Scott Holcomb's photos with the keyword: Cambridge

While strolling through the museum exhibits I stumbled across a Yaksha, the devilish giant that once stood guard outside a Thai Buddhist temple. He was one of the demon soldiers of the army of Ravana, serving the king of Lanka in the Ramayana. In spite of his confident and fierce appearance, he looked very lonely and out of place, far away from his familiar monkey warrior comrades and nowhere near the familiar chedi or stupa that honored the Buddha in his distant homeland. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

I came across this Malangan figurine from New Ireland in Papua New Guinea while touring the Sedgwick Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge. Since I have some Irish ancestors, I thought that I would see if we have anything in common . . . This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The Haida Totem Pole marks the edge of the clan’s property, indicating the division of land among clans of the village and serve as indicators to passersby the identity of the family living in the clan house. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Normally, museum visits are sedate affairs as visitors view the exhibits. I experienced quite the opposite, however, as I toured the Sedgwick Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge. Calmly, I strolled through the various galleries featuring a wide global array of cultural artifacts. As I turned around I was suddenly face-to-face with a vicious monster. Sheer panic blurred the events of the next few moments, but it appears that I instinctively pushed the shutter of my camera and captured the attack on film. I believe that I may have broken all personal speed records in my rapid retreat. My heart pace speeds up just looking at the image! This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop

If only the walls of these historic buildings could talk . . . This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

A view of the King’s College, Cambridge City Gate. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

This marble sarcophagus depicts the triumphant return of Bacchus from India, having 'civilized' the East with the gift of the grape. He is accompanied here by an entourage of human and semi-human co-revellers. The sarcophagus was discovered in pieces on the Greek island of Crete in the eighteenth century, but it is thought to have been made on the Italian mainland, probably in Rome. It must once have contained the body of a wealthy citizen of the empire, an individual who had put his hopes for the afterlife in worship of the wine god. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs, also known as the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs, is an English Roman Catholic parish church located at the junction of Hills Road and Lensfield Road in southeast Cambridge. It is a large Gothic Revival church built between 1885 and 1890. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 4000 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Greek statues gaze upon entering guests. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Fuji Neopan Acros 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

A second century AD, Parian marble Roman head of Marcus Aurelius. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Huckleberry Finn would have been envious of boys who grew up rafting the River Cam, or as they call it in Cambridge, Punting down the River Cam. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Take a water tour of Cambridge! This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

A statue created by Giovanni, Baratta, 1670-1747, carved from Carrara white marble on grey veined marble pedestal, with black marble cartouche representing 'Glory'. History note: James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos (1674-1744), Canons, Middlesex; Peter Burrell (1724-75) by whom donated to the University of Cambridge in 1748; transferred to the Fitzwilliam Museum in 1885 This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Foot traffic has trod through these alleyways for nearly a thousand years. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Ammonoid - Parkinson dorsetensi This cropped photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Ilford Delta 3200 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

The walls closed in on me . . . This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Tours of the River Cam are a highlight of Cambridge, United Kingdom This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

A fence designed to impress. This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 400 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.