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Jim Sollows

Photographer film and digital located in Fort Langley BC Canada

Newsletter · By Jim Sollows · English · Official site

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  1. Issue · Sep 26, 2026

    McIver House: A Final Farewell (opens the original)

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    McIver House: A Final FarewellIn 1876, Murdoch McIver settled in Fort Langley and built this house with his own hands. He and his wife, Annie, raised nine children here. A tragic accident here claimed the life of Alex, the youngest at 3 years of age. Through good times and bad, the McIver family called this home for over 50 years.I have photographed the McIver House many times over the years in snow, fog, and summer sun. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/

  2. Issue · Sep 23, 2026

    Dry Spell (opens the original)

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    I’ve been struggling with a bit of a photographic dry spell lately. I’ve been feeling uninspired, yet ironically, I live in one of the most beautiful areas of the world here on Canada’s west coast. I tend to overthink! I need a plan, a goal, a project.Sometimes I think the best advice for myself is symbolized in today’s image: pick up a camera and just go anyway. Don’t overthink; just be patient and keep your eyes open. Like a fisherman, I don't need a specific fish in mind. He throws in his lin

  3. Issue · Sep 11, 2026

    A Century of Stories, Ready for More (opens the original)

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    It sat on a shelf in an antique shop, blanketed in a century of dust. The original gold labels had faded to faint shadows of their former selves. The typewriter keys were frozen in place by time, rust, and old oil that had since turned to glue. To most, it would simply be a handsome piece of decor, destined to live on a shelf.To me, it was an opportunity.Think of all the people who sat before this 1925 Corona over the last hundred years through decades of change.Bringing it into my workshop was

  4. Issue · Aug 24, 2026

    Still Opening, Still Crossing (opens the original)

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    Still Opening, Still CrossingThe Nicomekl River Rail Bridge has been swinging open for river traffic since the Great Northern Railway pushed through here in 1909. The first span was wooden, turned by two men walking a capstan. No motors, just muscle. A fire in the 1920s ended that chapter, and the swing bridge you see in this photo rose in its place.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6HVF!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F

  5. Issue · Aug 22, 2026

    Built to Live Again (opens the original)

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    Built to Live AgainJust over a century ago, this Corona 4 left the factory and stepped into 1925. The world was full of optimism, and healing was well underway after the First World War. A new technology called television had just flickered into existence for the first time, and a brand‑new magazine called The New Yorker was finding its place on the newsstands. But not everything that year pointed forward. In Germany, a book titled Mein Kampf was published, and its author, Adolf Hitler, was busy

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