The images in this post from a wander along The Black Path were taken on the unusually rated Washi D film (ISO 500), this film’s origins are that of Russian surveillance film.

To find the film for sale click here.

The high contrast and grain of the film lends itself perfectly to the feeling you get wandering along The Black Path.

You’re walking, most of the time, with pipes accompanying you…

Some of the darkest places are the tunnels by the railway line, with heavy goods vehicles clattering overhead. The sense of many footfalls before yours heading to work in one of the many industries which line the hinterland of the Tees.

You’re walking, most of the time, with pipes accompanying you. Covering ground with you, from wherever to wherever.

Decay is something that follows you around. Be it walls graffiti adorned or barricaded passageways and buildings. It is sometimes the crunch of stone underfoot, and avoiding muddy spots of the path keeps you going.

You’re kept away from some areas by fencing and stern warnings of dangers.

Beauty is here though.

You don’t even have to look that hard for it.

Nature in the summer months proceeds your stride. With moths and butterflies heralding your influx into their habitat, fluttering a few paces ahead, only to do the same again as you progress along the path.

Rosebay Willowherb, grasses and other wildflowers line the pathway. Butterfly bush and thorny plants brush and graze your extremities as you try to make the pass.

to be continued…