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Christopher Shaw

@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social

Took my “NEW” Nikon F2 for a spin at Ft. Washington State Park. Fantastic condition - if you find yourself in Louisville, KY, you need to visit Abandoned Cameras. Fantastic shop!

📷 Nikon F2
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal

#nikon
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#ilford
#louisville
#pennsylvania

November 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM

Christopher Shaw

@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social

Frames and spaces…

📷 Nikkormat EL
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
🌎 Bucks County, PA

#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#nikkormat
#abandonedspaces
#ruins
#shadows

October 28, 2025 at 10:06 AM

Christopher Shaw

@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social

Playing with a 1951(?) Leica iiif. Pinhole light leaks fixed, but rangefinders still vex me…

📷 Leica iiif
🎞️ Ilford HP5
🧪 Rodinal
🌎 Philadelphia, PA

#vintage
#antique
#oldcamera
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#philadelphia
#streetphotography

October 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM

Christopher Shaw

@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social

Disposable

📷 Nikkormat EL
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
🌎 Elkins Park, PA

#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#nikkormat
#decay
#mercedes
#alley
#parkinglot
#sky

October 15, 2025 at 10:17 AM

Christopher Shaw

@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social

The Cinderella Dilemma…

📷 Nikkormat EL
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal

#streetphotography
#philadelphia
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#morningwalk
#35mm

October 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM

Christopher Shaw

@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social

Along the road in Fairlee, VT…

📷 Nikon FG
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal

#roadtrip
#roadphotography
#filmphotography
#vermont
#bnw
#decay
#remodel

October 10, 2025 at 10:51 AM

Christopher Shaw

@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social

Walking through my neighborhood… felt like something was peeking over the fence…

📷 Nikkormat EL
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal

#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#nikon
#ilford
#analog
#suburbs

October 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM

Christopher Shaw

@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social

Ghosts of coastal Maine…

📷 Hasselblad 500c
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🧪 Rodinal

#landrover
#mainephotography
#filmphotography
#thisoldhouse
#mainephotographer
#bnw

July 22, 2025 at 10:34 AM

Christopher Shaw

@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social

Shadowcat

🌎 Pennsylvania
📷 Rolleiflex 35f
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🧪 Rodinal

#cats
#shadows
#bnwphotography
#bnwfilm
#mediumformat
#ishootfilm

July 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM

Christopher Shaw

@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social

The Corral

🌎West Yellowstone, Montana

📷 Nikon FG
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal

#ishootdfilm
#bigsky
#bnw
#horses
#clouds
#darkroom

June 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM

Christopher Shaw

@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social

Orange Crush

#orangecrush
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#darkroom
#hasselblad
#kodak
#rodinal
#maine
#mainephotography

June 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM

Christopher Shaw

@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social

Flatiron Droids

#nyc
#rolleiflex
#kodak
#darkroom
#rodinal
#flatiron
#ontheroad
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography

June 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM

Christopher Shaw

@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social

The Mystic River Bascule Bridge

#bnw
#bnwphotography
#hasselblad
#kodak
#rodinal
#darkroom
#connecticut
#travel
#roadphotography

June 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM

Christopher Shaw

@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social

Flattered and grateful for being included in these 2 exhibitions:

#blackboxgallery
#decodegallery
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#portland
#tuscon

blackboxgallery.com

decodegallery.com

March 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM

Christopher Shaw

@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social

Hi Andre! Thank you for your kind words. It’s an “analog” darkroom technique. You file out the frame of a negative carrier to expand the exposure space into the dark edge of the negative. The result is an irregular, unique frame. I’m sure there are digital alternatives, I just don’t know them! 😆

February 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM

Christopher Shaw

@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social

I’ve been doing a lot of lith printing recently…

#lith
#darkroom
#alternativeprocess
#filmphotography
#bnw

February 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM

Christopher Shaw

@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social

My basement darkroom + framing studio. It’s not pretty, but it gets the job done…

#filmphotography
#darkroom
#analog

February 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM

Christopher Shaw

@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social

Our farmhouse in Maine sits on the same cove where you’ll find the Olson House. This iconic structure can be seen in Christina’s World and other paintings by Andrew Wyeth. I discover something new each time I find myself here…

📷 Hasselblad 500c
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🧪 Rodinal

February 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM

Christopher Shaw

@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social

I grew up in a small, rural town in Northern Indiana, about 90 miles outside of Chicago. Every 2-3 years, I hear the call…

…and please, @bsky.social is no place for pizza-hate. There’s room for everyone, amirite?

#pizza
#chicagostyle
#homebaker
#sourdough

@kingarthurbaking.bsky.social

February 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM

Christopher Shaw

@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social

A Waffle House in the early morning on the outskirts of Columbus, OH - Summer, 2024…

📷 Hasselblad 500c
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🧇🧇🧇🧇🧇🧇🧇🧇🧇

#filmphotography
#bnw
#wafflehouse
#ohio
#hassleblad
#kodak
#rodinal
#darkroom
#buckeye
#midwest
#roadtrip

February 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM

Christopher Shaw

@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social

Omigosh, I did the same thing a couple years ago! My spouse’s aunt gave us her old Kodak Duaflex with film inside! Good luck and have fun!

February 12, 2025 at 12:36 AM

Christopher Shaw

@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social

Weathered, abandoned, shuttered… aging…

📷 Nikon FG
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🦞 #mainephotography

#ilford
#nikon
#abandoned
#filmphotography
#bnw

February 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM

Christopher Shaw

@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social

An icy morning on Maplejuice Cove in Cushing, Maine 🥶

📷 Hasselblad 500c
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🌡️ 3 degrees F

#filmphotography
#bnwphotography
#hasselblad
#kodak
#maine
#mainephotography
#analog

February 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM