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At its Purest Form

Who doesn’t like a quest in life. Years of shooting film can makes you see and document in a certain way. It has a slowness and chore to the process, but that is the appeal. You put up with old gear, impurities and delayed results. Film right… I see things different when I have a…

Monochrome Winter

I loved this quote from the book “ Big Panda and Tiny Dragon” by James Norbury, when the two characters, a big panda and a tiny dragon are walking that says, “I am so tired,” said Tiny Dragon. Big Panda paused. “Winter is a time when nature withdraws, rests, and gathers its energy for a…

Wild Spaces – Bryce Canyon at Sunrise

We were lucky enough to be camping in Bryce Canyon and only a mile or so away from Bryce Point and the Rim Trail. we got the idea to wake up at 4am and get to the rim to watch the sunrise. Camping awards the ability to be mobile. We tossed on our hiking gear…

Pushing for Monochrome Gold – Kentmere Pan 200 Take II

I last wrote about this film and trying it as a summer alternative to my usual HP5. It is safe to say, about a dozen rolls in, I am hooked on Kentmere pan 200. For the summer months, I metered this at 100 and loved the results. Rolling into the colder months with less light,…

Light & Color

Winter can be tough with the lack of light. For most of it, it seems like you start and end your day in darkness. As a photographer, you have to get more creative to continue documenting most days. The great thing is that you are rewarded with new opportunities if you look for them. You…

Pike Place for the Holidays

You would have thought it was an early spring day, not two days before Christmas in downtown Seattle. The sun greeted us along with mild temps while the streets were buzzing with tourists and holiday shoppers. The sunshine was rare in December for Seattle, but coming from the Midwest where sun usually means colder days,…

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