ROLL #2

Nothing To Shoot

As everyday life putters along, it is easy to feel like there is nothing to photograph. That said, one of my guiding philosophies is to focus on small moments that bring joy: a meyer lemon, a good bagel, seeing the first sliver of a new moon, the chill of evening air. These moments are small, but they are the present moments of the everyday that counteract our obsession with always looking forward, the trivial attempt to figure out the arch of our lives, which more often than not remains unknown until we live through it.

So this week, every time I left the house, I slung my camera across my torso to bring it along wherever I went. This roll of film includes the morning bagel that became a Monday morning tradition, keeping us company during the last year of pandemic, scenes from evening walks along the beach, and the one day of snow fall here in Port Townsend. Many of the photos are out of focus, many are unremarkable, but like with my first roll I am still in awe of the color, texture and depth of film.

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