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Futurist Writer and Photographer
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Negative Recon

We wanted a mission, and for our sins, they gave us one.

Before I left Australia, a group of friends and I decided on a last big trail walk. We returned to Lamington, which is where I had organised a small first meet many years ago, and one of its 17km tracks. Inspired by one of my favourite films, Apocalypse Now, to make things fun, I decided we should all have on our various vintage military surplus pieces and make a creative project of it. All armed with film cameras loaded with Ilford XP2 400 black and white stock, we did our best Dennis Hopper impersonations and let loose. The result of all day is Negative Recon, a compilation of everyone’s best shots.

With the increased interest in analog film photography from my audience in DMs recently, I thought I’d share a few of the shots from Negative Recon here. A single image can only communicate so much and as still pictures become more and more frustrated in their ability to grab an audience's attention, the photo book has re-emerged as a means of photographers to encourage engagement with their work. I’ve always believed in freedom of information, so I will put a link to the digital 74 page photobook in my story, downloadable as a high resolution PDF.

There are a lot of great landscape and portrait shots in this book, some taken with just a point and shoot camera. The full shot in the book of slide 5, taken by @tesselvte remains my favourite of the set. It reaffirmed my belief that gear doesn’t account for very much, especially with film photography.

It has been great connecting with so many people both online and off over the years with this hobby. And I do hope others can find motivation and support in expanding their photography socially. Here’s to many more projects and networks in store for us next year.

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When I first made the Minerva suit, I wanted it to be the synthetics version of ROSEN's Plato suit. The suit is meant to be minimal and comfortable, stripped off unnecessary visual jangles. And as with any ROSEN pieces, I was happy to accommodate various custom requirements of ROSEN-X pieces. Little did I know that these requests became a series of individualised custom Minervas that reflect each wearer's lifestyle and sartorial choices. ⠀
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The suit has proven to be a great flight outfit due to the breathable nylon fabric, plus the semi water resistant properties means that any water spilled on the plane can be dabbed off, and biscuit crumbs rolls off easily. The fabric barely wrinkled despite sitting in the plane for over ten hours, so I got out of the plane without looking like I had suffered too much. I went for the cropped length as I often wear the suit with tall boots. Despite the light fabric, it kept me warm with additional Comme des Garçons boiled wool coat on a mild winter night. ⠀
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@xeoniq often wears his Minerva as a layering piece over a thin insulated jacket to keep the Australian winter at bay. He has opted for a wider, boxy fit so it gives him the versatility to wear it on its own or over other garments. The trousers have been modified to duplicate the silhouette of his favourite Karate pants so he can wear them in the gym. ⠀
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@snekkles has also gone for a slightly boxy, cropped cut that complements his athletic built. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the sheen of the nylon fabric complements the shiny derbies. He has also paired Minerva overshirt with Europa cargos for an aggressive, military look. ⠀
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@soral1997 has a preference for sleek, modernist silhouettes a la Arc'teryx Veilance, so it's no surprise that he has opted for a sleek, slim fit cut. We had a long exchange to make sure that we are on the same page with regard to the measurements. Big thank you for working with me on it. ⠀
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@belatinouscube has gone for a wide comfortable fit. Knowing that he commutes on a bike, I reduced the length of the crotch so it doesn't hinder movements. The no-break trousers length works perfectly with slip-ons. ⠀
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Photography: @xeoniq⠀
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