Contact Sheet
Kodak Gold 200
01 — 08
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02
03
04
05 ★
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07
08
09 — 16
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10
11
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16
17 — 24
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25 — 32
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33 — 37
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37 ★
On the camera
The Olympus Trip 35 had been sitting on my shelf for years. The aperture blades were stuck. I unscrewed the front plate myself — something about that felt strangely transgressive, like opening a thing you weren't supposed to touch.
On the film
Kodak Gold 200, expired around 2005. My partner had one roll left. The age shifted the colour toward amber, softened the contrast. Every frame was a small commitment — no previews, no do-overs.
E37 — the light bleed
My favourite frame has a streak of light bleeding in from one side. I scraped away part of the light seal while cleaning the camera — I thought it was old dirt. I'd accidentally made the photograph better by damaging the camera.
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