Guernsey 2025: Analogue - Snapshots in Lomo Purple

I'd love to own my own boat so that I could sail around the islands many coves and bays taking photos of all the sea-life. Maybe one day, but in the meantime I have to content myself with the occasional trip on the tourist trips and hope the wildlife isn't being shy that day. These are from two boat tours that summer.

Whilst recovering from an elbow operation, I got sucked into watching a bunch of photographers on Youtube. All of whom shot Analogue. I bought myself a Pentax 17 - a brand new half-frame camera and I'd take it with me to Phyisotherapy, walking into Town and taking the bud home after. Shot between September and October, this is the first roll from the Pentax, and my first 35mm roll since 1999!

Images taken during a charity cycle ride around the island on a misty morning that developed into a hot muggy day.

A walk up the hill to Vale Castle from Bordeaux and looking out across the industrial north. Fujifilm recently released a camera that has an aspect ratio dial, which mirrors all the panoramic analogue cameras from their history. I've always had a bit of a fascination with ultrawide in PC gaming, so I thought why not try to replicate this with my own camera. Framing without gridlines for the 2:1 and 17:6 ratios is more challenging than usual but I'm happy with how these came out. I can't see myself using this style for street and documentary, but for the limited landscapes that I take, I can see this becoming a go-to.

Recovery from an elbow operation has left me rusty. Both photography-wise and physically & mentally, with a series of panic attacks. I popped down to this event to try and ease myself back in. The photos aren't great, and I could feel the panic rising every second I was there. But, I held it together and it's an important step forward.