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A few thoughts on Shinoda Masahiro's Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

A few thoughts on Shinoda Masahiro's Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

A Japanese New Wave take on traditional horror-fantasy tropes.

Buccaneer Days 2025

Buccaneer Days 2025

Scroll down to the bottom for some bonus Bob Dylan content.

The last marquee cinema in Victoria is closing

The last marquee cinema in Victoria is closing

It's one of the only places in Victoria to get good nighttime street shots with neon and other lighting.

"True men will always find kindred spirits."

Reflecting on 'The Human Condition' by Kobayashi Masaki

You'll either be revealed as a murderer wearing the mask of humanism, or as one worthy of the beautiful name... "man."

On David Lynch's passing...

On David Lynch's passing...

Is it grief over David Lynch's death? Or is it climate grief?

I love my 5D2

The Canon 5D Mk II is nearly twenty years old. And it still takes fantastic, even magical photos.

Photographing with intent

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Photographing with intent

The number-one lesson I learned about photography in 2024.

Getting back into photography in 2025

Getting back into photography in 2025

Always remember to wash your hands. And, if possible, use hand sanitizer.

Cairo Station

Caught a movie called Cairo Station (from 1958) last night, the first time I've seen a Youssef Chahine movie. It was really great, particularly how it was shot, as well as the themes the movie addresses. It's a sort of proto-Taxi Driver, examining male entitlement and

A Complete Unknown is a complete masterpiece.

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A Complete Unknown is a complete masterpiece.

The film capture's Dylan's essence as an artist always in the process of "being born," and also his personality as a Grade A jerk to most everyone around him.

The Americans Land at the Foot of Moss Street and Invade Canada

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The Americans Land at the Foot of Moss Street and Invade Canada

Urquhart would often muse about the day the Americans would land at the foot of Moss Street, and march up to capture Government House.

Staten Island Ferry at night

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Staten Island Ferry at night

Shot handheld with an EOS M6 Mk II and a 32mm lens. I had spent a free day in NYC, doing all sorts of things, including traveling to Brooklyn for a large Halloween Party. Later in the evening I spent time in SoHo, watching people stream up towards the massive

Mussolini and the Eclipse of Italian Fascism

Mussolini and the Eclipse of Italian Fascism

A book I'd like to read, spotted at City Lights bookshop in San Francisco. By RJB Bosworth, available on Google Books.