Latvia through a little soviet camera

When I was running like crazy on the desolate beach in Daugavgrīva and then rushing back to the bus stop in the heavy downpour, I felt like all the stuff in my head was being sorted out again. I thought there was something in me that made me keep coming back, but it's within the place, it really does have an uncanny sense of catharsis in it, as the others miss Latvia too.

So many new memories, like getting lost in the countryside between allotment gardens and eating apples from the grass, and missing the train back. Even though afterwards I ended up with an injured knee, hip and back I still go running every other day with the boost of energy I got there. And how amazing was Martena who knew the most unpredictable places in Riga as she was the Centrs girl and we spent a morning catching the few last rays of sunshine on a mall rooftop. And the job I didn't get, but still had fun talking with the employees.

 

So technically, I'm getting better at focusing (yay) and I'm still sporting the no-light-measurement attitude. Seems to be working. 

misc of smena

I continue to be amazed. When I'm writing this I'm seated in the garden with my feet up and a cat on my knees and another one under my chair, listening to neighbours' children laughing and I couldn't appreciate life more. Or could I? I suspected none of these would develop so well as I didn't use any additional tools to assist the light measure. Maybe it's the magic of Smena.

 

 

Woodstock 2013

My first few images taken with Smena. Thank you Marcin!

I'm still amazed by how beautiful people are. I'm afraid this feeling might not ever abandon me. It's mindblowing.

So many mindblowing experiences these days.

The two last pictures are of my cat, Nina. Notice how I accidentally overlapped an image of her and a shopping mall image on the last one.

Woodstock? dirt, decay, beer, mud, sweat, mantras, smiles, hugs, sharing, acceptance, love.

Pinhole - Holy Cross

Koprzywnica. Exposition: 40 min. Pinhole diameter: 0.3 mm. Focal length: 42 mm. Film: Rossmann iso 200.

Something came out after all.
I'm in love.

It's time to rewind.