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ROLL CALL: Holiday HALF FRAMES

The nice list.

For Christmas, nestled under the tree was a Pentax 17. I’m excited to share a few—okay, more than just a few—half frames captured from the very first roll of film I ran through it. This camera is an absolute blast to use; honestly, don’t believe everything you read on the internet, especially not from the haters out there complaining about resolution. I like my photos crunchy, grainy with a little stank on ‘em. Using this camera is genuinely fun, and that’s really about all you can ask for.


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In Dialogue

Went to see my friend SAM aka Seattle Art Museum. Over the last year they’ve really stepped up their photography exhibits. I really miss quiet afternoons strolling the Smithsonian museums back in DC, I need to do that more here in the PNW.

The latest, Dawoud Bey and Carrie Mae Weems, In Dialogue did not disappoint. My words will do this exhibit no justice, go see for yourself if you’re in Seattle. Exhibit runs through January.

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8:45 Ferry

The mist kisses my face as I board the 8:45 AM ferry, a sure sign that fall is knocking and summer doesn’t want to answer. Push off from the dock, the fog horn blows. Sailing into the gray the Seattle skyline emerges, my Americano almost gone now lukewarm. I lower the volume of my audiobook as the captain makes an announcement for drivers to “return to their cars.” I gather my things steel myself for a morning in the city. I look forward to the ferry ride back to the rock.

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