550 and Leica M3 SS on Ilford XP2 400 and Kodak Portra 160 and 400.
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Some hits and some misses. It’s difficult to show the ones you get wrong, but in 2021, I’m going to open my photography ...
02/16/2021

Some hits and some misses. It’s difficult to show the ones you get wrong, but in 2021, I’m going to open my photography back up to failure.
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Some Leica M3 SS, some Pentax PC-550, all Kodak Portra 400.
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Portrait of a South Philly Birthday. ••••Kodak Portra 400 on Pentax PC-550.•••• @ South Philadelphia
11/21/2019

Portrait of a South Philly Birthday. •
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@ South Philadelphia

From Poland, With Landers, Light Leaks and Love. ••••Leica M3 SS. Kodak Portra 400. ••••The C41 film is in. Let the delu...
11/15/2019

From Poland, With Landers, Light Leaks and Love. •
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Leica M3 SS. Kodak Portra 400. •
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The C41 film is in. Let the deluge begin. •
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@ Kraków, Poland

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