We were there for an anniversary celebration and wanted to get away from the city and spend some time on the beach. It was a 4hr train ride and we we were just there for 2 nights but it was totally worth it.

Here are a few pictures from the trip, shot with expired films.

These frames are from an afternoon wander there, only 10 minutes from my home.

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This is the same film that was used to shoot movies like Sinners, Oppenheimer, The Wolf of Wall Street.

Vision 3 is a film that Kodak created for shooting motion pictures. So if it’s a film made for movies, how can it then be used in analog cameras for capturing pictures?

So essentially what happens is, the leftovers (called shortends) from shooting movies are gotten from film crews in Hollywood which are then repackaged and sold to consumers. In the US (I think), you can also just call your local Kodak rep and send in an order.

I don’t have that luxury so I buy them from the website 35mmdealer.de.

Why shoot with this film?

Because like I said above, it allows me to channel my inner Christopher Nolan.

Jokes aside though, Cinema films are typically cheaper than traditional photo films. My Vision3 500T costs €11.90 compared to €21+ for Kodak Portra 400. That's nearly half the price for arguably superior image quality.

Also these films were designed for the most demanding applications - Hollywood productions with million-dollar budgets. The tolerances for color accuracy, grain structure, and dynamic range are incredibly tight.

Vision3 comes in several varieties, but the main ones you'll encounter are:

Vision3 250D (5207) - Daylight balanced and Vision3 500T (5219) - Tungsten balanced

As you might guess, 250D is much better for shooting in the daylight and is perfect for outdoor photography and natural light portraits, while the 500T is perfect for tungsten lighting, indoor photography and mixed lighting situations.

With all of that said, here are some pictures taken with the cinema films.

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I’ve lived in my apartment for more than 5 years now and it’s safe to say I have an idea of some of the constant things/people.

I go to the gym using the same route, it’s a 5-7 minutes walk and at a certain intersection very close to the butcher shop whose owner and I have cultivated the habit of saying hi to each other when we see each other, there’s always this man who most times has a cigarette in one hand and mutters to himself.

He’s pretty much a calm guy who keeps to himself but the one distinct thing about his appearance was that he had this really thick, unruly mop of hair.

Some weeks ago, I saw him on the road and he almost looked unrecognizable because he’d gotten a haircut and it just made me wonder who was kind enough to get him that haircut.

It got me thinking about all the small acts of kindness that happen in neighborhoods when you really pay attention. Someone paid for that haircut, someone else probably recommended the barber, someone noticed he needed it. These invisible threads of care and connection are everywhere once you start looking for them.

Over the next posts, I’ll be sharing my neighborhood with you. It isn't necessarily Instagram-famous or particularly picturesque, but it's real, and that's what I want to show you.

Here are a couple of pictures taken on film camera on walks, runs, and grocery shopping.

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Hi 👋🏾, long time no speak.

New York City is a dream for photographers.

Its diverse and iconic imagery, vibrant street life, and endless opportunities for capturing unique moments makes it perhaps the most photographed city in the world.

I’ve had the opportunity to visit twice and the second most recent visit was basically just walking around Manhattan & Brooklyn area and just doing some street photography. I have about 350 pictures in Lightroom and I’ll try my best to share some of my favorite ones.

For this trip I took about 12 rolls of films and shot mostly with two cameras; the Pentax ME Super and Praktica TL1000. This meant I could load two different types of film at the same time if I felt like it e.g. a color film and a black and white film at the same time.

On to the pictures…