
Category: Film photography


Treasure Island
One of the best views of the city is on a tiny little outpost in the bay that has little more than a few humble rows of weathered houses and a dog park on it. The reason why there aren't million dollar condos squeezed onto every square foot of the tiny island is probably due …

Holga Film Archives
The humble Holga was my gateway drug to the world of film photography. I picked up my first plastic-fantastic Holga camera on a whim while traveling solo in Europe in the early spring of 2008. Looking back now, the rolls of film from that camera captured my formative years from just after graduation (into the …

Quarantine Diaries in 35mm
We've been officially on lockdown for a month now and all the days are starting to melt together. Weekends are met with the same level of enthuthiasm (none) as Mondays. Despite the uncertainty, boredom, and anxiety that looms over our days, there are definitely bright spots. I love the time I'm getting to spend with …

A Joshua Tree Xmas
We spent actual Christmas day on the road. Photo diary of our RV road trip in Joshua Tree and Death Valley, December 2019.

A Merry Little Christmas
For Christmas last year, we kept it quiet and low-key as we were planning a special Christmas RV roadtrip to Southern California with my parents. Still, we enjoyed putting up simple decorations, going to the city to see art and lights, and best of all, our very first Nutcracker performance. SFMOMA SF Ballet

White Yosemite
The corona virus has brought a new normal to our lives and given me the gift of time to brush off the blog I've neglected for six months or more. Let's begin with memories of a happier time last year, when after a whirlwind few months of starting a new job and traveling, we took …

Paris Through Film
I've already sprinkled some photos from my film rolls in the previous two posts, here is the rest of the visual diary from our wanderings around Paris.

Top 15 Things to Do With Kids in the Bay Area
All things that go! Riding the ferry Riding the cable cars Riding BART Riding the Tilden Steam Train Museums! Chabot Science Center - Planetarium movies are the best! Habitots Bay Area Discovery Museum Children's Creativity Museum Outdoors spaces! Oakland Zoo Berkeley Adventure Playground Jean Sweeney Open Space Park - awesome new playground! Alameda beach - …
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Summer Mood
It's September and school has officially started and I'm about to go back to work at the end of the month, yet these warm sunny days that have finally come to the Bay are fooling me into thinking that summer is still here... Here are a few snapshots of those slow summer days already …