Somewhere Between Shoots

It’s a busy time. Exciting too.

There’s a lot on the horizon—projects that stretch from the quiet rhythm of analog photography to the vast scale of Expo Osaka. Shoots that involve traditions I love, and tools I’ve missed: film cameras, rolls of expired 120, scanning sessions that smell like dust and caffeine (a pretty accurate description of my studio, to be honest).

I’m also laying the groundwork for next year with a dear friend and one of the finest photographers I know. Something is growing there—an idea that’s already starting to take shape.

I don’t get to spend much time in the studio these days. But that’s okay. My agenda has taken on a sort of impressionist flair—uncertain in outlines, sometimes a little messy, but rich in colors and intentions.

This photo is from a recent trip to the Miura Peninsula. Lots of rain—so not a very successful trip, but you lose one, you win one. The fun part of landscape photography is that there’s only so much planning you can do. And I’m totally fine with it. It’s not just about the pictures, but the experience of trying, and getting there.

I’ve been shooting a lot with my Hasselblad 500cm (the camera shoots 6x6 square format), so I’m starting to see the world in squares. The one above is a Sigma FpL picture, which offers many sexy ratios to choose from. My favourite one is definitely the 21:9, but the square ratio is a very close second.