Tenerife, Canary Islands · July 2024

Tenerife on film

Seven rolls, three cameras — a week on the island shot entirely on film.

25 frames7 film stocksMinolta XD7Minolta SRT 100XFujica STX-1

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Because I left my former employer at the end of June, I had a large chunk of overtime left in my time account — enough to take off to Tenerife with three friends. It was the first trip I ever shot entirely on film: three cameras, seven rolls of 36 exposures, developed at a local shop in Nuremberg and scanned at home.

The film stocks range from ISO 8 to ISO 800, so the island shows up here in very different moods — the ortho and Fantôme rolls turn the volcanic landscape into hard graphite, while the Portra frames hold onto the last warm light of the day.

Sunrise over a sea of clouds on Tenerife — Sunrise above the cloudsKodak Portra 800 · Minolta XD7

A hiker standing in a narrow rock passage — Through the rock passageLomography Fantôme 8 · Minolta SRT 100X

A rooftop antenna above the coast at dusk — Rooftop antenna at duskLomography Fantôme 8 · Minolta SRT 100X

Backlit pine trees on a ridge — Pines on the ridgeLomography Fantôme 8 · Minolta SRT 100X

A paraglider above the Teide volcano — Paraglider over the TeideFujifilm Color 200 · Minolta XD7

Mountain ridge above the road to Masca — The road to MascaFujifilm Color 200 · Minolta XD7

Canary pine forest on volcanic ground — Canary pinesFujifilm Color 200 · Minolta XD7

Two hikers walking up a dusty path cut through a lava field — Up the lava trailFujifilm Color 200 · Minolta XD7

Two people silhouetted on a ridge above a sea of clouds — Two figures above the cloudsKodak ProImage 100 · Minolta XD7

A lone pine in front of a black volcanic cone — Montaña NegraKodak ProImage 100 · Minolta XD7

A yellow prickly pear blossom in close-up — Prickly pear in bloomKodak ProImage 100 · Minolta XD7

An empty road curving through the Teide badlands, seen over a car dashboard — Windscreen, Teide roadKodak ProImage 100 · Minolta XD7

Steep rock walls of the Masca gorge — Masca gorgeRollei Ortho 25 · Fujica STX-1

Two rocky peaks rising out of the hillside — Twin peaksRollei Ortho 25 · Fujica STX-1

A black lava field with the Teide on the horizon — Lava field below the TeideRollei Ortho 25 · Fujica STX-1

Colonial houses on a cobbled street in La Orotava — La Orotava, old townFujifilm Color 400 · Minolta XD7

A red car parked on a street sloping down towards the sea — Down to the seaFujifilm Color 400 · Minolta XD7

A football match on a green pitch, seen through palm fronds and a wire fence — Sunday footballFujifilm Color 400 · Minolta XD7

Cars and street lights on a road at night — Night trafficKodak Portra 800 · Minolta XD7 · Minolta 50mm f/1.4

A wooded ridge at last light — Ridge at last lightKodak Portra 800 · Minolta XD7

Travellers and departure boards in an airport terminal — Arrivals hallKodak Portra 800 · Minolta XD7

A shaded terrace under a large tree looking out to the Masca valley — Masca, in the shadeKodak Color Plus 200 · Fujica STX-1

A house terrace framed by a loquat tree — Loquat tree and terraceKodak Color Plus 200 · Fujica STX-1

Hands on the steering wheel of a rental car with a navigation map on the dashboard screen — DriveKodak Color Plus 200 · Fujica STX-1

A small dog standing at the edge of a pine forest, seen over a car dashboard — Roadside dog, pine forestKodak Color Plus 200 · Fujica STX-1

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