I’m genuinely excited about this project. In many ways, I’ve chosen one of the most demanding combinations available today: a fully mechanical Leica M6 paired with an ultra-fine-grain, ISO 50 black-and-white film. It’s about as far from the “spray and pray” digital workflow as photography can get. What strikes me…
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Not long ago, when someone talked about photography, the conversation usually revolved around light, lenses, timing, and the mysterious ability some photographers possess to recognize a photograph before it happens. Cameras were tools—complicated tools perhaps—but still instruments used in the service of seeing. Today, among users of Fujifilm cameras in…
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There’s something magical about early morning light. It’s soft, angled, and carries with it the quiet promise of a day just beginning. This photograph, taken years ago with a Minolta XGM and a 50mm f/1.4 lens, loaded with Kodak Tri‑X, captures that fleeting brilliance. I remember standing across from the…
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This photograph, captured in 1990, carries the quiet weight of a Sunday morning. Shot on Kodak Tri-X film with a Minolta XGM and a fast 50mm f/1.4 lens, it reflects the timeless charm of film photography: rich grain, soft contrast, and the subtle interplay of light and shadow that only…
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Not that you would be served anything near this kind of meal on a modern day airline, but it is nice to look back to when the customer was a king or queen that deserved to be treated like royalty. Jimmy Stewart seems more than pleased with his sumptuous spread…
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It’s a mid-century Saturday night and Billy’s father is hosting a “movie night” at the local Odd Fellows Lodge for fellow lodge members, a few city councilors, a few Civitans, a few guys from the Moose Lodge and several friendly police officers. Billy’s father probably won’t be able to tend…
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Stop Making Sense is a highly praised concert film that features the Talking Heads live on stage in 1983. The film was directed by Jonathan Demme and was shot over a period of 3 evening concerts in December 1983. The Talking Heads album that was being promoted during this concert…
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Launched in 1935 by Eastman Kodak, Kodachrome would soon become a very successful product for its maker. Kodachrome is a type of film that is called “color reversal film,” which is a photographic film that would produce a positive image on a transparent base. The end product of this process…
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Beach movies. Those goofy attempts during the 1960s to portray a fantasy teenage lifestyle on film and then sell it back to the teenagers viewing the movie in a theater. Goofy yes, but what was even goofier was Hollywood’s caricature of the 1960s biker and their motorcycle gangs. Point in…
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The Artist 
Dirque du Soleil 
Gin Finger 
Super Buffet 
Rude Boy