I’ve been capturing moments on film for 11 years now, and I’m still working my way through a huge archive of adventures, travels and everyday life. I carry a small camera wherever I go, so the archive never really stops growing. I also run a small side service scanning and digitising old negatives, giving forgotten images a new life. It’s my way of giving back to the people who kept film alive long enough for me to discover it. Safe to say, I’m now completely hooked.
FilmPhotography
Something about that process keeps photography feeling like photography.
If you ask me, this is the true classic way of capturing an image. Film has its flaws, there’s no real “we can fix it in post” button, and even a careful edit can be difficult to hide within the grain and texture of the original image. But that’s also what I love about it. With the rise of AI and increasingly polished digital photography, film feels more intentional. You have to be there, get the shot right, and commit to the moment. There’s something about that process that keeps photography feeling like photography.
Film, Flaws& Everything
A lot of the film I’ve shot between 2022 and 2026 has been expired stock that is no longer produced, making every roll a little unpredictable. Honestly, that’s half the fun. I’ve been building my own catalogue of film stocks, documenting how they react so I can refer back to it later. I’ve also started developing film at home, which has sent me down a rabbit hole of chemistry. As someone who was terrible at chemistry in school, it has been a surprisingly fun learning curve. I now have film tests and random notes scattered everywhere and feel a little like a mad scientist.
There is a surprising amount of film knowledge that has been lost or is tucked away in rare books that are difficult to find in New Zealand. I’ve been piecing together what I can through experimentation, testing and documentation, while keeping the process affordable. I’m slowly building my own reference library as I go. And yes, I’m pretty sure I give my local film lab a minor heart attack every time I walk in with another strange roll. I love them though. Without their help, this would all be a much slower process.
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The Archive
The Kit
Curious about what cameras I’ve used? I’ve listed them below :)
Mamiya 645 
Canon F1nAka “Built like a Tank” 
Leica M5 
Pentax 67Aka “The Beast” 
Contax N1
Got a rollworth scanning?
I run a small side service digitising old negatives. Send me what you have found in the back of a drawer and I will tell you what is still on it.
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