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  1. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    Tokyo Half Frames (opens the original)

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    Please don’t trust a word I say. Would it surprise you that almost a full year after my trip, I still have a couple of colour rolls from Japan that I hadn’t even gone through yet? Because it surprised me. But thats not the reason not to trust little ol’ me.There was roughly 130 photos that I forgot I hadn’t edited. So how does a couple of rolls equate to 130 or so photos you ask? Well thats because I shot them half frame. That is I shot them with the Pentax 17…you know the camera that I recently

  2. Issue · Sep 19, 2026

    Okay, Let’s Go! (opens the original)

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    Recently I was confronted with a big change. I was laid off from the studio where I was an Art Director for 10 years. In this economy?? Yes, in this economy. It’s the kind of thing I’d normally keep to myself, gently slipping into my next role without much notice to the outside world…but things are different now. Gliding into something else with relative ease is a thing of the past. The video games industry has changed dramatically and jobs are more scarce. I’m still looking for opportunities in

  3. Issue · Aug 22, 2026

    Half Frames & Full Friends (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    I don’t often think about formats. I like 135, it’s enough for me. I like 3:2, it’s how I prefer my compositions. I don’t want options or complications, choice paralysis is real for me and so I try to keep it simple with what works. I don’t typically go out with a plan, I shoot when I want, or more often, when I can. Time is not typically on my side, and it can be days, even weeks between times where I get serious photography time. Because of this, if opportunity strikes, I will leap at it with

  4. Issue · Aug 18, 2026

    Clubbin’ with Kodacolor 100 (opens the original)

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    I had recently noticed a forgotten roll of Kodacolor 100 in the film fridge. It was buried in my 400 speed bin accidentally and went unnoticed until I was recently taking stock and seeing what I may need to buy soon. I hadn’t shot it yet, nor had I shot any Pro Image 100 before that, which is apparently what this film was before Eastman Kodak took back film production or whatever. All that to say that when I saw the film in there, I got really excited to load it up into the F3 and take ‘er for a

  5. Issue · Aug 13, 2026

    Rev (opens the original)

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    With my Nikon D750 in hand, I went to the annual Eastern Passage car show that happens every August in my neighbourhood. Having shot this many times now, I focused this time on the small details, the little points of interest that drew me in. I concentrated mostly on the steering consoles and all the little details around them, the logos, iconography, and fonts used to inform drivers of every little thing that the vehicle does.Subscribe now<a class="image-link image2 is-

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