After getting a Kodak Instamatic camera as a gift on his eighth birthday, photographer Dan Wagner has never looked back. At the age of fifteen, he took first and second place in a New York City photography contest for high school students. After studying photography in college, he assisted top photographers in New York and Los Angeles for several years before opening his own studio.
Dan's editorial photography has been featured in leading magazines and newspapers. Over the years, he has shot major advertising campaigns for Fortune 500 clients. He has also taught photography classes at New York City's Fashion Institute of Technology.
For this book, Dan Wagner has captured timeless images of people and places to create an unforgettable portrait of modern life. The 102 pictures in this book were taken between 2010 and 2012 in New York City, on Long Island, and on Maryland's Eastern Shore with vintage Rolleiflex cameras and black and white Kodak film. Dan developed and processed the film himself and printed each picture on archival stock.
Many of the shots taken in this book were with film and chemicals purchased from Unique Photo. When asked about our products Dan stated, "I like using Kodak Tmax film for it's great tonality, sharpness, thick base that resists curling, exposure latitude, and ease of scanning. When I want a little more grain and grittiness, I use TriX film. I prefer the 120 film size for sharpness and resolution. I process with Kodak Tmax developer at 1-4 dilution, Kodafix, Perma-Wash, and Photo Flo. I mix the Photo Flo with distilled water to avoid any spotting. Unique Photo has always been great with pricing and super fast shipping."