📸 The Timelessness of Film

Photographing Gakugeidaigaku's Matsuri

Gakugeidaigaku matsuri as the Omikoshi makes its way down one of the main streets in my ‘hood was a scene to behold.

This neighborhood was voted one of the “World’s Coolest Neighbourhoods” in September of 2024. This is interesting and I wonder what makes it so cool? Is it the people, restaurants, boutiques, indy grocery spots? Yes! It doesn’t have the grit and grime that some ‘hoods do, but I’m just fine with that. The charm is not just what has happened in the past, but what is on the horizon. Gakudai has a beautiful future ahead.

I shot these on Kentmere Pan 200 film and developed it at home.

In our hyper-digital world of snaps and scrolls, we need the pause and physical connection that film photography gives us. It can be a craft that slows you down, making you truly see the light, the texture, and the moment, giving a final depth and soul (hopefully hahaha). Holding a negative up to the light after I develop it in the bathroom or seeing a print emerge in the darkroom (which I need to do. Been a few decades) are profound acts and a reminder that some things are just better when they are patiently and physically preserved (or shot).

Shoot film.