300/365: Behind the wall

300/365: Behind the wall, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

October 27th

As I walked to work this morning, the cemetery was full of ghosts.

Later that day, we took a walk on the other side of the wall.

Want to see?

296/365: Mania Cemetery

296/365: Mania Cemetery, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

October 23rd

I will be leaving this job soon, and there will be no more photos of the Mania Cemetery, which is the only thing we can see from our office windows. It was nice to see it in all the seasons.

A recap from previous posts:

286/365: Morning mist

286/365: Morning mist, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

October 13th

With autumn both feet in the door, the mornings got misty. Even in sunlight, the cemetery looked haunted.

196/365: Seven, six, five, four, three.

196/365: Seven, six, five, four, three., originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

July 15th

The cemetery next to work, again. It was raining, but in that heat not even little old ladies cared enough to hide.

165/365: The cemetery again

165/365: The cemetery again, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 14th

Need I describe it one more time?

155/365: The cemetery

155/365: The cemetery, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

June 4th

This cemetery is what we see from my current workplace's windows. Why is this black and white, and film besides? Well, I was leaving for Warsaw and then Amsterdam directly from work that night, and didn't want to take my heavy 40D . The film camera I have is a Rebel T2, so nothing fancy, and most of the film I have is expired. I love the look of film, but I can't afford it, not with the amount of photos I take.


I've shot this cemetery before...

103/365: Cemetery in spring

103/365: Cemetery in spring, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

April 13th

Already in my 365 once, but in winter. It's amazing how the light changes between seasons.

33/365: Winter Cemetery

33/365: Winter Cemetery, originally uploaded by Magic Madzik.

February 2nd

The Mania Cemetary (Cmentarz na Mani) takes its name not from an emotional disorder but from the nearby neighbourhood of Mania. I am not clear on the origins of that one, though. It is surrounded by the remains of Lodz's ancient woodland, most of which is now part of the Zdrowie park complex. The cemetery was founded in 1915 out of necessity, as the nearby Old Cemetery had been filled by 1888, leaving no burial ground in that part of town.

I took this photo from the second floor of a factory building which now houses, among other things, looms, a skate park, and a film studio where a lot of people I know are working right now, but I don't think I can tell you exactly what they're doing. ;) In any case I climbed on the windowsill for a picture, and Linlen drew a sketch of me and my camera.

You should have a look at Linlen's Monsters, by the way, they're the cutest thing. I discovered them a few weeks ago and never even realised I knew the person responsible!