Gaia and I are looking to buy, or build, a house in the place where I do most of my photography: the Columbia Gorge. We want a spot on the dryer side, past Hood Rivet, or any place that has less pollution than Portland. This blog has been all about film photography, and it still will be in the future, but I feel the need to let everyone know that we may be on the move soon, and that my commute to Portland down I-84 every day could yield more photography, much like driving across the Marquam at 6:00 AM did for my Hawthorne Bridge pictures did a few years ago. You can see those pictures at my Flickr page. If Gaia’s health improves, we’ll be staying there. The photographs will follow. All will be film photography. That will be the hardest part. Imagine putting a professional darkroom in a RV.
Multnimah Falls, May 2010
Our plan is to live in a RV until we find the place where Gaia’s health is best, and then to build a house there. Allergies suck. The photography could be awesome
–Gary
Post Script:
4/20/2020: We did not end up in a RV, but we did end up in Hood River, where we lived for 4 years. The health issue resolved for exactly 1 month, and then came right back as bad as always. We moved back to the Portland area in July of 2019. Hood River was a high mark for my photography, but the commute got to be tiresome, and hard on my car.
Technical Data:
Multnomah Falls, May 2010
Camera: Hasselblad 500CM.
Lens: 55mm Carl Zeiss.
Film: Kodak Portra 160VC.
Latourell Falls Bridge, October 2002
Camera: Pentax 67
Lens: 90mm Pentax
Film: Fuji 160 NPC
