B&W 35MM film Stock ISO 400

Nikon FE 2 and Holga 120 Medium Format

35MM B&W film shooting over a period of several weeks

December 2025 – The last days of 2025, not the big one (for those who believe in such nonsense), of THE last days. Tattoo Shop and Laundromat… get a tattoo while your skivvies wash, spin & dry.

In for a quick visit to family in Virginia and to see the chaos in our crime-ridden (insert sarcasm here) nation’s capitol, Washington DC. Several peaceful demonstrations were taking place, with the police presence outnumbering the protesters by 2 to 1.

Hanging Out on a Rainy Day at the Mekong Plaza in Downtown Mesa

And, some from not such a rainy day

Heading north on Dobson Road through the Salt River Pima Indian Reservation.

I wandered into downtown Mesa, Christmas weekend, to

grab a few shots of the lights and the crowds, what there was of them.