After nearly three years away from recording The Morning Photowalk, I grabbed a camera, clipped on a microphone, and went for a walk through my hometown of Manteno, Illinois.

I didn't have a topic planned. I just wanted to photograph whatever caught my attention and talk about photography along the way.

What emerged was a conversation about noticing.

Why do we stop for one thing and walk past another? Why can an ordinary street, an old building, a discarded drink, or a particular patch of morning light suddenly feel worth photographing?

Along the way, I found myself thinking about photographs of my son, places that have changed, the photographs we don't understand until years later, and why the camera itself matters far less to me today than it once did.

Sometimes a photograph doesn't need to be important when we make it. Maybe its meaning comes later.

Maybe our job is simply to notice — and document some things while we're here.

On this episode I explore my local downtown area. I'll also tell you the story of the failed Episode I recorded in Chicago, the film cameras I used and why it was just a big disaster. Lesson learned, Keep it Simple Stupid. ( Fujica GW690, Mamiya 6v, Voigtlander Bessa-T, and the Horizont KMZ swing lens, Sony A7C ) #sonya7c #filmphotography, #photowalk, #sony, #A7C, #photographypodcast

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On this episode I explore the now mostly abandon Manteno Mental Hospital grounds with my new to me Mamiya 6v shooting 120 film in 6x4.5 portrait format. We talk about the history of the hospital, camera settings, my success developing Black and White film since the last episode and a few different film cameras. ( Minolta Freedom Zoom 140ex Pano Date, Yashica FX-3 Super 2000, Voigtlander Bessa-T, and the Zenit ET ) #abandoned, #abandonedmentalhospital, #filmphotography, #photowalk, #mamiya, #photographypodcast

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