Oxford: Lunch hour session

Written by Nasir Hamid on July 3rd, 2011

Here in Oxford it’s the time of year where University students sit their end of year exams. For many that’s something to celebrate and let me tell you they sure know how to celebrate it here in style – with a trip to Tesco for some grocery shopping and then dumping the entire contents of said groceries onto a friend who has just finished their exams! It makes for a good photographic subject but it’s frowned upon at the higher levels of the university and students caught doing it can get fined £80. Some students that I came across pleaded with me not to photograph them for fear of being fined, so I didn’t. Others were braver and those are the ones you see here. I’ve delayed posting these images as a way of protecting them from a fine because exams are all over now and most of the students have gone back home for the summer.

[Tech info]: Mamiya C330f camera, Fuji Acros 100 film.

subfusc

These outfits are called subfusc but I have no idea why.

Celebrating the end of exams

Celebrating the end of exams

Celebrating the end of exams

Celebrating the end of exams

Photographer holding an Olympus film SLR

Another film photographer

A photographer holding a Rolleicord film camera

Another film photographer

 

1 Comments so far ↓

  1. masterfully constructed and executed images. A joy to see in this snap-happy/throw-away era. All power to your enlarger!

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