Daily Photo Dose

After visiting the Grand Canyon for the first time, I finally understand why people say that no photograph can capture what it feels like to stand at the edge. The overwhelming sense of scale, the depth stretching endlessly into the distance, and the slight feeling of vertigo as you look down are impossible to translate into a two-dimensional image.

I brought along my Widelux, knowing its sweeping panoramic frame would do a better job than a standard 35mm camera at conveying the landscape. It certainly captured more of the canyon’s vastness, pulling the viewer across the scene from edge to edge. But even with its unique perspective, the photograph only hints at the experience.

Some places simply have to be felt in person. The Grand Canyon is one of them, and this frame serves more as a reminder of that moment than a recreation of it.

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

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.

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

Waterton Lakes National Park shot on the Widelux F7 and hand processed.

Another great use of the widelux camera, showing the entire space in one shot! Here’s master craftsman Elliot Mereski in his wood working shop.

Construction of the new Scotia bank on 1st Ave in Lethbridge, shot on the widelux panoramic camera.

North Lethbridge’s old Save On Foods Building, now vacant.

Sunrise hike in the mountains. Widelux shot was taken from the top of Bears hump.

Our two Golden Retrievers on the hike up Table Mountain. Shot on Ilford B&W film.

I’m fortunate to have been raised at the tail end of the film era and trained in traditional photography. To this day I still love shooting film! This year I finally constructed a small darkroom in my basement and started hand processing all my own black and white film. Here’s a recent contact sheet from a hike up Table Mountain.