Fell's Point is a few blocks of bars and eclectic stores on the ocean. Like many parts of historical Baltimore, it was home to sailors when Baltimore was a vibrant port on the East Cost. Today, it is most alive at night and during holidays. It is part of the city where having a good time is a way of life. At almost any time of the year one can see magnificent yachts and sailboats anchored at the piers and expensive cars slowly driven over the cobble stone streets.
But like in any city, the yachts are not the entire picture. One can also meet folks who are homeless, hungover, or hungry. And while the fish and crabs around Fell's Point do not live in the best of waters, many rely on an old fishing rod and twisted fishing line to secure their dinner.
I took this picture to capture the two facets of this area of Baltimore. While there are no yachts and sailboats in this frame, one can see the ghostly background of expensive apartment buildings on the waterfront. It is my way to show social contrast, on B&W film.
Taken with an early 1970s Olympus OM-1 and a Vivitar 135mm CF short tele lens of the same era.
This one has a story created by the lens itself! I have a relatively rare 1949 Industar-22 lens made in Kazan, Russia. It does have a capricious character and depending on the light, alters the picture in an unpredictable way. This woman seems to perform an act of self-disappearance!
©Vahé Kazandjian, 2013
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