Fifty years of harvests, one rusted throne Fort Langley, British Columbia Leica M6 with Ilford HP5 film Website: http://www.sollows.ca Contact and links: http://www.linktr.ee/jsollows #filmphotography #ilford #hp5 #leicam6
Jim Sollows 🇨🇦
@sollows.ca
Fort Langley BC Canada. Leica M6, Hasselblad 500CM and more. I enjoy shooting / teaching film, darkroom printing. Passion for restoring and using vintage cameras. I also enjoy Fuji X digital too. 🇨🇦
Willie’s Bakery Built in 1887 by German immigrant Louis Wille, this was once western Canada’s oldest bakery.
No Parking I was wandering the back lanes of Langley with my Leica 0 when I came across this scene. Someone painted an entire world on a concrete block wall… a garden, windows, climbing vines, a driveway… and a tricycle right in the middle of it.
Where Journeys Once Began The Fort Langley station once served as the beating heart of the Fraser Valley. Supplies came in, harvests went out, and countless journeys began and ended beside these tracks.
Here is the story behind this photo https://substack.com/@jimsollows/note/c-279166109? Website: http://www.sollows.ca Contact and links: http://www.linktr.ee/jsollows
Familiar Ground Fort Langley British Columbia Canada Fujifilm X100T Full Spectrum 720nm Website: http://www.sollows.ca Contact and links: http://www.linktr.ee/jsollows
1909 Kodak 3A — Restoration and Field Test It was headed for the dumpster. I had other ideas. My latest video follows this 1909 Kodak 3A from a neglected wreck to a working camera — and then out into the field, loaded with film that expired nearly 40 years ago. Here’s the link.
Find Your Corner A quiet café corner can feel like its own small world. No noise. No screens. Just a person and a page. He was deep in that world, and I did not want to disturb it. A notebook open, a pen moving, a cup of coffee cooling beside him, and soft window light shaping the moment.
Here is the story behind the photo https://substack.com/@jimsollows/note/c-264899550?r=76t8v0&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action Website: http://www.sollows.ca Contact and links: http://www.linktr.ee/jsollows
Still water, soft light, and a bridge that seems to lead to a quiet place. Fuji X100T 720nm Infrared Surrey BC Canada Website: http://www.sollows.ca Contact and links: http://www.linktr.ee/jsollows #infrared #fujifilm
Some paths invite you to follow them without knowing where they go. Trying out the new 7Artisans 35mm LTM lens on my Leica iiiF with Ilford FP4 film Surrey BC Canada #filmphotography #leica #7artisans Website: http://www.sollows.ca Contact and links: http://www.linktr.ee/jsollows
Review of the brand new 7Artisans 35mm f2.8 Leica Thread Mount lens www.sollows.ca/new-7artisan...
New 7Artisans 35mm LTM lens – Jim Sollows Photography
A Brand New Lens for a Very Old Mount: The 7Artisans 35mm f/2.8 LTM (This post is not sponsored in any way the lens was purchased with our own money and 7Artisa
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When you work from a café and someone still finds a way to look over your shoulder. I was out in the village testing the brand new 7Artisans 35mm LTM lens on my Leica iiiF. Leica iiiF with Ilford FP4 film Fort Langley BC Canada Website: http://www.sollows.ca Contact and links:
Crossing Lines Biking across the Golden Ears Bridge in the afternoon sun, the railings cast sharp, converging shadows that felt almost architectural. A plain cycle path became a study in light, contrast and direction. Light carried the whole scene and drew me to make the photograph. Fujifilm X-E5
Fujifilm X100T Full Spectrum Infrared Fort Langley, British Columbia Website: http://www.sollows.ca Contact and links: http://www.linktr.ee/jsollows
A Quiet Moment in Another Light Two people, a bench, and a view that most eyes will never see. This was shot here in Fort Langley on a bright afternoon using a full spectrum Fujifilm X100T with a 590nm infrared filter.
Crossroads — Something Old, Something New Read the story: https://substack.com/@jimsollows/note/c-235821396?r=76t8v0&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action Website: http://www.sollows.ca Contact and links: http://www.linktr.ee/jsollows
Spring has Sprung Read the story: https://substack.com/@jimsollows/note/c-235821396?r=76t8v0&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action Website: http://www.sollows.ca Contact and links: http://www.linktr.ee/jsollows #CanadianPhotographer #infrared #fortlangley #x100t #fujifilm
A New Chapter Read the story: https://substack.com/@jimsollows/note/c-235821396?r=76t8v0&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action Website: http://www.sollows.ca Contact and links: http://www.linktr.ee/jsollows #CanadianPhotographer #canon #restoration #vintage #filmphotography
Perspective I’ve walked past the village train station so many times that I’ve practically photographed it from every angle known to humankind. Today I decided to add one more … the “crawl under the railcar” angle. Don’t worry, I’m not that reckless. This car hasn’t moved in years.
Second Life Read post here: https://substack.com/@jimsollows/note/c-235821396?r=76t8v0&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action Website: http://www.sollows.ca Contact and links: http://www.linktr.ee/jsollows
Staves and Hoops Read post here: https://substack.com/@jimsollows/note/c-235821396?r=76t8v0&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action Website: http://www.sollows.ca Contact and links: http://www.linktr.ee/jsollows
After the Rain Read post here: https://substack.com/@jimsollows/note/c-235821396?r=76t8v0&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action Website: http://www.sollows.ca Contact and links: http://www.linktr.ee/jsollows
Light Through Time There’s something quietly haunting about the way light finds its way through old windows. This scene from an old cabin feels less like a photograph and the more like a memory.
Morning Light The first light of day transforms a quiet brook into a ribbon of colour weaving its way between the moss-covered stones. Fort Langley British Columbia, Canada Fujifilm X-E5 Website: http://www.sollows.ca Contact and links: http://www.linktr.ee/jsollows
Through The Window Read the story here: https://substack.com/@jimsollows/note/c-222982107? Fort Langley British Columbia, Canada Fujifilm X-E5 Website: http://www.sollows.ca Contact and links: http://www.linktr.ee/jsollows
A Century of Photography Back to where it all began Read the story here: https://substack.com/@jimsollows/note/c-217441532 Website: www.sollows.ca Contact and links: www.linktr.ee/jsollows #leica #fujifilm #Photography #stilllife #CanadianPhotographer
The Space That Makes Us Small Read the story here: https://substack.com/@jimsollows/note/c-217441532 Website: www.sollows.ca Contact and links: www.linktr.ee/jsollows #xe5 #fujifilm #Photography #landscape#CanadianPhotographer
Between Fog and Light Read the story here: https://substack.com/@jimsollows/note/c-217441532 Website: www.sollows.ca Contact and links: www.linktr.ee/jsollows #xe5 #fujifilm #Photography #landscape#CanadianPhotographer
There Is No Place Like Home Read the story here: https://tinyurl.com/2f5yhznr Website: www.sollows.ca Contact and links: www.linktr.ee/jsollows