Selfie of Greg Pak taken on 35mm film in the winter in 35mm color. He's standing against a stone wall, bundled up in a puffy coat. Grizzled, with glasses.

January 2023. I actually have a lot more gray now.

Nikon FE, Nikon Nikkor 24mm f2.8, Kodak Ultramax 400

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35mm B&W photo of a Brooklyn fire hydrant surrounded by bollards. Everything scuffed and covered with graffiti and stickers. the main sticker on the fire hydrant reads "REMAND." Dramatic backlighting and long shadows stretching towards us.

Just a cool shot from 2023 that I never posted.

Canon New F-1, Canon FL 55mm f1.2, Kentmere 100.

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35mm color photo of the side of a truck in NYC with a big design showing a meal on a table and photos of tortilla packages and the words "Mexican Products Distributing, Inc. / El Orgullo de ser Mexicano / Retail & Restaur [rest unreadable] / Full Line of Fancy Products"

El Orgullo de ser Mexicano

Canon New F-1, Canon nFD 100mm f2.8, Kodak Gold 200.

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oh hey i got this on 35mm film too

Canon EOS-1, Canon EF 50mm f1.8, Fuji Superia 400

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Photo of a red door in NYC covered in graffiti and stickers. Big black and white graffiti. Some stickers say EXOE and PLEZ and BURIE MAUVE

I love NYC.

Canon New F-1, Canon nFD 100mm f2.8, Kodak Gold 200.

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35mm photo of Ethan Sacks standing on a NYC street, gazing towards us. He's wearing a yellow baseball hat with the crossed-out crown No Kings logo. People in the street behind him, dispersing after the march.

The great @ethansacks.bsky.social on #NoKings day in Manhattan.

Canon EOS-1, Canon EF 50mm f1.8, Fuji Superia 400.

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35mm color photograph of Chris Rabb on an NYC street. He's smiling, wearing sunglasses. Kind of a cool retro 1970s vibe to the whole thing.

Got to hang briefly over the weekend with the great @chrisrabb.com, my old college buddy who's running for the Democratic nomination for PA-03, and who looks like he just stepped out of 1978 in this photo.

Canon New F-1, Canon nFD 100mm f2.8, Kodak Gold 200.

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35mm color photo of a black bumper sticker with white block letters reading "BIG CHEF DOG STAY COOKIN" on a red fence covered with snow.

big chef dog stay cookin, apparently

Canon New F-1, Canon nFD 100mm f2.8, Kodak Gold 200.

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35mm color photo of one of those tiny little cars covered in snow, seen between two other snow-covered car bumpers from across the street. The car is yellow. Looks like a frosted lemon.

remember winter

Canon New F-1, Canon nFD 100mm f2.8, Kodak Gold 200.

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35mm B&W image of Jesse Jackson speaking at a lectern at Yale University, one hand raised towards us.

Rest in peace and thank you, Jesse Jackson.

Saw him in person once - took this photo at Yale in 1988.

Canon New F-1, Canon FD 135mm f2.5, Kodak Tri-X.

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35mm color photo of Andrea Shea in the part looking off to one side with a subtlely intense look of possible murder in her eyes.

35mm color photo of Andrea Shea in the part looking mischievously off to one side.

okay posting these again because i realized these are clearly before-and-after shots of @whattheshea.bsky.social doing a crime

Nikon FM2n, Nikon Nikkor 50mm f2, Kodak Portra 160

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35mm color photo of Andrea Shea in the part looking off to one side with a subtlely intense look of possible murder in her eyes.

I like this one a lot because it looks like a still from an A24 movie in which @whattheshea.bsky.social plays a comic book editor planning some crimes. Maybe a documentary? Who can say!

Nikon FM2n, Nikon Nikkor 50mm f2, Kodak Porta 160.

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35mm color photo of Andrea Shea in the part looking mischievously off to one side.

Got to hang out with the great @whattheshea.bsky.social after the NYCC and shoot some photos in Fort Greene Park!

Nikon FM2n, Nikon Nikkor 50mm f2, Kodak Porta 160.

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Got my 35mm film from the 10/18 march developed. Suddenly Chewie's got his New Hope look back lol.

Nikon FM2n, Nikon Nikkor 24mm f2.8, Kodak Gold 200.

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look i showed up like we planned where were you guys

Nikon FM2n, Nikon Nikkor 50mm f2, Kodak Gold 200.

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35mm color photo of people protesting at the Journalism Is Not a Crime protest at Foley Square. Person in the center is holding up signs reading "FREE PRESS / POLICE STATE / CHOOSE ONE" and "DEFEND PRESS FREEDOM." Other people holding signs that read "DEMOCRACY REQUIRES A FREE PRESS" and "DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION." Low hero angle. Color corrected so it's warmer.

Okay, same shot, but I got more aggressive with color correction. Making it warmer, obviously. Trying to make Portra look like Kodak Gold, I guess, ha ha! I guess I'm a basic boy with basic tastes.

Nikon FM2n, Nikon Nikkor 50mm f2, Kodak Portra 160.

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35mm color photo of people protesting at the Journalism Is Not a Crime protest at Foley Square. Person in the center is holding up signs reading "FREE PRESS / POLICE STATE / CHOOSE ONE" and "DEFEND PRESS FREEDOM." Other people holding signs that read "DEMOCRACY REQUIRES A FREE PRESS" and "DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION." Low hero angle.

From the Journalism Is Not a Crime rally at Foley Square.

High five to @riseandresist.bsky.social for turning out.

Nikon FM2n, Nikon Nikkor 50mm f2, Kodak Portra 160.

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YES, holy cow. Can I quote you in my #35mmLoveLetter book saying that???

35mm color image of people marching down 5th Ave in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. the person in the foreground is holding up a NYIC sign that says "FREEDOM AND DIGNITY FOR THE 11 MILLION" and has a picture of a Latina-looking woman with butterflies in her hair. Mixteca folks in pink shirts behind her hold a Mixteca banner. Folks behind them hold signs reading "ICE FUERA DE SUNSET PARK" and "BY IMMIGRANTS' HANDS, MADE IN AMERICA"

Members of Mixteca and the @thenyic.bsky.social at the Sunset Park Stand Up to ICE march.

Nikon FM2n, Nikon Nikkor 24mm f2.8, Kodak Gold 200.

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Here's another chance to compare film and digital. 35mm film image here, Nikon FM2n, Nikkor 35mm f2 (I think), Kodak Gold 200. Digital photo below, Canon 5D Mark III, Canon EF 24-105mm L.

Both pretty great! But yes, I love the film shot more.

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Photography nerds - if you're interested in seeing a comparison between 35mm film and good digital, check it out. 35mm film above. Digital below, shot with a Canon 5D Mark III and a Canon EF 24-105mm L.

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35mm color photo of David Ho standing in front of a worn painted sign on a green brick wall. The sign is a giant red arrow that reads "entrance around corner" with the number 379.

The great @davidho.bsky.social in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Nikon FM2n, Nikon Nikkor 35mm f2 (I think), Fuji 200.

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35mm color photo of Marisa Kabas, who's standing in Foley Square in NYC smiling at us.

Finally met the great independent journalist @marisakabas.bsky.social yesterday at the #JournalismIsNotACrime rally - and got a portrait on film!

You should follow her if you want real news. Seriously.

Nikon FM2n, Nikon Nikkor 50mm f2, Kodak Portra 160.

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35mm B&W photograph of a marathon runners running down 4th Avenue in Brooklyn. Wide shot. The runners are blurry with motion.

Hey, it's World Wide Half-Frame Photography Day!

New York Marathon, 2022.

Canon Demi, Kentmere 100.

#wwhfpd25 @halfframephotoday.bsky.social

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35mm color photo. Greg Pak taking a selfie in a mirror at the Chelsea Flea Market. He's staring at the camera mirror with a deadpan expression, holding up a Konica FT-1 camera. Vendor tent and NYC buildings behind him.

In one of my happy places - the Chelsea Flea.

Konica FT-1, Konica AR 40mm f1.8, Kodak Portra 160.

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Zohran Mamdani and WFP chair Maurice Mitchell standing side by side in profile, smiling. 35mm color photo.

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and @workingfamilies.org national chair @mauricewfp.bsky.social.

Nikon FM2n, Nikon Nikkor 105mm f2.5, Kodak Gold 200.

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City Council member Alexa Aviles and several NYWFP members cheer/celebrate on the WFP float at the West Indian Day Parade. In the foreground, a hand is waving a flag. 35mm color photo.

City Council member @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social with @nywfp.bsky.social members at the West Indian Day Parade.

Nikon FM2n, Nikon Nikkor 24mm f2.8, Kodak Gold 200.

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Eon Huntley cheers alongside the Working Families Party float. 35mm color photo.

@eontyrellhuntley.bsky.social with the @nywfp.bsky.social crew at the West Indian Day Parade.

Nikon FM2n, Nikon Nikkor 24mm f2.8, Kodak Gold 200.

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35mm photo of a person dressed in glorious pink feathers and regalia at the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn. They're smiling. Glorious.

Glorious.

Nikon FM2n, Nikon Nikkor 105mm f2.5, Kodak Gold 200.

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Working Families Party members cheer and wave flags alongside their float outside of the Brooklyn Museum. 35mm color photo.

@nywfp.bsky.social members on the float outside of teh @brooklynmuseum.org. That's @eontyrellhuntley.bsky.social on the right.

Nikon FM2n, Nikon Nikkor 24mm f2.8, Kodak Gold 200.

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