Lately it seems that I’m being pulled more and more into the historical aspects of photography. I don’t mean photographing history, we’ve always done that here. I mean diving into old photos, old methods, and even a Meiji Period…
The Other Sasebo: Kids on the Slope Film Locations in Showa no Machi
Back in March my wife and I saw Sakamichi no Apollon (Kids on the Slope), a movie about a trio of high school kids who bond over jazz in 1966 Sasebo. It was kind of a big deal in Sasebo…
Hitting the Sasebo Slopes: Finding Kids on the Slope Film Locations
Recently Kids on the Slope (Sakamichi no Apollon) came out in theaters and its not an understatement to say it’s been a big deal in Sasebo. The movie is about a trio of high school students who bond over their…
An exercise in film
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article (read it here, I’ll wait) about my experience shooting film for the first time in nearly 30 years. Today, I thought I would talk a bit about the challenges I’ve found…
Dunkirk Movie Review
Feeling a bit Anglophilic, which is beautiful and natural and I don’t care what others think of it, I saw Dunkirk on opening night. We’ve never done a movie review at Wayfarer Daves, but I felt it was appropriate to…