Route 66 – 35mm Film – Roll 6

This roll takes us through Texas and Oklahoma. It features the Conoco Tower Station and U-Drop Inn Café, abandoned trucks, antique windmills, and various abandoned homes and buildings. As you can tell, the number of abandoned structures and vehicles I encountered noticeably increased when we reached Texas and Oklahoma. The roll concludes at the Oklahoma […]

Route 66 – 35mm Film – Roll 5

This roll takes us from Texas to Oklahoma and into Arizona. It includes Cadillac Ranch, the Midpoint Cafe, The Blue Swallow Motel, various abandoned homes and buildings, and finishes in the ghost town of Two Guns, Arizona. Camera: Olympus OM-1N MD (1979)Film: Fomapan Profi Line ISO 100

Route 66 – 35mm Film – Roll 4

This roll takes us from Missouri through a small portion of Kansas and into Oklahoma. It includes the newly restored Boots Court Motel and Gary’s Gay Parita Sinclair Station in Missouri, various abandoned homes and buildings, and finishes in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Camera: Olympus OM-1N MD (1979)Film: Arista EDU Ultra ISO 100

Route 66 – 35mm Film – Roll 3

This roll of film continues through the state of Missouri along Historic Route 66. It includes the newly restored Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, and various abandoned homes and buildings. Camera: Olympus OM-1N MD (1979)Film: FPP Love ISO 200

Route 66 – 35mm Film – Roll 2

Camera: Olympus OM-1N MD (1979)Film: FPP Frankenstein ISO 200

Route 66 – 35mm Film – Roll 1

Camera: Olympus OM-1N MD (1979)Film: FPP Hand Rolled BW ISO 400

Ghost Town – Yost, Utah

Located in the northwest corner of Box Elder County, Utah, is the ghost town of Yost. In 1879, Charles Yost, a cattleman from Nevada, and Levi Campbell, a farmer, became the first settlers in the valley, which was originally called George Creek. Charles Yost remained in the area and became the postmaster in 1887. In […]

People in the Amalfi Coast

Amalfi Coast, ItalyCamera: Canon EOS 10S (1990)Film: Ferrania P33 ISO 160Process: Kodak HC-110 (1+31) 8 Min @ 20°CScanned: Epson V700 Photo

Italy and the Minolta P’s

The Minolta P’s was one of the film cameras I brought to Italy in 2024. Its compact size and simplicity made it an ideal pocketable companion. Although the images often soften around the edges, it’s still an enjoyable camera to shoot even with its fully automatic features. Our first stop in Italy was Pompeii, the […]

Teton Vu Drive-In

It seems like every year we lose more drive-in movie theaters. Once scattered across the country, these nostalgic landmarks are increasingly replaced by housing developments and apartment complexes. I don’t blame the property owners—several acres of land used only a few months each year for movies often hold greater value as real estate. My grandfather […]

Pinhole Cemetery Photos

Pinhole photos taken with the RealitySoSubtle 4×5 Z camera at the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah. Camera: RealitySoSubtle 4×5 Z (2024)Film: J. Lane Dry PlateProcess: Kodak HC-110 (1+31) 5 Min @ 20°CScanned: Epson V700 Photo Camera: RealitySoSubtle 4×5 Z (2024)Film: Ilford HP5+Process: Kodak HC-110 (1+31) 5 Min @ 20°CScanned: Epson V700 Photo

RealitySoSubtle 4×5 Z Pinhole Camera

Since diving into film photography in 2013, pinhole photography has captivated me. The idea of producing an image with such a simple setup—a light-tight box, a pinhole instead of a lens, and film—is truly fascinating. I’ve learned that pinhole photography is not just about the final image but also about the process of creating something […]

Echo & The Bunnymen On Film

On June 1st, my wife and I attended an Echo & The Bunnymen concert in Salt Lake City, Utah. I love music and the experience of seeing my favorite bands perform live. Echo & The Bunnymen launched another U.S. tour in 2024, and I was there at the front of the crowd with a borrowed […]

The Tachihara 4×5 Field Camera

Tachihara Camera Works was founded in 1925 by Maso Tachihara and based in Kita-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The hand-crafted cameras are made of 300 to 500-year-old Hok-Zakura, a type of cherry wood that only grows in Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido. This wood is meticulously dried for three years before being utilized in crafting the cameras. […]

The Minolta P’s

The Minolta P’s is a simple point-and-shoot dedicated panoramic 35mm camera. Manufactured by Minolta in 1991, the P’s came in multiple colors (red, blue, green, and gold), has a 24mm f/4.5 lens with five coated glass elements in five groups, and built-in autofocus. With shutter speeds from 1/4 to 1/200 second, the P’s accepts DX […]

Pentax Auto 110

The Pentax Auto 110 is a unique camera in the history of photography. Introduced in 1978 by Pentax of Japan, it is known for being one of the smallest interchangeable lens SLR (Single Lens Reflex) cameras ever made. The Pentax Auto 110 uses 110 film cartridges, a cartridge-based film format created by Kodak. The 110 […]

Hasselblad 500 EL/M

A few years ago, I rented a Hasselblad 501CM from AcmeCameraRental.com in Salt Lake City, again confirming my love for medium format film and 6×6 square images. Despite admiring Hasselblad’s on eBay, their high prices kept me from purchasing one. Fortunately, I found a great deal—a Hasselblad 500C with a Zeiss Planar 80mm f/2.8 lens […]

The Psychedelic Furs on Film

I may not be a professional concert photographer, but I am undeniably a devoted fan of The Psychedelic Furs. On the evening of Saturday, September 30th, The Furs took the stage at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City, Utah. I decided I would attempt to capture some images with an Olympus LT Zoom 105, […]

Bannack Ghost Town

Bannack Ghost Town, nestled in the picturesque landscape of Montana, stands as a hauntingly beautiful relic of the American West’s gold rush era. Established in 1862, Bannack witnessed a surge in population as prospectors flocked to the region in search of fortune. The town, now a well-preserved ghost town, boasts weathered wooden structures that whisper […]

FPP X-Ray 120 Film

Last year, the Film Photography Project released a new 120 film that is a medical x-ray film, but it’s spooled onto 120 spools with numbered backing paper. I’ve shot some of their 4×5 x-ray film, and it appears much softer than this 120 film. This film offers good contrast with nice grain and is much […]