In a time when every day brings a new dump of bad news and holy sh*t moments, can the act of making a photograph with a film camera help maintain our sanity?

The answer is yes!

Constantly being bombarded with unhealthy information, unwelcome alerts and messages from a wide range of digital sources, seen on the many screens we own can be a real downer, not to mention a mind numbing experience. Getting out and using your film camera with its sheer lack of digitalia, packed with a roll of film containing a finite number of opportunities to make something meaningful, we are forced to slow down and  take notice our of surroundings.  We have to think about the creative possibilities in front of us and enjoy the entire tactile and connective experience of setting the controls, focusing the image and finally pressing the shutter release to capture a moment that will never occur again.

I’ve written about this before, I believe there’s so much waiting to be seen and captured if your heart and mind’s eye are truly open to all the possibilities.  Using a slow and deliberative approach to “seeing” what’s out there really lets you experience life in a way you normally don’t. That is the film camera/film experience and it’s worth living!

Damn!

Just think for a moment how important this could be for your wellbeing, for the rest of us you know, or who’s lives you influence in some way you’re not even aware of or can’t even imagine.

Instead of taking your free time and squandering it with missed opportunities, pick up your camera and load it with film.  Now you can think about the discovery awaiting you and do something about it … and experience something better.

Stay well,

Michael