Daily Photo Dose

The Great Escape, Vinyl records sidewalk sale, shot on Widelux with Rollei Superpan 200 35mm film.

The Six One Five Collective perform at CMA Fest 2024 at 6th and Peabody.

Long exposures in fall weather here in Nashville.

A few more scenes from Savannah Georgia, shot with the Widelux 35mm camera.

By May of 2022, photography assignments were finally beginning to trickle back in after a long stretch of uncertainty. Like many photographers emerging from the pandemic, I was saying yes to just about every opportunity that came my way. When my friend and colleague Nathan Elson called and asked if I could help out on a shoot at an Alberta oil rig, I didn’t hesitate. There was only one catch: if I wanted to get on site, the beard had to go.

So the night before the shoot, I found myself in a motel bathroom shaving off years of facial hair in exchange for a day of work. At that point, getting back on set and working alongside other photographers felt worth the sacrifice.

My role was simple—help move gear, lend a hand where needed, and support the production. Fortunately, I was also able to bring along my Widelux panoramic camera and make a few photographs of my own behind the scenes. The Widelux’s panoramic 35mm format felt perfectly suited to the scale of the oil rig, allowing me to capture both the industrial environment and the people working within it.

These images were made during a time when the photography industry was slowly finding its footing again. Looking back, they document more than an Alberta oil rig—they capture a moment when work, travel, and creative opportunities were beginning to return. Shot on a Widelux panoramic camera using 35mm film, these behind-the-scenes photographs are a reminder that sometimes the most memorable assignments begin with simply saying yes.

299 Queen Street West, Toronto. Much Music – Speakers Corner – Circa 2006.

Widelux 35mm panoramic of a taxi in Chicago IL, USA. 2019.

Continuing to test out the 360 camera! Thought it would be interesting to use at a concert for some behind the scenes perspectives.