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Christopher Ayala
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Writer from Massachusetts. Works published in The Massachusetts Review, Keith LLC, and The Common.

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Artists Connor Greeg and Liv Loddesol in Tokyo.

#mamiya #mamiya7 #mediumformat #mediumformatfilm #film #photography #mediumformatphotography #tokyo #japan #shibuya #shinjuku #colorphoto
January 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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Deep Local | Ep. 1: Busy

New #photoessay write-up for the first Deep Local starring @seanjbates.bsky.social

#photography #filmphotography #film #mediumformatphotography #shotfilm #poetry

READ HERE: rattlesnakehallelujah.substack.com/p/deep-local...
Deep Local | Ep. 1: Busy
A superstitious guy gets ready for yard work.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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I think about this a lot.

#mamiya #mamiya7 #loadingdock #film #photography #filmphotography #mediumformat #mediumformatfilm #mediumformatphotography #colorphoto #colorfilm
December 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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More on Chores.

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Deep Local | Ep. 3: Chores
A musician makes the most of his time.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Deep Local | Ep.3: Chores

A Musician makes the most of his time.

#short #digitalshort #shortfilm #music #canon #canon5d #writing #film #digitalphoto

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Deep Local | Ep. 3: Chores
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December 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Me and mine don't play.

#leica #leicam6 #film #photography #35mm #35mmfilm #35mmphotography #filmphotography #colorfilm #colorphoto #chickens #backyardchickens
December 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Says it all right there.

#mamiya #mamiya7 #film #photography #filmphotography #akihabara #mediumformat #mediumformatfilm #mediumformatphotography #japan #tokyo #colorphoto #colorfilm #streetphotography
December 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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The Holyoke Circle K

#mamiya #mamiya7 #film #photography #filmphotography #mediumformat #mediumformatphotography #colorfilm #colorphoto #conveniencestore #konbini
December 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Paris of the Midwest.

#mamiya7 #film #photography #filmphotography #mediumformat #mediumformatfilm #mediumformatphotography #colorphoto #detroit
December 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Had a chance last month to read alongside Elise Houcek and Zack Darsee while they toured their new book From The Pocket of Agent Dikinson. Imagine yourself swimming in language like a hand in unsnug, loosely fitting latex gloves. It’s a word-for-word psychic gyre worth every bit of your day.
December 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Every thing on earth is perfect all the time.

#leica #leicam6 #35mm #film #35mmfilm #photography #filmphotography #colorfilm #colorphoto #michigan #puremichigan
December 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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& Up

#leicaphotography #m6 #35mm #35mmfilm #film #photography #filmphotography #colorphoto #colorfilm #leica #michigan #streetphotography
November 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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More about Deep Local | Ep.2: Spark Plug

#writing #film #shortfilm

READ HERE: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Deep Local | Ep.2: Spark Plug
A kind neighbor limits your need for new things.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Deep Local | Ep.2: Spark Plug

#short #shortfilm #digitalshort #canon #canon5d #digitalphotography #digitalphoto #sparkplug #smallenginerepair #writing

WATCH HERE: youtu.be/-rrC784oV-w
Deep Local | Ep. 2: Spark Plug
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November 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Spider on a toothbrush.

#leica #leicam6 #35mm #film #photography #35mmfilm #35mmphotography
November 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Reporting live from the town where I live.

#leica #leicaphotography #film #photography #filmphotography #35mm #35mmfilm #35mmphotography #colorfilm #colorphoto #m6
November 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Pizzeria Buono Buono out there in Higashi Nihonbashi with the purest vibes on earth.

#leica #leicam6 #leicaphotography #35mm #35mmfilm #35mmphotography #film #photography #filmphotography #tokyo #japan #pizza
November 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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It's never lonely when the fellas pull up.

#leica #leicacamera #35mm #35mmfilm #35mmphotography #film #photography #filmphotography #colorphoto #colorfilm #colorfilmphotography
November 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Collabo photozine Textures 001 w/ design and layout by Renée Abaroa.

Features an incantation about concrete and several pictures of concrete, too, among other things.

#photozine #film #photography #memdiumformat #mediumformatphotography #35mmphotography #writing #poetry
November 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Goblin Shit.
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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You aren't kidding.

#laundromatlife #laundry #laundromat #nikko #japan #mamiya #mediumformat #film #mediumformatfilm #photography #filmphotography #mediumformatphotography #colorfilm #colorfilmphotography
November 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Nothing better than a parking pay station in the middle of the night.

#mamiya7 #mediumformat #film #photography #mediumformatfilm #mediumformatphotography #nikko #japan #filmphotography #nightphotography #nightphoto #colorphotography
November 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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More about "Busy" and the Deep Local project here:

#shorts #shortfilm #writing #poem #poetry

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Deep Local
In each day, a macrocosm.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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The culture in Michigan is pristine.

#leica #leicacamera #leicaphotography #leicam #m6 #film #photography #filmphotography #35mm #35mmfilm #35mmphotography #colorphoto #michigan
October 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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New short film about a superstitious guy getting ready for yard work featuring a poem from
@seanjbates.bsky.social

#shorts #shortfilm #poetryshort #digitalshort #canon #canon5d #digitalphotography #cinema

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Ep. 1: Busy
YouTube video by Deep Local
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October 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM