beach dreams.
I was looking through some of my photos recently and found this whole batch from a roll I shot last summer. I love that when you shoot film, you take your time, you carry your camera all around the country. I love that you forget the exact shots you shoot and how you felt when you did. I love that when you get the roll developed a week or two or three later, maybe you don’t remember exactly what’s on there. I love that when you start looking through the photos the memories and laughter come back so easily.
These first few shots are from a weekend in Málaga last summer. It was the last trip I had planned with Avra, and we spent the entire weekend laughing, drinking beer, eating fried fish, exploring beaches of Málaga, buying a magic glowing wand on the beach at 3 in the morning and sleeping in a four-star hotel. It makes me happy and sad to see these photos. What wonderful memories, and what a sharp reminder that throughout your life, the people who mean the most to you drift in and drift out.
And this photo, and those that follow, are from three weeks I spent in La Coruña last summer. It was a sunny three weeks, and these photos have me dreaming of warm beaches all over again.
Finding these photos gave me a nice little break from the winter weather, and they reminded me how much I love film. Hope to be shooting a little bit more and adding some more daily-life photos to the blog. Cheers to film, to photos and to the inspiration they bring.
The part about people drifting in and out of your life really strikes a cord. I’ve had scores of them during my 5+ years in Spain, and some are the kind that make my side hurt because I still feel them so strongly. I feel forever grateful to have my group of guiritas here – especially knowing so many of them are keen to stick around!
Also love the Coruña photos, especially the one of the grafitti! Somehow my own shot of it didn’t get lost in the Great Computer Heist of 2012!