在香港的後街小巷拍吳承芳跳舞的美姿 Blending dance & imagery with Wu Cheng Fang on the backstreets of Hong Kong. © Lloyd Belcher 2017. Please do not download, copy or reproduce without permission. www.lloydbelchervisuals.com

A medium format shot of talented dancer Wu Cheng Fang 吳承芳. One thing I fear is getting artistically stale or choose to sit in a box that is covered in labels such as 'runner photographer', 'sports photographer' 'adventure photographer' etc. Today was a day where taking chances & free flowing creativity abounded and brought me back to that place of risk, art & chemistry. Working with talented dancer Wu Cheng Fang, we just blended dance & imagery on the back streets of Hong Kong. Here is one of those captures. More to come... 用菲林照出來的台灣舞者吳承芳的照片 Shot on a Mamiya 645 with Kodak Porta 400 www.lloydbelchervisuals.com

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Images of the Ultra Gobi 2017 China's most extreme race - a 400km non-stop, self-navigation ultra marathon held in the Gobi Desert on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau. Watch the video of how this & other Ultra Gobi images were shot: https://youtu.be/VBsq_LvWVeg www.lloydbelchervisuals.com

No Take Two - Ultra Gobi A raw & unpolished insight into how I captured images of the 400km Ultra Gobi 2017 race with 'quick & light' photography. 緊接下來的是從我自己的觀點，未經過修飾地捕捉戈壁沙漠極限賽的過程 。 連續六天拍攝一個四百公里的賽事。這賽事從2017年九月28號的半夜12點開始，起點位於戈壁沙漠某個地方。 Best viewed in HD & also available on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBsq_LvWVeg&feature=youtu.be All images in video shot on a Sony A7r2 with Zeiss Batis 85/1.8 & 25/2. www.lloydbelchervisuals.com

Analogue medium format portraits from a series of images with runners that I worked with this year. I have finally got around to developing these prints after weeks in the mountains of Europe and then the Gobi desert. 這裏是一些用菲林底片照今年UTMB精英跑者的照片。幾個禮拜在歐洲，然後在戈壁沙漠工作，我終於有時間送去沖洗。 I had no idea how these had turned out until yesterday as you can't check your shot on an analogue camera once you've taken it but my gut instinct was that I would be happy with them. It's never easy for runners to stand still & stare straight into a camera. They would rather be running around the mountains for me to take shots of them. So getting the right mood so they let their guard down is key and so I'm pretty chuffed with the results. 在昨天拿到照片以前，我根本無法預料效果會是怎樣，因為當你用菲林相機你無法即時查驗照出來的效果如何，但是我的直覺是我應該會很滿意。要讓跑者看著相機，站著不動照相並不容易。他們寧可在山上跑來跑去讓我拍照。所以，掌握對的時機捕捉真實的那一刻十分重要。看到洗出來的照片後，我十分高興。 These portraits was taken in the days before UTMB 2017 on a Mamiya 645 with Kodak Portra 160 & 400 film. 這些人像照是在 2017。 UTMB 賽前幾天照的。用Mamiya 645 相機 柯達Portra 160 & 400 菲林底片。 運動員 Athletes: Tim Tollefson [Hoka] David Laney [Nike] Dylan Bowman [The North Face] Fernanda Maciel [The North Face] Scotty Hawker [Hoka] Jeff Browning [Patagonia] Pau Capell [The North Face] I started shooting images as a kid on film cameras. It was fun & made you consider each shot before you pressed the button. There was no LCD screen to check the image with and you would have to wait for the film to be developed. The suspense felt unbearable at times as you wondered how the images had turned out. Fast forward to today where I make a living out of shooting images & the more involved I have become with photography as a business, the more I have become aware of the need to be wary of immediacy in this digital age and protect the creativity, wonder & adventure that are part of this art. Shooting film photography helps me maintain this wonder. ‘Analogue Runners’ is a series of images I have taken of runners on analogue film cameras that you also can view here: http://lloydbelchervisuals.com/analogue-runners/ You can read a detailed article on why I shoot analogue & the benefits it brings to shooting digital here: http://lloydbelchervisuals.com/2014/11/06/why-shoot-analogue/ © Lloyd Belcher Visuals 2017. All images are copyrighted. Please do not download, copy or reproduce without permission | www.lloydbelchervisuals.com

Due to some late cancellations, some places have become available for the next photography workshop on October 15th in Hong Kong [this coming Sunday]. If you want to to attend then quickly sign up: http://lloydbelchervisuals.com/product/workshop-01/ 運動攝影工作坊 2017年十月15日 地點：香港 運動員模特：曾小強 這工作坊由 Lloyd Belcher 教授理論並實際演練，幫助參與者有信心地使用自己的相機拍下吸引人的照片。工作坊的參加人數有限，以確保教導能專注集中。 贊助商 Peak Design 將給予參加者一些他們的商品。 報名請按以下的連結：: Sports Photography Workshop October 15th 2017 Location: Hong Kong Athlete Model: Stone Tsang This full day workshop is delivered by Lloyd Belcher who blends theory and practical demonstrations to equip participants to confidently handle their cameras and take photographs that will catch a viewer’s attention. Workshop is limited in size to ensure focused input and teaching. Sponsored by Peak Design who will have some of their products available for attendants. Registration: http://lloydbelchervisuals.com/product/workshop-01/

Analogue medium format portraits from a series of images with runners that I worked with this year. I have finally got around to developing these prints after weeks in the mountains of Europe and then the Gobi desert. 這裏是一些用菲林底片照今年UTMB精英跑者的照片。幾個禮拜在歐洲，然後在戈壁沙漠工作，我終於有時間送去沖洗。 I had no idea how these had turned out until yesterday as you can't check your shot on an analogue camera once you've taken it but my gut instinct was that I would be happy with them. It's never easy for runners to stand still & stare straight into a camera. They would rather be running around the mountains for me to take shots of them. So getting the right mood so they let their guard down is key and so I'm pretty chuffed with the results. 在昨天拿到照片以前，我根本無法預料效果會是怎樣，因為當你用菲林相機你無法即時查驗照出來的效果如何，但是我的直覺是我應該會很滿意。要讓跑者看著相機，站著不動照相並不容易。他們寧可在山上跑來跑去讓我拍照。所以，掌握對的時機捕捉真實的那一刻十分重要。看到洗出來的照片後，我十分高興。 These portraits was taken in the days before UTMB 2017 on a Mamiya 645 with Kodak Portra 160 & 400 film. 這些人像照是在 2017。 UTMB 賽前幾天照的。用Mamiya 645 相機 柯達Portra 160 & 400 菲林底片。 運動員 Athletes: Tim Tollefson [Hoka] David Laney [Nike] Dylan Bowman [The North Face] Fernanda Maciel [The North Face] Scotty Hawker [Hoka] Jeff Browning [Patagonia] Pau Capell [The North Face] I started shooting images as a kid on film cameras. It was fun & made you consider each shot before you pressed the button. There was no LCD screen to check the image with and you would have to wait for the film to be developed. The suspense felt unbearable at times as you wondered how the images had turned out. Fast forward to today where I make a living out of shooting images & the more involved I have become with photography as a business, the more I have become aware of the need to be wary of immediacy in this digital age and protect the creativity, wonder & adventure that are part of this art. Shooting film photography helps me maintain this wonder. ‘Analogue Runners’ is a series of images I have taken of runners on analogue film cameras that you also can view here: http://lloydbelchervisuals.com/analogue-runners/ You can read a detailed article on why I shoot analogue & the benefits it brings to shooting digital here: http://lloydbelchervisuals.com/2014/11/06/why-shoot-analogue/ © Lloyd Belcher Visuals 2017. All images are copyrighted. Please do not download, copy or reproduce without permission | www.lloydbelchervisuals.com

Ultra Gobi 2017 Photo: Lloyd Belcher Visuals China's most extreme race - a 400km non-stop, self-navigation ultra marathon held in the Gobi Desert on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau. www.lloydbelchervisuals.com

短暫一瞥看我怎麼照 @mikewardian 第三天橫越戈壁沙漠的400公里八百流沙極限賽。我用索尼 A7r2 和 Zeiss Batis 25/2 拍下這張照片。實際上，這整個賽事百分之九十五的照片都是用A7r2 照的。我把 Canon DSLRs放在包裏，因為常需要好幾哩路也得跑得快。 A glimpse into how I took the shot of @mikewardian crossing the Gobi during Day 3 of the 400km @ultragobi - I took this on a Sony A7r2 with a Zeiss Batis 25/2. In fact, 95% of my shots over this entire assignment were on the A7r2 & I left the DSLRs in the bag. Had to move fast & light over many miles. . BTS shot by buddy @hkaarsholm - check out his work. IG: @lloyd_belcher

Images of the Ultra Gobi 2017 China's most extreme race - a 400km non-stop, self-navigation ultra marathon held in the Gobi Desert on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau. Watch the video of how this & other Ultra Gobi images were shot: https://youtu.be/VBsq_LvWVeg www.lloydbelchervisuals.com