The archive · No. 03

Black & White

Black and white is the island reduced to structure and light. Sixteen frames, alternating human presence with bare coast: a fisherman stepping into a rough sea, a watcher before a wave, a bench above the harbour. Some of what is pictured no longer exists.

Sixteen photographs · 2015–2021 · Malta, Gozo and Comino

A lone fisherman on stone shelves stepping into a rough sea at Sliema, black and white

A dark rock rising from a smooth, pale sea in a high-key black and white long exposure

A lone figure in the mouth of a sea cave at Għar Lapsi, black and white

A girl facing a rough storm sea at Dwejra, Gozo, in black and white

A lone figure on the shore facing Ġebla tal-Ġeneral rock, black and white

A wave bursting against Ġebla tal-Ġeneral rock in black and white, Dwejra, Gozo

The steep rock walls of Wied Babu valley opening toward the sea, black and white

The Azure Window rock arch in black and white with a wave breaking through, Gozo, 2016

The Delimara power station chimney across the water, seen from St Peter's Pool, infrared black and white

A bare rock islet off Comino under heavy clouds with rays of light, black and white

A rock spur running into a smooth sea before sunrise at Munxar, Marsaskala, black and white long exposure

The parish church of San Pietru fil-Ktajjen above the rooftops of Birżebbuġa at sunset, black and white

A traditional kiosk glowing at night on Merchants Street, Valletta, black and white

A wide black and white panorama of Valletta under a heavy sky

A bench at the Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta, in black and white

The steeple of the Basilica Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mount Carmel rising over the rooftops of Valletta in black and white

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