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.
I have been sitting on hundreds of photos to either develop, scan or edit. My goal for the next month is to both process those frames and post more often on this blog. And we are getting started with these photos, which I took all the way back in December. I used my Leica M4-P, a 50mm lens and Kodak Tri-X.
Longtime followers know that I spend most of my Christmas break in Charleston, South Carolina, visiting my family and enjoying the warmer weather. I took some photos (as usual) and here are the ones worth sharing. Locations include Charleston proper, Mount Pleasant and Sullivan’s Island.
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.
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.)
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!
I was in Myrtle Beach a few months ago to give a talk and had just enough time to walk around and take photos. These are the ones worth sharing.
Camera: Leica M4-P. Lens: M-Hexanon 28mm f/2.8. Film: Kodak Pro Image 100 (I think).
As usual, it takes me a while to get around to scans and edits. I took these photos in October, at various events and places around the area. I used a Leica M4-P, the M-Hexanon 28mm f/2.8 and either Kodak Tri-X or Kodak Gold.
A man and his dog.
Ivy Creek Natural Area.
The amphitheater.
Hayride.
A horse meets a girl.
The Lorax(es).
Each month, the Charlottesville Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee hosts and leads a walk through a different neighborhood in the city. For November the walk was in the Venable neighborhood. I took some photos of the group as well as some stuff we saw along the way.
📷: Leica M10-D 🔎: M-Hexanon 35mm f/2.0
Our walking guide.
Reading some neighborhood facts.
Walking uphill.
Show and tell for an old fallout shelter.
The entrance to the old fallout shelter. (Plus two city councilors.)
Seen: Some students giving each other haircuts. (Dudes rock.)
Did a recent dump of everything I’ve taken on my Leica M10-D over the last few months. These five photos were the keepers from a day when I sent a lot of time just walking around town, either by myself, with my kids or with my parents. I don’t usually rank my photos but I’ve arranged these in order of my personal preference.
Early morning game of some sort (soccer? flag football?) at Tonsler Park.
A lone chair, free for anyone who wants it.
My little homage to Lee Friedlander.
Train tracks off of Shamrock Road.
I saw this beauty while walking downtown with my parents.