Travels | Pacific Northwest on Black and White Film

I am a firm believer that creativity needs constraints.  I talked a bit about that in my post, Photo Life 3: Traveling with Photography Gear.

I have been on one too many trips where I have packed too many cameras, too much film, and I felt burdened by the sheer weight of carrying it all.  

For this trip, I had one roll of film - Ilford HP5 Black and White. And that's it.

I shot 36 exposures during the entire trip, and along with my iPhone snaps, and a few instax minis - I felt that I was truly able to enjoy my time exploring.

Here are my favorites from the roll, starting with Seattle.

I love how the grain of these black and white photos make them seem like they were taken in the 1950's or 60's. 

And Portland shines on black and white film.

Cannon Beach almost looks eerie in this last photo.

Black and white film definitely changes the mood, and I love that.

And if you are interested, here are a few more (older) posts with black and white film:

• black and white
• growing
• quiet moments
• New Orleans in Black and White
• Quiet Mornings