summertime

On a recent trip to the lake house I lugged my Contax 645 medium format gear along. Not only is it heavy but I worry about it getting damaged with all the free flying sand, sunscreen, and water. Lately I have been watching the awesome PBS documentary series, Art 21 and was reminded that my favorite photographer, Sally Mann, shoots with an 8x10 camera. Talk about not letting the inconvenience of your method get in the way of creating beautiful photographs. And indeed these rolls felt more special to me and in the end, worth the effort. So, I'm newly resolved to make my medium format everywhere, even on vacation. We'll see where it takes me.