Daily Photo Dose

Two photos from Franklin Factory in Franklin TN. Shot on Widelux 35mm panoramic camera.

A Day To Remember on stage at Nashville Municipal Auditorium. Shot on Widelux 35mm panoramic camera with Cinestill 800T

The interior of Sun Studio in Memphis Tennessee. Shot on a Widelux 35mm panoramic film camera.

A Day to Remember at Nashville Municipal Auditorium. Shot on Widelux 35mm panoramic camera.

The Lorraine Motel, The site of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1968 assassination in Memphis TN. Show with Widelux and Rollei RPX 400 35mm film.

Beale Street in Memphis Tennesse.

The Dead South performing at The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville TN. Shot on a Widelux panoramic film camera with Cinestill 800T.

The Dead South perform at the Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville. Shot on a Widelux 35mm panoramic camera.

The Dead South on stage at The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville TN.

Photographing the Ryman Auditorium with a standard 35mm frame wouldn’t capture its full essence. However, by using the Widelux camera, I was able to create a sweeping panoramic image that includes the stage, the upper balcony, and the stained glass at the back of the room.

Waiting for that decisive moment to swing the Widelux’s panoramic lens across this scene and capture the person walking centered under the downtown Nashville “Cashville” sign.

Two shots of Atlus performing at CMA Fest shot with the Widelux on 500T 35mm film.

During a brief visit to Savannah, Georgia, while collaborating with a colleague on an architectural photoshoot, I seized the opportunity to capture some images of the city’s downtown using my Widelux camera. Below are a few photographs featuring the iconic Lucas Theatre from that series.

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.