Shifter: Thoughts on Film Photography, Episode 001

For anyone my age, the current excitement level in regard to film photography is both hysterical and very, very welcome. I love film, always have and always will. Logistically, for the kind of work I am currently doing, film does not apply that well, but for the kind of work I most love to do, longform documentary, there is nothing better and nothing I would rather use. Like all things modern photography, there is quite a buzz around the film subculture. Frankly, much of this conversation is somewhat bizarre and seems to have skipped over decades of history and data, but any conversation about film that keeps the medium alive is fine by me. I have been extremely fortunate to wear many different hats over the course of my career allowing for a unique perspective on the end of film, the beginning of digital, and the subsequent rebirth of film, at least in a small but potent way. Photographer, assistant, tech rep, evangelist, and even seven years as a Photographer at Large, each role br, br,