The Falcon

As technology moves forward, I continue to reach back to my traditional trainings from the now defunct University of the Arts (nee, Philadelphia College of Art); that’s another story. 

At PCA, we were trained in all elements of the creative arts; from typography to photography, and illustrative techniques in between. As an fine arts major, I loved – and still love – painting, but I was also drawn to the immediacy of photography and the process to bring your images to life. 

I loved being in the darkroom and developing imagery, but since childhood I had always been a fan of instant films and the Polaroid camera. My first camera was a Sharp Shooter and was hooked on instant film from that day. 

Since then, I have interspersed periods of photographic frenzy into my routines where I carry a proper film camera and take photos of the minutiae around me. Over the years as Polaroid has gone out of business and been reborn by an artists’ driven effort – and although the peel-apart film is no more, there is still the 600-style films. 

With a new crop of films, cameras, and means with which to modernize vintage to take advantage of these films, it is a new era for instant photography and I mean to take advantage of the tools available to celebrate the things that I love and find interesting. 

This is a series of shots of the ship that made the Kessel Run in 12 Parsecs – The Millennium Falcon. I want to document some of my favorite things here in Central Florida, our theme parks and beyond using real materials and 100% human made so follow along if you’re interested.