May 18, 2026

Luchadores #2

35mm, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, Harman Phoenix 200

I shot these Luchadores at Mexifest on the original Harman Phoenix 200. Apart from the punchy contrast and saturated colors, this film struggles with skin tones. You won’t see it here because the images are too small, but up close, there is a lot of red splotchy grain on the skin, particularly in the shadows. […]

May 12, 2026

Calgary Farmyard #2

35mm, Agfa HDC 400, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Fujica ST801

These photos from Calgary Farmyard were shot on a roll of Agfa HDC 400 that somehow managed to get twisted inside the cassette when I tried retrieving the film for developing. It’s easy to retrieve film from a 36-exposure roll, but 12-exposure rolls can sometimes be a little more challenging given the extra room inside […]

April 26, 2026

Calgary Photo Walk

35mm, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Harman Phoenix II 200, Minolta XG-M

These are from a long photo walk I took one day from Eau Claire, through Prince’s Island Park, across the Bow River, to the top of McHugh Bluff… and back again. I shot these photos on Harman Phoenix II 200. This film is definitely an improvement on the first version of Phoenix (which I’ve shot, […]

April 3, 2026

Around Town on 110

110, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Lomography LomoChrome Color ’92 Sun-Kissed 400, Rollei A110

I shot these photos around Calgary over the course of many photo walks using Lomography LomoChrome Color ’92 Sun-Kissed 400 film. I have to say, I don’t know what to make of this film. Many of the LomoChrome films have failed to impress me (I’m looking at you Turquoise!), but I kind of like the […]

March 25, 2026

First Photos on Kodak Kodacolor 100

35mm, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Kodak Kodacolor 100, Minolta XG-M

Here are a few photos I shot on Kodak Kodacolor 100. I bought a couple rolls of this film on the day it was released and shot a roll soon after, but it’s taken me this long to develop and scan the negatives. I’ve always liked Kodacolor 200 aka ColorPlus 200, so I’m not surprised […]

March 14, 2026

Calgary Fire Rescue

35mm, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Fuji Pro 160 NPC, Fujica ST801

The weather on July 1st last year (Canada Day) was sunny and hot — a perfect day for rafting on the Bow River. I snapped these photos of two Calgary Firefighters as they boarded their rescue boat and prepared to patrol the river.

February 26, 2026

Downtown Photo Walk #4

Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Fuji GS645S Professional, Fuji Super G Ace 400, half-frame, medium (120)

I came across this apartment building on one of my photo walks downtown. I shot these photos on an old, long-expired roll of 220 film, Fuji Super G Ace 400. These photos make a great use case for a polarizing filter. As I moved around the building attempting to capture all the artwork in my […]

February 8, 2026

Abandoned Construction

Alberta, Balda Baldix, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Lomography Color 100, medium (120), square

stairwells & elevator shafts under construction

I’ve driven past this construction site a number of times over the last few years and have always found it odd that no progress has been made. I finally gave into my curiosity and stopped to take a few photos. The construction site is fenced in, but there is a parking lot next to it […]

December 13, 2025

Lion Dance

35mm, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, ECN-2, Fuji Eterna Vivid 160T, Fuji Motion Picture Film

Chinese drummers on Canada Day 2023 in Calgary

These photos are from Canada Day 2023. I was walking by City Hall when I spotted this Lion Dance about to take place, so I joined the crowd. I shot these photos on Fuji Eterna Vivid 160T, a discontinued motion picture film that I wrote a review about last year. I really like this film […]

December 7, 2025

Chinese Scholars’ Garden Part 2

35mm, C-41, Film Washi "X" 100, Hamilton Gardens, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand

Here are more photos from the Chinese Scholars’ Garden in Hamilton, New Zealand.

November 30, 2025

Chinese Scholars’ Garden Part 1

35mm, C-41, Film Washi "X" 100, Hamilton Gardens, Minolta XG-M, New Zealand

entrance to the Chinese Scholars' Garden

This is the Chinese Scholars’ Garden, one of many themed gardens found at Hamilton Gardens in New Zealand.

November 15, 2025

Art of High Park

35mm, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Olympus XA2, Shanghai Light 400

I shot these at High Park, a rooftop park atop a parkade in downtown Calgary.

November 8, 2025

Film on Film #15: Kodacolor Old and New

Film on Film, Fuji Instax Mini, instant, Lomography Diana F+, toy camera

Here are 5 more rolls from my Film on Film project. This is the newly released Kodak Kodacolor 200. It’s the same emulsion as Kodak ColorPlus 200 (as well as Kodak Retina 200). I’ve recently shot a test roll and hope to develop it in the coming days. And here’s Kodak ColorPlus 200 which, as […]

October 23, 2025

Tractors Old and New

35mm, C-41, Ferrania Solaris FG Plus 100, half-frame, New Zealand, Olympus Pen EED

I photographed these tractors at the Central Hawke’s Bay A&P Show.

October 12, 2025

Calgary Farmyard

Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Fuji GS645S Professional, half-frame, Kodak Portra 160 VC, medium (120)

These are from a family outing to the Calgary Farmyard. It was a day of mixed blessings. These photos (shot with my Fuji GS645S) turned out nicely, but I discovered that my newly acquired Olympus XA2 was broken.

October 7, 2025

From the Past #11: Seabird Island 1992

35mm, BC, Canada, From the Past, Fuji Super HG 400, Point & Shoot

In July 1992, my friends and I headed back to Seabird Island for another music festival and camping. What had been called the Stein Valley ‘Voices for the Wilderness’ Festival in 1991, was renamed the ‘Earth Voice Festival’. The festival line-up featured many of the biggest bands in Canada at the time: Barenaked Ladies, Blue […]

October 3, 2025

Exiting the Forbidden City

35mm, black & white, China, Lomography Potsdam Kino 100, Olympus Trip 35

I shot these photos while exiting the Forbidden City. On my way out, I discovered a building where visitors could pick up their cigarette lighters which had been confiscated before entering the Forbidden City. Presumably, it isn’t enough to just say “no smoking”. Protecting this UNESCO World Heritage Site from mischief and rule breakers is […]