Throughout my years in Ibiza, I have created a collection of high-quality photographs, both black-and-white and colour, highlighting the island's artists, characters, landscapes, wildflowers, trees, almond blossoms, animals, houses, churches, folk dancing, fiestas, seascapes, and sunsets. Additionally, I have captured scenes of the traditional lifestyle of the payeses in their age-old attire, working the land and caring for livestock. These images document a bygone era that can no longer be replicated.
In late October 1982, I began a daily routine: mornings in the office and afternoons exploring Ibizan countryside. With two Nikon cameras and top-quality lenses in my Billingham bag, my titanium Nikon F used Ilford Professional 100 black-and-white negative film, while my Nikon F3 held Kodachrome 25 or 64, or Fujichrome Velvia 50 colour diapositive film.
I ventured into the island's hinterland to capture photos of its rural life. I attended annual village fiestas, focusing on Ibiza's folk dancing (ball pagès), particularly at Sant Vicent de sa Cala (5th April), Sant Joan de Labritja (24th June), and Sant Llorenç de Balàfia (10th August).
I captured the light of landscapes, seascapes, and sunsets at specific times of day and year. I also documented the customs and folkways of rural people on film.
Tuesday 15th January 1991, a special invitation came my way to attend a day's event for a winter pig-slaughtering (sa matança des porc) feast at Can Mestre, in the campo of Sant Antoni de Portmany. This involved mingling with a deeply rooted (Ibicencos autóctonos) family from dawn to dusk and beyond, celebrating the annual ceremony that would yield two emblematic delicacies: sobrassada (paprika cured sausage and botifarra (blood sausage, like black. pudding) - vital winter sustenance which would feed the family throughout the long months ahead.
Around the year 2000, I bought a Nikon SF-200 Auto Slide Feeder diapositive and negative film scanner. I began scanning and digitizing various rare and unique black-and-white and colour images with the intention of selecting material for an upcoming dual-language (English/Spanish) Ibiza Picture Book.
The black-and-white and colour photograph sections consist of nine sub-sections, each containing numbered photographic images: Eivissa Pageses (Ibicenco Countrywomen), Eivissa Pagesos (Ibicenco Farmers), Eivissa Ball Pagès (Folk Dancing), Eivissa Campo (Countryside), Eivissa Mar (Sea and Coastline), Eivissa Es Vedrà (Iconic Rock), Eivissa Esglésies (Rural Churches), Eivissa Posta de Sol (Sunsets), and Eivissa Ses Matança des Porc (Pig-Slaughtering Ceremony).The tenth section, titled Eivissa Miscellaneous, includes a diverse collection of numbered images that will be regularly updated. This section provides a continuous choice of rare and unique photographic prints available for purchase.
One morning at my Sant Antoni office, Kirk W Huffman, our An Anthropological View columnist, noted that I should share my important work instead of storing it away. At that time, the internet was still new, and most of my images were unprepared, so I wasn't in a hurry. The black-and-white negatives and colour slides were safely stored and would later be ready for publication. Now, I am pleased to say my rare photos are prepared and ready to be shared online for people to see and appreciate.
With hindsight and considering my interest in photography and Ibiza, circumstances led me to this island to document the later years of a unique period. I captured images of the local country people, who wore traditional clothing and straw hats for sun protection.
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Ibiza has become known for its summer rave culture, but there are still areas on the island that offer unique experiences waiting to be discovered.
Purchasing an original Ibiza History Culture high-quality photograph durable print offers more than just a visually impressive image of significant documentary and aesthetic value; it also is a remarkable investment in a distinguished piece of photography.
Gary Hardy
October 2024
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