Some time ago Max decided to take a trip to Belgium together with Belle and Bilitis.
They lived in a gipsy wagon for a while and strolled along the beaches of Blankenberge and Cadzand.
The days where full of joy and freedom and a set of unique beautiful pictures evolved from this feelings.
As always the pictures of Max Stolzenberg are available in different sizes and strictly limited to 300 copies.
Each picture is autographed by the artist himself, titled and dry stamped to ensure originality.
Now you have the golden opportunity to get one of the very first prints.
Special thanks go to our friend Willem, who let us do photos in his beautiful house.
Just let Bilitis know which picture you want to buy and which size you want and she will arrange everything for you.
We also highly recommend to visit sour atelier. Here you can convince yourself of the high quality painting like pictures and the wonderful workmanship of our limited prints.
In 1972 American physicist and industrial Edwin Herbert Land (1909-1991) introduced the SX-70 camera to the world.
From 1951 to 1954 Land was also president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The SX-70 camera was the first one to use integral film and made it possible to shoot and develop pictures in literally no time without the hassle of separation film.
Polaroid film has always fascinated all kind of artists from Andy Warhol to Helmut Newton and last but not least the true master of light David Hamilton.
On one occasion David told Max an interesting story about his meeting with Edwin Land.
Edwin had sponsored David with all kind of camera equipment and films, especially SX-70 film and cameras.
David showed Edwin his pictures, but when it came to the nudes his face dropped and as David said with a smile “That was it with Edwin Land. I didn’t get any sponsoring any more.”
You have to know that Edwin was a strictly religious mormon!
Despite that little anecdote David went on to use SX-70 film for some of his beautiful photos until his death in 2016.
Max is a big fan of integral film too. He always carries his 1974 SX-70 Land camera with him. The subtle low fidelity feeling, the muted colors and the artistic potential of this film are just magic.
From today we want to feature his Polaroids with a new series of clips on our YouTube channel.
All pictures can be purchased as personally autographed and dry stamped prints (limited to 300 worldwide) from us.
The prices for the different sizes can be seen in the shop.
Simply write to Bilitis to place your order. She will help you through the ordering process.
From now on Atelier Stolzenberg is also present on Pinterest!
Pinterest is a great way to introduce the pictures of Max Stolzenberg to people all around the world.
We want to thank you in advance for sharing Max’s photographies on your pinboard and showing them to your friends.
We asked Max to tell us about his journey to the Azores island of Terceira and here is his story.
It was a beautiful sunny December day when Bilitis and me landed on Lajes airfield. I was totally surprised how warm it was. We had 21 and on one day even 24 degrees which I think is a bit unusual for winter in the Azores. I was very eager to see the island and especially the coast part where David Hamilton had shot some of his iconic pictures.
We first took a ride to our little house that I had rented for our stay and left the luggage there. The view from the house was phenomenal. Green meadows with horses and stone walls up to the point where the horizon met the Atlantic ocean.
The style of the buildings look like a town in Portugal or even Mexico and the landscape is a perfect copy of south England. Very exciting!
We where overwhelmed by the beauty of the island and made a walk from the house to the cliffs before went to Angra do Heroismo, the capital of the island, to take a dinner at a restaurant.
Maria was still working with the horses and we met her later that night. She lived in a small house not far from us and we where so happy to see her again after more then 3 months. We decided to meet again at the farm the next day. From then on it was all about making beautiful photos and you could hear the shutter of my camera all day long.
What I liked most about the island was the naturally and the slow and relaxed life the people lived. It is also a very tidy place with a beautiful fauna and flora. All kind of birds where singing in the sky and the animals where very tame and friendly.
As always the time was much too short to see everything we wanted to see. Maybe this is a reason to go to Terceira again one day? We will see.
One of the most exciting moments occurred when Bilitis met some deer in a forest. The beautiful animals followed her to a glade at the top of a hill and I was able to take a photo of her lending a hand to one of the deers that had surrounded her. A truly magic moment!
I hope you enjoy the pictures and the short video with the wonderful music of Stelvio Cipriani as much as I enjoyed our stay and the time we spent with Maria.
Olivier Mathieu sent me one of his poems from his book “Les jeunes filles ont l’âge de mon exil” which he thinks goes well together with the pictures.
He dedicates it to Maria and Bilitis.
Les filles ont l’épaule lisse, Blonde et douce, les filles ont. Et j’aimai que leur peau frémisse Et leurs cheveux fleurant très bon, Quand leur parfum est comme un baume. Jeux de Gentils, les Jeux des Paumes. Aux seins leurs robes suspendues Glissent, bon Maître, Quand d’un doigt habile on décroche L’agrafe qui les laisse nues. C’est hier que l’on aurait pu, Qui sait ce qu’il aurait fallu? Innombrable est la clé des cages En leurs serrures, d’âge en âge. Les filles ont la chair polie Comme à mes jeux d’enfant, les billes. Ah! qu’il fut de filles jolies: Et que Villon les déshabille!
Olivier Mathieu
From “Les jeunes filles ont l’âge de mon exil” Editions des Petits Bonheurs (Nantes, France). First edition 2010; second edition 2016, third edition 2018. Pages 38 and 39.
Another short clip by Atelier Stolzenberg and Studio 74 featuring Max Stolzenberg’s photos and the theme of “Love Story” written by Francis Lai, who,
to our regret, recently passed away.
It is our way to honor the well known French composer who also wrote the wonderful music for
David Hamilton’s film “Bilitis”.
The pictures shown can be purchased as personally autographed and dry stamped prints (limited to 300 worldwide) from us.
The prices for the different sizes can be seen in the shop.
Simply write to Bilitis to place your order. She will help you through the ordering process.
All photos of Max Stolzenberg are strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide and available in different sizes and on different papers.
The pictures are embossed or stamped (depending on the choice of paper), numbered, titled and personally autographed by the artist himself.
Max uses only analog cameras and genuine film for his artwork.
