twenty twenty-six: roll two

I shot my second roll of the year during a brief stop in Grinnell, Iowa, where I gave a talk at the college. These photos are of Grinnell’s downtown, which is quite charming. You’ll notice that there is no one on the street. That is because it was 10 degrees and I was very committed to taking photos during the 48 hours or so I was in town. Once again, these were taken with the Mamiya 6 using Kodak Gold film.

Twenty Twenty-Six: Roll One

Doing something a little bit different this year when it comes to sharing photos. Rather than organize by place, I'm going to just share the keepers from each roll, in chronological order. This roll of Kodak Gold is the first roll of film I shot of 2026, in downtown Los Angeles where I was visiting for work. I used my Mamiya 6MF which, unfortunately, has a light leak that I need to fix before I head out for a trip abroad in a few weeks.


syracuse

Last October, I gave a talk at Syracuse University. I always try to give myself some time to walk around a place and take pictures, and I managed to carve a few hours out of the trip to do that in Syracuse. These are the keepers from two rolls of Kodak Gold 200, shot with a Mamiya 6 medium format camera.

canon autoboy xl

The other camera I bought last year was a Canon Autoboy XL which, as per its name, is a comically large point and shoot with a surprisingly sharp zoom lens. I put two rolls of color film through it — I think this was Kodak Gold but I have no idea — and these are the keepers. I am keeping this camera and I actually bought another copy — in a different color, black — to use as a dedicated monochrome point and shoot camera. (It helps that these things are cheap and plentiful on the used market.)

minolta freedom escort — rolls 1 and 2

Sometime last year I picked up a Minolta Freedom Escort (otherwise known as the Minolta Riva Mini), which is a 35mm point and shoot from the early 1990s. It took forever but I finally put two rolls through it — Kodak Tri-X — and scanned them. These are the keepers! I’m going to put one more roll through and then I may sell the camera to make room for a new one coming my way. Which is to say, let me know if you’re interested!