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  • Auto Cemetery, Kaufdorf, Switzerland

    Documentary photography | 5th July 2008
    Jo, Auto Cemetery, Kaufdorf, Switzerland

    The Autofriedhof (car cemetery) is an extraordinary collection of rotting cars, dumped by a spare parts salesman on land behind his workshops since the 1930s in Kaufdorf, between Thun and Bern. The cars, in varying stages of decomposition, have remained untouched since they were abandoned in the woods and are now mainly collapsed hulks. The range of cars is fantastic: from Minis and Peugeots to old Chevrolets, Mustangs, Thunderbirds, Rileys and Jaguars from the 1950s and earlier.

    Strobist info for the photo of Jo: two radio triggered flashes; a diffused SB-24 at camera right (1/2 power) and a Canon 430ez to the left and behind Jo (1/1 power) to create the highlights on her arm, back and face.

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