FRIEDLANDER
PHOTOGRAPHY

pinhole poetry

I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
"Albert Einstein"

Introduction

About Me

In my photography practice, I explore how cultural heritage invests and shapes our world. More specifically, I am interested in the experience of monumental sites. With time, they have undergone radical changes and they lay bare familiar and unfamiliar fragments of legacy. They have also been generating millions, if not billions, of photographic documents. My images are not meant to be quick reproductions, but interpreting a space of contact with architectural and environmental traces.

My compositions are a combination of improvised and controlled spaces. The images are made with a modified Holga pinhole camera utilizing multiple exposures on a single filmstrip. This method allows me to limit the image making process to a minimum and emphasize my experience with the environment through very long exposures. The resulting imagery creates a fusion of fortuity and forecast.

Gallery

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    Main & Hastings, Vancouver 2019

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    Main & Hastings, Vancouver 2019

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    Main & Hastings, Vancouver 2019

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    Angkor Wat, Trees 2018

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    Angkor Wat, Trees 2018

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    Tuol Sleng, Phnom Penh 2017-2018

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    Tuol Sleng, Phnom Penh 2017-2018

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    Tuol Sleng, Phnom Penh 2017-2018

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    Tuol Sleng, Phnom Penh 2017-2018

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    Tuol Sleng, Phnom Penh 2017-2018

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    Bagan, Myanmar 2016-2017

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    Bagan, Myanmar 2016-2017

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    Bagan, Myanmar 2016-2017

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    Bagan, Myanmar 2016-2017

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    Bagan, Myanmar 2016-2017

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    Bagan, Myanmar 2016-2017

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    Bagan, Myanmar 2016-2017

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    Bagan, Myanmar 2016-2017

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    Bagan, Myanmar 2016-2017

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    Bagan, Myanmar 2016-2017

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    Bagan, Myanmar 2016-2017

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    Bagan, Myanmar 2016-2017

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    Bagan, Myanmar 2016-2017

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    Ta Prohm 2014

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    Ta Prohm 2014

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    Bayon 2014

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    Angkor Thom South Gate

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    Ta Prohm 2013

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    Ta Prohm 2013

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    Ta Prohm 2014

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    Pre Rup 2013

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    Angkor Thom Gate 2013

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    Bayon

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    Angkor Thom South Gate

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    South Gate Angkor Thom 2014

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    Angkor Wat Apsaras 2014

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    Angkor Wat Apsaras 2014

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    Angkor Wat Apsaras 2014

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    Angkor Wat Apsaras 2014

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    Angkor Wat Apsaras 2014

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    Baksei Chamkrong 2014

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    South Gate Angkor Thom 2014

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    Preah Palilay 2014

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    The five gates 2014

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    Ta Prohm Trees 2014

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    Preah Khan Trees 2014

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    Preah Khan Trees 2014

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    Bayon 2014

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    Ta Prohm 2014

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    Preah Khan 2014

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    Preah Khan 2014

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    Ta Prohm 2014

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    Ta Prohm 2014

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    Preah Khan 2014

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    Preah Khan 2014

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    Ta Prohm 2014

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    Ta Prohm 2014

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    Bayon 2014

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    Angkor Thom South Gate

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    Ta Prohm 2013

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    Ta Prohm 2013

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    Ta Prohm 2014

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    Pre Rup 2013

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    Angkor Thom Gate 2013

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    Bayon

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    Angkor Thom South Gate

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    South Gate Angkor Thom 2014

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    Angkor Wat Apsaras 2014

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    Angkor Wat Apsaras 2014

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    Angkor Wat Apsaras 2014

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    Angkor Wat Apsaras 2014

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    Angkor Wat Apsaras 2014

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    Baksei Chamkrong 2014

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    South Gate Angkor Thom 2014

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    Preah Palilay 2014

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    The five gates 2014

  • Portfolio Item

    Ta Prohm Trees 2014

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    Preah Khan Trees 2014

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    Preah Khan Trees 2014

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    Bayon 2014

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    Ta Prohm 2014

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    Preah Khan 2014

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    Preah Khan 2014

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    Ta Prohm 2014

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    Ta Prohm 2014

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    Preah Khan 2014

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    Preah Khan 2014

Get In Touch

For inquiries regarding the ordering of prints and the NGO's we support, please feel free to contact the artist @ rick@friedlanderphotography.com

Address

Montreal, Canada

Phone

+514 756 8687