Product shoot for Forest Fancy Jewelry featuring models Kiana and Stephanie.

Shot on Portra400 at Kelly Point Park.

In May of 2023 I joined an international film swap facilitated by  @makethisadouble and hosted on lomography. Everyone who participates buys a roll, shoots it, sends it off to their first partner, then receives a second roll from a different partner that they shoot over and send off to the lab. Everyone ends up paying for the processing of one roll, but gets to shoot two.

I started with a roll of Kodak Gold that I shot in Portland, OR and sent off to Kaylor, who lives in Maine. 

Then in mid-June I received a roll of B&W Cinestill from Vlăduț who lives in Romania. 

I wandered in and out of aquariums and shops in Portland, took a few self portraits, and explored Chinatown during a trip to Victoria, BC. 

I had the pleasure of collaborating with Lomography USA for a feature on film soup! I’ve been shooting lomo film since high school and in the early days of the internet Lomography’s blog was the go-to for finding tips and tricks from other film shooters. In short, they rule. We talked about why I prefer film, my process for soaking film, and how experimenting with film soup helped me deal with all the uncertainties of quarantine. 

They sent me three rolls of film and I spent a few weeks shooting landscapes and self-portraits in and around Arcata, California on the northern coast. Check out the interview here.