We've admired Gabe's work for a while ago were thrilled when he agreed to take part in ILFORD Inspires New York Silver Stories. His enthusiasm, and passion for his work shines through.
Fantastic video, as always.. Gabriel's work is amazing, love his eye for great moments!!! There's just something beautiful in his street photos HP5 usually is my go-to film choice for B&W, mainly for it's versatility 🙌🏻
HP5 is known for it's versatility. Do you shoot at box or push it? We agree that Gabe has a fantastic eye, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment
@@Ilfordphoto I ALWAYS impatiently wait for these video from you 😁🙌🏻 For the HP5, I usually shoot at box speed, but sometimes I like to push it 2 stops if I'm shooting at night!!! I just LOVE HP5 🙏🏻
There's a whole lotta people taking a whole lotta photos these days. But just one look at this guy's images and you immediately recognise he's something else. The corner-to-corner texture and mood he creates in of some of them is simply stunning.
Thanks Merlin- Daniel and Sarah are such a talented team and we're really lucky that they have filmed this series (and other) for us. We always know that that the videos will be amazing when they are involved.
Gabe is by far one of the most pleasant people that I've ever had the pleasure of spending time with. His presence and approach are as thoughtful as his approach to making portrait. I'm glad Ilford had the vision to share his magic with the world. 1 Love Gabe!
Love the black a and white photographs it all I shoot now mostly shoot now with HP5 and FP4 and little bit of ortho thanks you guys for what you do I know the film community appreciates it
@@Ilfordphoto yes of course I learnt my photography back in school in the early 80s and used a darkroom there all on ilford paper we bulked rolled HP5 and FP4 hence why I still use I was also an army photographer and again everything was Ilford mainly HP5 because of its flexibility I process at home and use a local darkroom if I want to print unfortunately no room for one at home
Compliments to all three of you. Gabe shows an uncommon sensitivity in his portraits, as well as a thoughtfulness in his printing that is refreshing. Although from an earlier time, he might be interested in the work of some of those in the Photo League, including the late Walter Rosenblum, who taught at Brooklyn College and whose daughter Nina made a lovely film about the League.
Gab you have an intimacy with your subjects and at the same time both technical excellence and a sense of balance to your compositions, this is a gift, cannot be taught or learned. Refined of course as you're doing. You've blended the style of street photography with an empathy for your subjects which is very rare, you're letting them speak to the viewer, not you trying to impress them or the viewer... no blustering ego. You're a gentle person with great talent. Thank you!
Beautiful work! I love hearing Gabriel's thoughts and feelings about his subjects, what it means to photograph and how meditative the printing process is. Very inspiring, makes me want to get out and make some pictures!
Thanks for that. We're really excited about this series and taking the time to focus not just on shooting film but on taking it to the next step too. Do you print yourself?
What a beautiful video Ilford and Gabe. I resonate a lot with why he does what he does and his way of going about life. Fascinating to see an inside look into his process! On a separate note does anybody know what camera strap he has here or a similar one at that kind of thickness and chest height? Thanks
beautiful piece, Gabe is my favorite photo maker and love the way he is showing his progress. This video really showed his confidence in himself and his work
I adore seeing people process! What beautiful work you produce Gabe, and I admire your calm and introspective nature!!! Great video to start me off on my day feeling inspired!!
He really is, and he's so genuinely passionate about his work too that is comes through in the video. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment.
A brief moment that will probably never happen again. Been shooting 35mm b+w for a few years but haven't taken the step to produce my own prints. Nice to be reminded of the work that's involved. The full process. Maybe someday...
Are there any community darkrooms near you? They are a great way to start out printing your work. We have a ''Fina a darkroom' search on the website which may be useful www.ilfordphoto.com/storelocator
This was amazingly good! I have a darkroom in my basement, and printing B&W negatives is a wonderful escape for me. As an aside, I use the same 0.5 mm Drawing Pens, which I got in Tokyo and are fantastic!
Thanks Kevin - If you're shooting and printing yourself you can always share with us on Instagram. We love seeing what people are doing with our products. #ilfordhp5 #ilfordmultigrade etc
@@Ilfordphoto I’ve shot a few rolls. Huge sense of achievement when I get the exposure right and process the 35mm film ok. Making my own prints would be a great step forward.
Absolutely love what you’re doing and so proud of your work Gabe. You’re very talented and I’m happy you found something that’s passionate to you. Can’t wait to see you! Besitos, cuz. 🤍
Thanks Shawn. We're really lucky that we get to work with so many talented people. Exploredinary always do such a fantastic job of the videos and Gabe is so inspiring.
This was really great. I think I need to build a darkroom and start printing. Also, that clip at 12:09 is just delightful with the focussing. Fantastic.
@@Ilfordphoto Agree 100%, it comes 'alive' before our very eyes! Reminds me so much of my childhood when my Dad would develop prints in his darkroom, happy days! Thanks for the reply!
@@Ilfordphoto No never, but recently I've found an old family enlarger so I'm working on making a darkroom out of my room right now. Also since taking the survey and finding out about your website and youtube channel ilford has been a big part of my interest in darkroom printing that had been slowly developing.❤
Wondering if someone here or Ilford might explain to me how Gabriel digitizes his prints. I've been working in the darkroom for about a year now and I have a fair amount of prints, but haven't digitized any of them. I have an Epson V600, but I've been assuming that this is primarily to be used for negatives and wouldn't work as well for prints. What is the standard of practice for professional digitization of prints? And if the answer is DSLR scanning, are there alternatives? Thank you!
I did my FIRST PRINT in the Chemistry Lab of East Ham Grammar School where the Photographic Society met after school on Thursdays in 1951 ! We made up our own Dev elopers and Fixer from the Chemicals as shown by the Chemistry Master and I STILL make up B&W Developers TODAY -- Now I cannot afford the PAPER PRICES and use OUTDATED FILM donated by Camera Club members and Widows of Deceased Photographers as I have only one Pension -- from HM Government and PRICES have ROCKETED UP so much !
its a custom filed-out negative carrier when using the enlarger to make the print. You file out the perfect edges of a standard negative carrier and when you print it lets light around the image come through and those edges go black. This is what Gabe means at 6:37 when he says "shout out to y'all's holders"
Post digital and at the start of the AI era, it is vitally important to document on film. From everyday life to important world events / people, film images are authentic physical records.
Whatever happened to him? He deleted his IG and pretty disappeared from the face of the earth.. I miss his random short clips of everyday happenings on the street.
We've admired Gabe's work for a while ago were thrilled when he agreed to take part in ILFORD Inspires New York Silver Stories. His enthusiasm, and passion for his work shines through.
There has to be a book in those pictures. Excellent work. The wet print trumps the digital print every time.
Oh yeah! Loved the Gabriel Rivera feature! Very talented dude!
Thanks for watching. We agree he is super talented!
Great film and photographer! Congratulations!
Cool images and an inspirational story...thanks.
Gabe seems like such a good dude. His work is beautiful.
Thanks Gavin, we agree.
Some very powerful images - especially the 2 girls on the beach …… exceptional
Thanks Peter - I love that image too and the 'hand of God'. Actually I like them all!
So awesome! His handwriting is beautiful on those prints too!
Watching this for a second time… you can feel his passion for people and for being in the darkroom.
Thanks for watching!!
Fantastic video, as always..
Gabriel's work is amazing, love his eye for great moments!!!
There's just something beautiful in his street photos
HP5 usually is my go-to film choice for B&W, mainly for it's versatility 🙌🏻
HP5 is known for it's versatility. Do you shoot at box or push it? We agree that Gabe has a fantastic eye, thank you for taking the time to watch and comment
@@Ilfordphoto I ALWAYS impatiently wait for these video from you 😁🙌🏻
For the HP5, I usually shoot at box speed, but sometimes I like to push it 2 stops if I'm shooting at night!!!
I just LOVE HP5 🙏🏻
@@myahya1987 If you don't already then please share some shots on Instagram we are @ilfordphoto and if you use #ilfordhp5 then we can reshare
Great work, Gabriel. Thank you for sharing.
There's a whole lotta people taking a whole lotta photos these days. But just one look at this guy's images and you immediately recognise he's something else. The corner-to-corner texture and mood he creates in of some of them is simply stunning.
8:00 that’s what it’s about… capturing those moments so you can go back and feel all those emotions again. Beautiful stuff
Thank you. It's so nice to hear that this resonated with you. Do you shoot a lot of black and white film?
@@Ilfordphoto I do! That’s all I mostly shoot. Shameless plug- @zalas.wulfgang haha
Very sweet video Gabriel, never change your pure mindset! Keep your nice spirit free! All the Best and thank's Ilford been present on our lives!
Thank you.
Great work Explordinary!!
Thanks Merlin- Daniel and Sarah are such a talented team and we're really lucky that they have filmed this series (and other) for us. We always know that that the videos will be amazing when they are involved.
Gabe is by far one of the most pleasant people that I've ever had the pleasure of spending time with. His presence and approach are as thoughtful as his approach to making portrait. I'm glad Ilford had the vision to share his magic with the world. 1 Love Gabe!
What a thoughtful comment. Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to write this
do you know if he's changed his instagram/website? can't find him anywhere online now
What a beautiful and eloquent soul. Great work. I need to start printing!
What a great video. To Gabe, thanks for sharing your work. Congrats to Ilford for putting this together.
Thanks for watching! Happy to hear you enjoyed it!
Love the black a and white photographs it all I shoot now mostly shoot now with HP5 and FP4 and little bit of ortho thanks you guys for what you do I know the film community appreciates it
Nice film choices! Have you ever printed your negatives in the darkroom?
@@Ilfordphoto yes of course I learnt my photography back in school in the early 80s and used a darkroom there all on ilford paper we bulked rolled HP5 and FP4 hence why I still use I was also an army photographer and again everything was Ilford mainly HP5 because of its flexibility I process at home and use a local darkroom if I want to print unfortunately no room for one at home
Your vision comes through beautifully in the end result. Your fiber paper prints are timeless.
Thank you - Not sure about the user name but you have great taste in paper :)
G. found his passion & profession. Great work !
Gabe is a legend! glad to see him lifted up on here!
Been waiting for this one
Us too Brendan. Hope you enjoyed it
Awesome video! Super inspiring ... great work Gabe!
Thanks Stephen. Great to hear that you were inspired watching.
Compliments to all three of you. Gabe shows an uncommon sensitivity in his portraits, as well as a thoughtfulness in his printing that is refreshing. Although from an earlier time, he might be interested in the work of some of those in the Photo League, including the late Walter Rosenblum, who taught at Brooklyn College and whose daughter Nina made a lovely film about the League.
Thanks Philip. I'll pass this on to Gabe, although i'm sure he'll see it here as well.
You're a passionate dude and an obviously good person. Thanks for inspiring us! We wish you the best...
Great to hear that you were inspired by Gabe - We agree he is super passionate about what he does and a genuinely nice guy
Geat work, as usual!
I love these documentaries 🙂 Please keep them coming!!
Wonderful video with Gabe!❤❤❤ I really love black and white photography.
Thank you so much for taking the time to watch. Do you print your images in the darkroom?
@@Ilfordphoto I've always wanted to learn but never did. But it's always in my mind and I still have hopes of learning one day. 😊
@@Lori5564 You should do it. We are heading about new community darkrooms opening all the time. They're the perfect place to learn.
@@Ilfordphoto I didn't even know they had them until this video, so I'm hoping to find one not too far away. 🙂
Thanks for watching everyone! Stoked for people to see this film and learn more about Gabe’s work! 🙌
What a fantastic engaging video. Gabe has such great energy, and produces fantastic work. Really inspiring.
Thank you for watching! Happy you enjoyed it!
I've loved your work ever since you were on Willem Verbeek's podcast years ago. Glad to see your work spotlighted here.
I can relate so much to Gabriels philosophy, good to see others out there sharnig the same ideas and views on photography
Gab you have an intimacy with your subjects and at the same time both technical excellence and a sense of balance to your compositions, this is a gift, cannot be taught or learned. Refined of course as you're doing. You've blended the style of street photography with an empathy for your subjects which is very rare, you're letting them speak to the viewer, not you trying to impress them or the viewer... no blustering ego. You're a gentle person with great talent. Thank you!
Hi Crombie - What thoughtful and kind feedback, thank you for taking the time to watch and leave this comment.
This 100%. Often people have either sensitivity or technical excellent, but rarely both. I strive for it too :)
What a talent! Love his passion and I love this series. Thanks Ilford Photo!
Nice story, great series showing people and their relation to photography, memories, life. Thanks!
Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave such a kind comment
Gabriel! You are such a loving being. Incredible art. Much love from Sydney :)
That's for watching Ryan:)
Awesome work 😎
Beautiful work! I love hearing Gabriel's thoughts and feelings about his subjects, what it means to photograph and how meditative the printing process is. Very inspiring, makes me want to get out and make some pictures!
This is what we want to hear! You should definitely get your film camera loaded up with some black and white film and get out there:)
Gabriel ve con los ojos del alma es una alma sensible te quiero mucho Gaby Dios te bendiga siempre 😘🙏🏼
Really really great piece and his work truly stands on its own. Really loving this series so far, pure photography!
Thanks for that. We're really excited about this series and taking the time to focus not just on shooting film but on taking it to the next step too. Do you print yourself?
Well done Gabe.
Nice photos , good eye.
Seems like a really nice guy.
What a beautiful video Ilford and Gabe. I resonate a lot with why he does what he does and his way of going about life. Fascinating to see an inside look into his process!
On a separate note does anybody know what camera strap he has here or a similar one at that kind of thickness and chest height? Thanks
beautiful piece, Gabe is my favorite photo maker and love the way he is showing his progress. This video really showed his confidence in himself and his work
Thanks for watching. We loves Gabe's work and were so please when he agreed to take part in this series.
Exactly what I needed 🙏
Gabe is one of my favorite photo makers and had been for a couple years. This was great
Ours too. He's a super talented guy. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. Do you shoot a lot of black and white film?
I adore seeing people process! What beautiful work you produce Gabe, and I admire your calm and introspective nature!!! Great video to start me off on my day feeling inspired!!
Fantastic work gabriel 😎🎞️📷
EXCELENTES FOTOGRAFIAS GABRIEL
Wow! Loved this spotlight. Gabe is an incredible artist.
He really is, and he's so genuinely passionate about his work too that is comes through in the video. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment.
Great content and video about an outstanding photographer . These Ilford stories are some of the best photographic content on youtube! Many thanks.
Thank you for watching, we really appreciate your comment!!
A brief moment that will probably never happen again. Been shooting 35mm b+w for a few years but haven't taken the step to produce my own prints. Nice to be reminded of the work that's involved. The full process. Maybe someday...
Are there any community darkrooms near you? They are a great way to start out printing your work. We have a ''Fina a darkroom' search on the website which may be useful www.ilfordphoto.com/storelocator
Another banger Ilford! Such inspiring content when the rest of the world is moving in the opposite direction....thank you!
Thanks David. That's so nice to hear. We thing everybody needs to slow down and take some darkroom time :)
very nice... honest artwork...
I had a great time watching this episode :)
Glad to hear that. Do you print much in the darkroom yourself?
@@Ilfordphoto I'm yet to have that opportunity 🙏🕊
That was so great, such a nice person and so inspirational.
Thanks Alex, glad you enjoyed it
Enjoyed this very much! Thanks ilford and Gabe for sharing your vision ~
Thanks Joan so glad you enjoyed it
This was amazingly good! I have a darkroom in my basement, and printing B&W negatives is a wonderful escape for me. As an aside, I use the same 0.5 mm Drawing Pens, which I got in Tokyo and are fantastic!
I'm ver jealous of your basement darkroom!
Beautiful work!
Been following him on Instagram for a while. It’s great to get an insight to his process. Fantastic video Ilford 👏
Thanks Kevin - If you're shooting and printing yourself you can always share with us on Instagram. We love seeing what people are doing with our products. #ilfordhp5 #ilfordmultigrade etc
Gabriel’s artistry and mindset is very positive and inspiring. 🙌🏼
We agree. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. Do you shoot a lot of black and white film? Or print in the darkroom?
@@Ilfordphoto I’ve shot a few rolls. Huge sense of achievement when I get the exposure right and process the 35mm film ok. Making my own prints would be a great step forward.
I haven't been this inspired in a while. Beautiful stuff, Gabe. Dang. Thx Ilford.
Absolutely love what you’re doing and so proud of your work Gabe. You’re very talented and I’m happy you found something that’s passionate to you. Can’t wait to see you! Besitos, cuz. 🤍
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Well done - quality content!!!
Thanks Shawn. We're really lucky that we get to work with so many talented people. Exploredinary always do such a fantastic job of the videos and Gabe is so inspiring.
Beautiful!! 🏆
Wonderful video! Thank you for sharing. This inspires me to get back into developing film again.
Thanks for watching, we appreciate the compliment!
Great photographer!
This was really great. I think I need to build a darkroom and start printing.
Also, that clip at 12:09 is just delightful with the focussing. Fantastic.
Thank you for watching! We appreciate the comment 🙌
He is really such a talent 👌🏾
I feel you, I drove from Sacramento to Northridge to pick up a darkroom.
I had to look this up! That's impressive. DO you print regularly now yo have a darkroom
There's a 'magic' about B&W film photography.
There's nothing like seeing your print appear in the tray. I still get the same buzz everytime I get to print in the darkroom.
@@Ilfordphoto Agree 100%, it comes 'alive' before our very eyes! Reminds me so much of my childhood when my Dad would develop prints in his darkroom, happy days! Thanks for the reply!
alot well said. great photography!
Need more videos about gabe process
Thanks for watching and the kind comment. :)
Inspiring
Thank you. Gabe is such an interesting an inspiring guy. Do you shoot black and white film?
Great video
Thank you! Thanks for watching! -Exploredinary
Love it
That's great to hear. Do you get to print in the darkroom often yourself?
@@Ilfordphoto No never, but recently I've found an old family enlarger so I'm working on making a darkroom out of my room right now. Also since taking the survey and finding out about your website and youtube channel ilford has been a big part of my interest in darkroom printing that had been slowly developing.❤
@@branislav3758 That's amazing. It's so addictive. Hours can pass by without you realising it.
@@Ilfordphoto That sounds really good 😁
Wondering if someone here or Ilford might explain to me how Gabriel digitizes his prints. I've been working in the darkroom for about a year now and I have a fair amount of prints, but haven't digitized any of them. I have an Epson V600, but I've been assuming that this is primarily to be used for negatives and wouldn't work as well for prints. What is the standard of practice for professional digitization of prints? And if the answer is DSLR scanning, are there alternatives?
Thank you!
Very inspiring guy! Please expose more like him and no one like Grainydays etc.!
Thanks for watching Tomas. Make sure you watch the other videos in this series when they go live
Awesome❤
I did my FIRST PRINT in the Chemistry Lab of East Ham Grammar School where the Photographic Society met after school on Thursdays in 1951 ! We made up our own Dev elopers and Fixer from the Chemicals as shown by the Chemistry Master and I STILL make up B&W Developers TODAY -- Now I cannot afford the PAPER PRICES and use OUTDATED FILM donated by Camera Club members and Widows of Deceased Photographers as I have only one Pension -- from HM Government and PRICES have ROCKETED UP so much !
It's fantastic to hear that you have been shooting, developing and printing for so long.
Gabe, how did you get your fiber print so flat?
How do you create those brushed borders?
its a custom filed-out negative carrier when using the enlarger to make the print. You file out the perfect edges of a standard negative carrier and when you print it lets light around the image come through and those edges go black. This is what Gabe means at 6:37 when he says "shout out to y'all's holders"
@@Exploredinary Thanks. Indo this myself for the clean borders but I am interested in the ones that are super rough and look feathered.
Post digital and at the start of the AI era, it is vitally important to document on film. From everyday life to important world events / people, film images are authentic physical records.
What is the type of camera? Make/model
Leica M6
anyone know where this guy has gone online-wise? both his website and instagram have gone down
wondering the same thing.
is a link to Gabe's work?
last i saw him was when he was shooting out of Dallas years ago
Whatever happened to him? He deleted his IG and pretty disappeared from the face of the earth.. I miss his random short clips of everyday happenings on the street.
same here!!
We taking over ok
Excellent video and an outstanding photographer.
Thanks for watching, we appreciate the compliment!