Franny's Granny Yesterday's shot of Franny's had this figure buried in it. I thought it was worth a closer look (and so did at least one viewer of it; hi, Russ!). Leica M3, Kodak Pro 100 Image, ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm

⚡️Breaking: Zelensky dismisses Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi amid widespread protests. President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 21 dismissed the Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi.

Franny's I think we've only eaten here once, but it was good as I recall. Leica M3, Kodak Ektar 100 (expired February, 2016), ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm

If you are interested in Russia’s electoral backing of Trump, read David Shimer’s book or Kathleen Hall Jamieson’s book or my "Road to Unfreedom." The people who want our country to break have always wanted this guy to be president.

Custom Window Treatments Because nothing says they know how to dress your windows like display windows covered with Kraft paper. Leica R4, Kodak Pro 100, ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm

Had to send my PiraMX Developer’s Helper back to the manufacturer; the motor stopped turning in one direction. Good news is that Dan, the guy who makes them, has seen this and isolated it to a bad batch of motors. Still under warranty, so I’m getting a free replacement. Should show up next week.

My latest post on Random camera Blog - randomphoto.blogspot.com/2026/07/find...

Bob's Barricades This prevents trespassers from accessing the site of the demolition of the Magic Beach Motel via the gate in the fence. Kodak Medalist II, Kodak Gold 200, ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm

Certified Clam Mail Box Saw this when I was walking around Highlands, New Jersey and needed to get a photo of it. Leica M3, Kodak Ektar 100 (expired February 2016), ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm

Mr. Mayor shoots with a film camera, a Fujifilm Quicksnap disposable. 😍

Magic Beach Motel I shot this in March. When we returned in June, this was gone. This space was empty. Next time it will probably contain the bones of a luxury condo. Konica Auto-Reflex in half frame mode, Kodak 5222, divided D-76. #BelieveInFilm #HalfFrame

BLUE Ektar was made to shoot this building. It used to be a co-working spot. Now it's for rent. Leica M3, Kodak Ektar 100 (expired February 2016), ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm

FM Sporadic E is in this morning. Just got solid reception from one of the best stations in the country, WWOZ in New Orleans on 90.7 FM.

Magic Beach Motel When I was in St.Augustine in March, this motel was still standing. Had a few holes in the wall, and was behind a fence, but it still existed. No more. The forces of “progress” have been busy. The bastards. Kodak Medalist II, Kodak Gold 200, ECN-2. #BelieveInFilm

Wonder Wheel Saw this on the boardwalk at Coney Island during the Mermaid Parade. Leica R4, Kodak Pro Image 100, ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm

New camera strap for the M3 from Reformed Film Lab in Ormond Beach, Florida. Looks good, feels great.

I feel like it’s not a bad first effort at a #cyanotype made from a digital negative — given that I don’t have optimal equipment nor really know what I’m doing.

I met this fabulous chap today on my photo walk/learning to use the camera session. He called me over to ask if I’d seen an Ukraine solidarity group that should have been meeting in the square. We got chatting about all manner of things;Hockney,Walking,Putin, Allotments…time well spent🤍 Jim 94.

I installed a new UPS for our desktop computer yesterday. The old one only supplied power to half its outlets. New one supplies to all outlets. We have a generator, and it kicks in five seconds after the power goes out, but the desktop computer would shut down in the time with the old one.

I-95. I drive an extra hour on my trips from New Jersey to Florida just to avoid it, especially between Philadelphia and Richmond. White knuckles the whole way. US 13 down the eastern shore and US 17 through the Carolinas makes my trip a lot more enjoyable and less stressful.

The Lavender Store Laura loves lavender, so when she saw this store in Fernandina Beach, she had to go in. I just liked that they have a lavender bench outside. Kodak Medalist, Kodak Gold 200, ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm

Belford Harbor This is what it looked like on Thursday with all the smoke from the mid-continent wildfires. Sky was a hazy greenish color. Leica M3, Santa Color 100, ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm

This is an interesting project. Despite everything, film photography is very active in Ukraine. There's a wonderful camera store and photolab in Kyiv, Fotovramci, and there's even Igor Polyakov in the Lviv area who is making his own film by hand: united24media.com/inside-ukrai... #filmphotography

Friends in NYC, a friend's relative has gone missing. Last seen in East Flatbush, as I understand it. Could you share this? It's important. ❤️

Oops. https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/16/openai-admits-gpt-56-occasionally-deletes-files-but-its-an-honest-mistake/5274008

“Regulations” are protections. We should call them that.

Post Office The plaque in front of this glorious building says it’s the post office in Fernandina Beach, and also used to be the Customs House and Courthouse. Kodak Medalist II, Kodak Gold 200, ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm

my colleague Simon Shuster has done a deep dive into Ukraine's most succesful drone and missile designer, and it is quite a story www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

i had fun making this one youtu.be/3ifVbF29WlY

It’s a beautiful day today here on the Jersey Shore, mid 80s and sunny, no haze filing the sky like yesterday. You’d never guess that the AQI is still in the Unhealthy range (164 right now, 187 an hour ago).

Coffee Seen in Highlands, New Jersey. Leica M3, Kodak Ektar 100 (expired February 2016), ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm

Love this book, and the illustrations are a big part of why. russia has invaded its neighbors countless times, and this book has the receipts. Well worth purchasing.

It’s pictures. One roll of Kodak Pro Image 100 through the Leica R4; one roll of Konami Don’t You Dare Call It Standard through the Pentax 17; and a roll shot at lunchtime today in the Leica M3 of Santa Color 100.

I've seen people talking about well, how bad for you is the air right now when we have this wild fire smoke in the northeast? Here's a telling anecdote. As some of you know i'm a woodworker. I use almost exclusively hand tool. But I have a bandsaw and a thickness planer for preparing stock ...

Drink Coca-Cola Seen in Fernandina Beach, Florida. Kodak Medalist II, Kodak Gold 200, ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm

are you sick of me yet? surely you’re not sick of this ultra-cool picture of an abandoned car on one of the most remote roads in texas! 😌 it can be all yours if you buy it at katswansey.com

Cones So colorful. Leica M3, Kodak Ektar 100 (expired February 2016), ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm

Tried exposing three salt prints just now. All three had issues, mostly with my brushwork. /me sighs….

The Pixies. Radiohead. The Beatles.

Breakfast Lunch Sorry to see the for sale and for lease signs on this place, even though I know it’s been shut down for a while. They used to serve an excellent breakfast, one of the best in the area. Leica M3, Kodak Ektar 100 (expired February 2016), ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm

Shop I liked how the light was landing on this shop in Highlands, NJ, early this morning. Leica M3, Kodak Ektar 100 (expired February 2016), ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm

I haven’t shared my Privacy by Design starter pack in a while. Some folks and organizations doing great things on here! go.bsky.app/EHYWxkG

‼️‼️‼️

And yes, it’s pictures. The roll on the left is kind of fogged and thin, I think, but I see frames in shot with my Pentax 17 in Florida. The roll on the right is a roll of expired Ektar 100 I shot this morning in the M3.

Took the M3 out this morning for its first full roll. Fingers crossed that it’s pictures….

Palace Saloon Palace Saloon claims to be Florida’s oldest bar, founded in 1903. I had been to Fernandina Beach briefly on a previous solo trip and thought Laura would really like it, so we visited together on this trip. I was right, she did. Kodak Medalist II, Kodak Gold 200, ECN-2. #BelieveInFilm

Pier This may be the shittiest camera I own. When a few people got the new Ilford Pixie-35II, I recognized it as a Gakken camera. Couldn’t find the Ilford version but bought the Gakken kit on eBay. First roll was so blurry that I thought maybe I got the lens in backward. So I flipped it. 1/2

Finally starting to develop the photos I shot in Florida a few weeks ago.

Icarus Brewing They used to be a small brewery in a small building. They moved here a couple of years ago. After shooting indoors, I wanted to get at least one shot outdoors with the lens stopped down to see what that looked like. Leica M3, 50mm f/2, Fujifilm Color 200 (USA), ECN-2. #BelieveInFilm