A visit to the mausoleum, 29 May 2022

Wilhelm Mausoleum, 29 May 2022. Minolta Hi-Matic 7s/Ilford HP5+/Ilfosol 3 1:9 at 5:30 in Rondinax 35U Down in the Sellwood neighborhood of SE is Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Funeral Home and Mausoleum. According to Wikipedia it is the first and oldest crematorium west of the Mississippi River, and the largest privately-managed indoor burial site in the Pacific Northwest. It's big,...

Pepin-Minneapolis 2022 Trip, Part One: The train ride out

The view of the Rockies from the dining car, as the Empire Builder crests Marias Pass in Montana. 12 May 2022. Olympus XA2/Kodak Portra 160 Here is Part One (of a planned three) posts about Emee and my trip to the Midwest for the Lake Pepin Three Speed Tour. We took Amtrak's Empire Builder out...

Pre-order my new photo zine GOING TO CALIFORNIA

Hello, friends! After crafting HALF-FRAME JOURNAL #1, a document of my July Willamette Valley bike tour, I've gotten into the groove of creating photo zines. Here's one featuring writings and photos from my recent Southern California trip (Nov 1-13). The shots are primarily black-and-white, taken on Ilford HP5+ film with my Minolta Hi-Matic 7s camera....

Delving into Black and White: My Film Photography Journey

Trillium, Rosemont Bluff. 1 April 2020. Minolta Hi-Matic 7s/Kentmere Pan 400 It was inevitable: I'm getting into black and white photography. I started to delve into it about a month after getting the Minolta Hi-Matic 7s. I wanted to get comfortable with just shooting film before I attempted black and white. (While black and white...