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My dad’s 1966 Ford Galaxie 500
A Polaroid print of my mom and grandparents leaning on my dad’s car. Mom was pregnant with me at the time.
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single frame: Inside the Church of the Immaculate Conception
Inside a 1907 church on a Catholic college campus.
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Buying vintage film cameras on eBay without getting burned
I’ve bought a lot of old cameras on eBay. Here’s how to lower your risk of buying broken junk.
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Random places captured with the Yashica-12
I had film in the Yashica-12 for a reason that didn’t materialize, so I just shot it wherever I went.
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Recommended reading
This week’s best blog posts, collected here for you.
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Terre Haute, the Bloomington Road, and State Road 46
A deep dive into an old road from Terre Haute to Bloomington, in both its historic and modern expressions. Warning: super nerdy.
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The site of my first job
Memories of my first job as an usher in a movie theater.
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single frame: The Rusty Bucket
Our favorite watering hole, north Indianapolis.
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My book of stories and essays, A Place to Start, turns 5
My book of essays and stories turns 5 today and I have a special offer for you.
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Back from CLA: my Pentax ME SE
I got my Pentax ME SE back from a complete overhaul — and then promptly dropped and damaged it.
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Recommended reading
The blog articles I liked best this week, collected for you.
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Rural Free Delivery and the Good Roads Movement
How bringing the mail to farmers was key to forming the network of hard-surfaced roads that we enjoy today.
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Candids from the film-photography meetup
Some more photos from the film-photography meetup I attended.
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single frame: Triple Whipple
An 1878 bridge that is the last of its kind anywhere in the world.
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Old cars parked, October 2025
The old cars I found while out and about in October.
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Konica C35 Automatic
A review of the Konica C35 Automatic, a 1971 rangefinder camera for 35mm film. It’s pleasant to use and gives good results.
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Recommended reading
The blog articles I liked best this week, collected for you.
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What the ice storm could have taught me about myself
A story of self discovery.
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Challenging some limiting beliefs
Lately I’ve been processing the last nearly five years of my professional life, from the time I joined my last full-time employer. I went looking for underlying beliefs I hold so I could hold them up to the light and see if they are actually true.
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single frame: Bottleworks Hotel
A nighttime view of an Art Deco building.
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Film portraits of film photographers
I photographed other film photographers at a meetup.
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Autumn color on Instax
Quick shots of fall color on instant film.
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Recommended reading
The blog articles I liked best this week.
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The 1913 Lincoln Highway in Noble County, Indiana
You’ll find a lot of pavement left behind from realignments on the Lincoln Highway in Noble County.