for a medium format camera and
discovered that a couple still had
undeveloped film on them. After developing the film, he was
hooked. “It was rather haunting
the way they faded but still held
enough of the image to make
everything out, even faces,” he
recalled. “You get a glimpse into
the past that even the photographer never saw. And when you
photographed something on film
in those times, it was because it
was important.
“The end goal of Mysterious Developments isn’t just to find out
who took the photo or who’s in
it. It’s a best case scenario, but
there’s so much more to enjoy,”
he explains. “Successfully developing an 80 year old roll of film
and seeing the images, however
faded, is pretty amazing. Finding never before seen pictures of
landmarks or events is very satisfying, you learn something about
the world every time. Photography is important, and images that
were considered arbitrary when
they were captured may be historically important today. Did you
know the public recently discovered a never before seen photo
of Hitler? Or century old Antarctica expedition photos frozen in a
block of ice? Film is incredibly resilient and there’s a lot out there.”
TOM RICHARDS
BASSIST/SINGER/SONGWRITER
Artist with over 30 years in the
music business on multiple fronts
Available now for touring,
recording, and fill ins
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New Jersey Stage
September 2014
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