A Big Thank You to Sebastian Kölbel

A few days after returning from the Link District, I had the pleasure of meeting up with Sebastian Kölbel — a subscriber of my YouTube channel visiting from Germany. He was travelling along the south coast of the UK and made a stop in Sussex, reaching out to see if we could meet up. I’m so glad he did!

Despite being a little worn out from travelling myself and slowly working through a mountain of undeveloped film at home, it was such a refreshing break to get out, stretch the legs, and enjoy some good conversation with a fellow pinhole photography enthusiast.

Sebastian laying on the edge of the cliff.

We headed down to Cuckmere Haven to explore the area and take in the iconic view of the Seven Sisters. It was a grey, overcast day — a bit of a letdown after all the sunshine we’d been having — but still beautiful in its own moody way. I had my RealitySoSubtle 6x17 loaded with Kodak Gold 200, which maybe wasn’t the ideal film stock for the lighting, but it was what I had with me.

We wandered along the cliff edge, chatted about photography and travel, made our way to the beach, and looped back before driving around to Seaford, discovering a few new shooting spots along the way. It was a relaxed and thoroughly enjoyable afternoon.

To top it off, Sebastian generously gifted me some film — which I’m genuinely excited to start working through. A big, big thank you again, Sebastian!

I haven’t yet developed the photos from our meetup, but I hope to share them with you in the coming weeks.

Stay tuned!