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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Fog Lamp Felt like I was walking into Narnia that morning in St. Johns. 📷: Pentax K1000, 50mm f1.7 🎞️: Fuji 400 (It's Kodak, don't lie) #film #photography #filmphotography #BelieveinFilm #pdx

A picture of the deck of a bridge in heavy fog, taken while on it looking down the road. A support structure of the bridge looms in the fog, and an old looking lamp that lights the bridge at night is visible near the foreground. The bridge is painted green, which contrasts with the heavy grey fog surrounding everything.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Bird Spotting Coming in for a landing in the December sun. 📷: Pentax MX, 50mm f1.7 🎞️: Kodak Portra 400 #film #photography #BelieveinFilm

A picture of two columns in the sun, with a background of plants and blue sky. Suspended in between the two columns is a passenger plane that is coming in for a landing to a nearby airport.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

God forbid we just let people build stuff that looks like this again.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Colonnade I learned this building was built for an exposition back in 1915, and they decided to keep it. Something never designed to last. Sometimes things just capture people, and make them fall in love. 📷: Pentax MX, 50mm f1.7 🎞️: Kodak Gold #film #photography #BelieveinFilm #filmphotography

A white colonnade against a clear blue sky

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Canyons of Light and Shadow Buildings in New York on a crisp October day. Hell of a city they got out there. 📷: Pentax MX, 35mm f2.8 🎞️: Fuji 400 (It's Ultramax, let's be real here) #filmphotography #photography #analog #BelieveinFilm

A city street looking up at the buildings. The buildings are bathed in light and recede into the distance, while the foreground is made up of the street and the cars on it, which are dark and less exposed.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Balboa Spire Another of the shots from a visit to San Diego back in December. Still a huge fan of Balboa Park and the architecture there. 📷: Pentax MX, 50mm f1.7 🎞️:Kodak Gold 200 #film #photography

A tall basilica rises in the background, framed by trees and plants.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Side Door 📷: Pentax MX, 50mm f1.7 🎞️: Kodak Gold 200 Balboa Park is really nice to take pictures of, if you weren't aware. #film #photography #BelieveinFilm

A picture of an ornate wooden door in a blue-green color, set into an old warm brown stone wall. A metal railing is in front of it, and a small lantern hangs from the ceiling in front of it.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Bodega Shelf Stopped to grab some okay coffee and a breakfast sandwich in New York, there was a charm to wall of noodles and sauce. 📷: Pentax MX, 50mm f1.7 🎞️: Fuji 400 #film #photography #filmphotography #BelieveinFilm #analog #NYC #Bodega #BaconEggandCheese

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Coronado Watchtower Taken on a walk around Coronado beach in California. 📷: Pentax MX, 50mm f1.7 🎞️: Kodak Gold 200 #film #photography #filmphotography #believeinfilm #analog

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Stay safe out there, friends. And fuck ICE forever.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Balboa Arch Always fun to visit SoCal in the winter; a huge difference from all the grey up here in the PNW. This is in San Diego, it's wonderful how many shades of yellow and brown there are in December. 📷: Pentax MX, 50 f1.7 🎞️: Kodak Gold 200 #believeinfilm #film #photography #filmphotography

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Upstate Diner Quick shot from upstate New York in the fall. The diner was okay, the eggs benedict came with a béchamel instead of hollandaise and I think suffered for it. 📷: Pentax MX, 50 f1.7 🎞️: Fuji 400 (Which is really Ultramax who are we kidding) #film #photography #analog #BelieveinFilm

Color photo of a sign that says "Diner" mounted atop a building in a rural, hilly area. Trees are visible behind the building, and power lines cut across the bright blue sky above.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Resting Buddha A little snapshot from grandma's backyard, a little space of peace and contemplation that's been an oasis since I was little. 📷: Pentax MX, 50mm f1.7 🎞️: Kodak Portra 400 #film #photography #beliveinfilm #filmphotography #analog

Color photo of a small, stone buddha figure sitting amongst some plants, in front of a rock wall with some lichen and ferns growing on it.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Moonshot Did some photography with a friend of mine in a parking lot where 82nd Ave. begins. Looked for some good shots, and the sky seemed to oblige. 📷: Hasselblad 500c, 80mm f2.8 🎞️: CineStill 400d #film #photography #filmphotography #BelieveinFilm #analog #pdx #There'scamerasonthemoon

Color photo of a sunset sky, with silhouettes of telephone poles, powerlines, streetlights, and trees near the bottom of the frame. A sliver of the moon is visible, framed in between a traffic light and a power pole.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

New Yorker Was heading back from the B&H store in Manhattan to our hotel, when I saw this sign in the distance. Love the skyline in that town, can't wait to go back. 📷: Pentax MX, 50mm f1.7 🎞️: Kodak Vision3 500t #believeinfilm #filmphotography #film #photography #analog #NYC

Color photo of a sign reading , "New Yorker" on the top of a building, framed against a cloudy blue sky and a number of other tall buildings. In the foreground is a parking lot with another sign describing the cost of parking there. Cars stuck in traffic wait for a light change in the bottom of the frame.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Poughkeepsie Station A shot from upstate New York, I've always found train stations to be so quietly grand. 📷: Pentax MX, 50mm f1.7 🎞️: Kodak Portra 400 #BelieveinFilm #film #photography #filmphotography #analog #amtrak #ridethetrains

A color photo of the inside of a train station on a rainy day. A woman sits on a large, empty wooden bench, looking at her phone, while a pool of light from outside has illuminated her and the smooth brick floor beneath her. Above her is a large wrought iron chandelier, and in the background are huge windows looking out onto an elevated road.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Airport Sunrise First roll back of Phoenix II, much better than the first emulsion. Halation isn't as strong, and it's got better latitude. Love the grain, love the colors. 🎞️: Phoenix II 📷:Pentax MX, 50mm f1.7 #BelieveinFilm #film #photography #analog #filmphotography #lovethemhalations

A color photo of airplanes waiting at the terminal at sunrise. Only the tails and wings of the planes are visible, and a small red truck is visible on the tarmac at the bottom of the frame.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Sandy Nights A shot of a local institution near dusk a few weeks back. It'll outlive us all. 📷: Pentax MX, 50mm f1.7 🎞️: CineStill 400D #film #photography #filmphotography #BelieveinFilm #analog #pdx #ItsGotAnotherName

Color photo of a bar and it's sign at dusk, with power lines running above the lit sign and the string of lights on the patio. The sign says "The Sandy Hut", and the sky above is the dark blue of twilight lit near the horizon into a soft yellow by the setting sun.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Centennial Mill Shot I took of a neat building in the Pearl, it's been slated for demolition for a decade or so at this point. It's sad, it's got character, but it'd be better if there was housing there. 📷: Pentax MX, 50mm f1.7 🎞️: Fuji 400 #film #photography #BelieveinFilm #filmphotography #pdx

A color photo of a large old mill building, covered in graffiti. At the top of it is a water cistern, and in front of it are a number of cars parked on the road. Behind it you can see the river rolling through the city.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Land's End Was trying to get a nice sunset shot near Proposal Rock, but the fog had other plans. Decided to roll with the punches, and I think this turned out pretty good. 📷: Pentax MX, 50mm f1.7 🎞️: Kodak Portra 400 #film #photography #BelieveinFilm #filmphotography #analog #PNW #OregonCoast

A photo of waves crashing against a shoreline near dusk, with a heavy fogbank obscuring the sun, allowing only a small patch of light to create a line on the dark water. A wave rolls onto the beach near the bottom of the frame.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

To the Sea The Oregon Coast is something special. 📷: Pentax MX, 50mm f1.7 🎞️: Kodak Portra 400 #film #photography #filmphotography #BelieveinFilm #analog #PNW #OregonCoast #TheBeachisAwesome

A color photo of a shadowed walkway framing the ocean, with a stretch of bright, vibrant beach visible through the buildings just beyond the shadows.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Waiting at the Diner I should just take my camera everywhere I go, you never know when you'll find some nice light. 📷: Pentax MX, 50mm 1.7 🎞️: Cinestill 400D #film #photography #filmphotography #analog #BelieveinFilm #pdx

A photo of a sweater hanging off a coat rack in a diner, with the bar in the background. The sweater is black with white and yellow shapes on it.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Rippin' Season Taken up at Overlook Park on one of the hot days. 📷: Pentax MX, 50mm f1.8 🎞️: Kodak Colorplus #film #photography #filmphotography #BelieveinFilm #analog #pdx

A photo of a basketball hoop and a tree canopy framed against a clear blue summer sky. The backboard of the hoop is worn from use, and has a few bits of graffiti marked on it in black ink.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

They Move in Herds Been a while since I posted, trying to get back in the swing of things. A shot from up near the Franz Bakery. 📷: Pentax MX, 50mm f1.8 🎞️: Kodak Colorplus 200 #photography #film #BelieveinFilm

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Sunset Solitude Took the hassy up to Mt. Tabor a little while back, the rumors are true, medium format rocks. 📷: Hasselblad 500, 80mm f2.8 🎞️: Kodak Gold 200 #film #photography #filmphotography #BelieveinFilm #pdx #sunset #UrbanParksRule

A person sitting on a park bench looks through a gap in the trees out over the landscape. Everything in the foreground is silhouetted by the golden rays of the sunset.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Twilight Station Film photos of gas stations, a classic combo. 📷: Hasselblad 500, 80mm f2.8 🎞️: CineStill 400D #film #photography #filmphotography #analog #BelieveinFilm #pdx #pnw

A photo of a Chevron gas station just after sunset. The lights of the station bloom in the photo, while the blue-purple sky above starts to reveal the stars of the night sky. Trees and powerlines are silhouetted in the background.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Explorers Even though Washington Park is near downtown, it seems surprisingly easy to find some solitude if you need it. 📷: Hasselblad 500, 80mm 2.8 🎞️: Kodak Gold 200 #photography #filmphotography #BelieveinFilm #pdx

A photo of a person sitting in the grass in a park, while the suns shines on them and a tree hanging over them. Beyond them, further down a small hill, stands a statue pointing out of frame.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Radio Tower I love radio masts, they're so colorful and bold, and vital to daily life. Trying to create some romance out of one on a hill isn't easy, but the light was really good that day. 📷: Pentax MX, Vivitar 70-210mm f3.5 🎞️: Kodak Portra 400 #photography #BelieveInFilm #filmphotography #film

A picture of a radio mast on top of a forested hill. Behind it is the open sky, where some clouds are drifting by in the waning hours of the day.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Park Days Portland has the best parks, don't let anyone tell you different. This is from Laurelhurst Park, which has a big pond in it. It's great. Still amazed by the detail in MF photos, btw 📷: Hasselblad 500, 80mm f2.8 🎞️: Kodak Gold 200 #photography #filmphotography #BelieveinFilm #analog #PDX

Photo of a sunny day in a park. A number of people are doing various activities on green grass in the middle of the shot, like reading, tossing a ball around, or bending over. Above them is a sun-lit canopy of leaves, turned golden yellow by the sun. Flanking the scene are two tree trunks, both of them cast in shadow from the perspective.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Summer King Shot from my first roll through a medium format camera, the detail is incredible. You only get 12 shots though, so gotta make 'em count! 📷: Hasselblad 500, 80mm f2.8 🎞️: Kodak Gold 200 #filmphotography #photography #BelieveinFilm #analog

A photo of the outside of a Burger King fast food restaurant on a bright sunny day, with a car parked in front of it. Behind the building in the background, a single tall building rises up into the blue sky, and a number of trees are visible behind the restaurant.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Together, Waiting A shot of a young couple on Tabor a little while back, waiting for the sun to go down. 📷: Pentax MX, f1.7 50mm 🎞️: Kodak Portra 400 #BelieveinFilm #photography

A photo of a couple on a park bench framed by trees, overlooking the city of Portland expanding beyond them and the forest covered hillside in the background

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Camp Colors Shot on slide film from the Siuslaw National Forest, it's magical out there. 📷: Pentax MX, f1.7 50mm 🎞️: Kodak Ektachrome 100 #analogphotography #BelieveInFilm #photography #PNW

A photo of a campsite in the woods, with tents and an old trailer in the shade at the bottom of the image in the fore and mid-ground, with a large, sun-lit hillside covered in forest in the background.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Rock and Moss Camping trip nature photos usually mean more to the photographer than an audience, but here, take a moment of peace. From the Siuslaw National Forest. 📷: Pentax MX, f1.7 50mm 🎞️: Kodak Portra 400 #film #photography #BelieveInFilm #PNW

A photo of a boulder in a river, covered in moss and small ferns.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Hollywood Nights Probably the most famous of the old theaters in town, so iconic the whole neighborhood is named after it! Unbeatable façade too. 📷: Pentax MX, f3.5 28mm 🎞️: Cinestill 800t #film #photography #filmphotography #analog #analogphotography #BelieveInFilm #pdx #cinema #nightphotography

A photo of the front of a theater at night. A large lit-up sign on the left says, "Hollywood," the same as the marquee on the front. The building itself has an ornate, highly stylized façade, and a group of people mill about in front of the building in the lower half of the picture frame.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Travel Time A shot I took a few months ago on the train, heading out to Washington Park. We were in the only underground section, should have more by now. 📷: Pentax K1000, f1.7 50mm 🎞️: CineStill 800t #film #photography #analog #filmphotography #analogphotography #BelieveInFilm #pdx #trimet #transit

A picture of the inside of a public transit metro, which is mostly empty of riders except for one person in the foreground reading a book and a few people visible further back. Purple seats shine with reflected light, while yellow hand bars break the picture up into smaller chunks, all lit by lights running overhead.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Showtime A little piece of luck while doing some night shooting outside Dante's, caught a band unloading in the parking lot and getting ready. 📷: Pentax MX, f1.7 50mm 🎞️: CineStill 800t #film #photography #filmphotography #analog #analogphotography #BelieveInFilm #pdx #streetphotography

A picture of a parking lot at night, in which members of a band are unloading a Uhaul of their equipment to take into a music venue. Behind them, a painted sign on the wall of the building says Keep Portland Weird, and on the other all is a large painted sign that says Dante's Inferno Cabaret.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Waiting Night shot from a walk in downtown. Portland is famous for it's food, and the food carts here are fantastic. My favs are all on the East Side, but the ones downtown can't be ignored. 📷: Pentax MX, f1.7 50mm 🎞️: CineStill 800t #film #analog #photography #filmphotography #BelieveinFilm #pdx

A photo of a sidewalk at night, where people are waiting for food from food carts lined at the edge of a parking lot. Lights are visible from a streetlamp in the upper right of the frame, and from the lights on the carts along the sidewalk. A crossing light is visible on the right, with the red hand signaling that it isn't safe to cross.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Drinks at Bagdad One of the more famed of the classic theaters around town, the Bagdad Theater and Pub. Always loved the green lights in the display, it stands out! 📷: Pentax MX, f1.7 50mm 🎞️: CineStill 800t #film #photography #filmphotography #analog #analogphotography #BeliveinFilm #pdx #neon

A photo of the neon marquee on a theater at night, which says Bagdad in big bold letters. The Marquee also has the showtimes for a film playing there, "Mufasa". The glow of the lights is reflecting on the wet pavement of the street in front of the theater, and a glowing sign for Cocktails can be seen to the left.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Friar and Fowl A shot from a mission in San Diego, the stillness in the garden was a nice respite from the rest of the city. 📷: Pentax MX, f1.7 50mm 🎞️: Harman Phoenix 200 #film #photography #filmphotography #analog #analogphotography #BelieveinFilm #SanDiego #mission

A stone statue of a monk in the sunshine, holding a bird in their hand with another on it's shoulder. Behind the statue in the shadows are tropical plants and flowers.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Neon Laurels Another of the cinema fronts from around town, this time the Laurelhurst Theater. Probably the best neon display of the bunch, what do you think? 📷: Pentax MX, f1.7 50mm 🎞️: CineStill 800t #film #photography #filmphotography #analog #analogphotography #BeliveinFilm #pdx #neon

A photo of the front of a theater at night, the massive neon display of it's name, "Laurelhurst" glowing in the night. Two bicycles are chained up on racks out front, and a tree is visible behind the building and signage.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Wonderland of Avalon Night photography around the neighborhood is great, especially when the neighborhood has all this neon. I'm thinking of doing a series on the old cinemas in town, we'll see. 📷: Pentax MX, f1.7 50mm 🎞️: CineStill 800t #filmphotography #photography #BelieveinFilm #pdx #film

A photo of the neon sign on an old cinema marquee glowing into the night. A group of people walk down the sidewalk towards the camera, and are caught in the glow of the marquee, looking inside. A line of parked cars stretch down the right side of the photo, as streetlights glow in the distance.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

The Crowd. Little street shot of a bar in downtown, wasn't sure who was playing that night but the music and vibe filtering out on the sidewalk was great. 📷: Pentax MX, f1.7 50mm 🎞️: CineStill 800t #film #photography #analog #filmphotography #analogphotography #BeliveinFilm #pdx #streetphotography

a photo of a crowd outside a concert venue and bar. The people in the photo are milling about and socializing, while the lights above them glow in the night.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Steps of St. John First pass at editing some of my shots, trying to get better. This shot from Cathedral Park is better than it was; my hand isn't visible in the frame. 📷: Pentax MX, f1.7 50mm 🎞️: Kodak Ektar 100 #film #filmphotography #photography #analog #analogphotography #BelieveinFilm #pdx

Photo of a woman walking down a path near a river, with a bridge visible above her stretching into the background. Behind it is a hillside covered in forest.. On the far bank are a number of industrial buildings and cranes, while barges ply the waves of the river.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Light Lines Did some long exposure experiments recently, on a bridge over I5 on Corbett. I don't remember what that light in the sky was that night, so it's aliens. 📷: Pentax MX, f1.7 50mm 🎞️: CineStill 800t #film #analog #filmphotography #analogphotography #photography #BelieveinFilm #pdx

Photo of a freeway at night, with a long exposure so the lights of cars form long streams of lights. Lining the freeway are trees lit by traffic lights, and in the background are the city lights of buildings and bridges. In the night sky above, a small line of light is visible.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Still Standing This old bridge out in the Coast Range was too evocative to pass up. Might have been used for cattle at some point, there's a lot of ranches out there. 📷: Pentax MX, f1.7 50mm 🎞️: Kodak Ektachrome 100 #film #filmphotography #analog #analogphotography #photography #BelieveinFilm #pnw

A photo of an old moss covered wooden bridge, worn down by time and the river. It spans a small river, and behind it is a rolling field of grass dotted with trees, with forest-covered hillsides in the background.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Roadside The roads out in the Coast Range are a little windy and rough, but the views are unforgettable. 📷: Pentax MX, f1.7 50mm 🎞️: Kodak Ektachrome 100 #film #filmphotography #analog #analogphotography #photography #BelieveinFilm #PNW #CoastRange

A photo of a winding country road leading off into forested mountains. On the side of the road in the middle of the picture is a black pickup truck, where a few people stand around waiting. In the distance is a tall, verdant hillside covered in evergreen trees.

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Contemplation First experiments with slide film came back after a recent camping trip, where it got so cold at night frost formed on our tents. 📷: Pentax MX, f3.5 28mm 🎞️: Kodak Ektachrome 100 #film #analog #filmphotography #analogphotography #photography #BelieveinFilm #PNW #camping #freezingcold

A photo of a person standing on the shore of a river, with a verdant forest on the far shore

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Alex Graham @finalcookie.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Vera on the Shore A shot from the Eastbank Esplanade last winter, walking around what should be a larger and more vibrant part of town if I5 wasn't running over it. Maybe someday... 📷: Pentax MX f1.7 50mm 🎞️: HP5 400 #film #analog #filmphotography #analogphotography #photography #BelieveinFilm #pdx

A black and white photo taken along Portland's eastside waterfront, with a statue of a woman crossing her legs sitting on a low wall in the foreground, some people sitting on benches and standing near rails behind it, and a bridge in the background.

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