Junkyard cars built at Chicago Assembly, photographed with a Chicago-built film camera (in a snowstorm) while sipping toolbox Malört. Maybe I should have mixed in some transmission fluid to make it taste better. #malort #junkyardphotography #malört #127film murileemartin.substack.com/p/shooting-c...
Shooting Chicago-Built Junkyard Cars With a Chicago-Built Camera, Malörtface Edition
In a snowstorm, naturally.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Junkyard cars built at Chicago Assembly, photographed with a Chicago-built film camera (in a snowstorm) while sipping toolbox Malört. Maybe I should have mixed in some transmission fluid to make it taste better. #malort #junkyardphotography #malört #127film murileemartin.substack.com/p/shooting-c...
Today I took a Chicago-built camera to shoot Chicago-built cars in a Denver junkyard. I waited for a snowstorm so it would feel more Chicago-like, and I brought a flask of Malört along. As one does. #filmphotography #chicagocluster #junkyardphotography #127film #chicagoassembly #malort #malört
January 9, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Today I took a Chicago-built camera to shoot Chicago-built cars in a Denver junkyard. I waited for a snowstorm so it would feel more Chicago-like, and I brought a flask of Malört along. As one does. #filmphotography #chicagocluster #junkyardphotography #127film #chicagoassembly #malort #malört
When Copex Rapid film works, which isn't anywhere near all the time, it works very well. Shot with 1954 Ricohflex TLR at Speedway Auto Wrecking in Dacono, Colorado. #filmphotography #mediumformat #agfacopex #copexrapid #junkyardphotography #ricohflex
January 5, 2026 at 5:10 AM
When Copex Rapid film works, which isn't anywhere near all the time, it works very well. Shot with 1954 Ricohflex TLR at Speedway Auto Wrecking in Dacono, Colorado. #filmphotography #mediumformat #agfacopex #copexrapid #junkyardphotography #ricohflex
I took my 1955 Hachiyō Kōgaku Kōgyō Alpenflex, bought in Tokyo a couple weeks back for ¥1000 (about $6.36) to the junkyard in Colorado and it worked very well. #filmphotography #mediumformat #alpenflex #junkyardphotography #120film #chryslernewyorker
December 8, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I took my 1955 Hachiyō Kōgaku Kōgyō Alpenflex, bought in Tokyo a couple weeks back for ¥1000 (about $6.36) to the junkyard in Colorado and it worked very well. #filmphotography #mediumformat #alpenflex #junkyardphotography #120film #chryslernewyorker
I love this RAR 2490 Kodak scientific film! It was made for shooting oscilloscope screens and for short-wavelength visible light all the way up to gamma rays. Shot with Kodak Brownie No. 3 box camera at Speedway Auto Wrecking in Colorado. #boxcamera #filmphotography #junkyardphotography #rar2490
March 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I love this RAR 2490 Kodak scientific film! It was made for shooting oscilloscope screens and for short-wavelength visible light all the way up to gamma rays. Shot with Kodak Brownie No. 3 box camera at Speedway Auto Wrecking in Colorado. #boxcamera #filmphotography #junkyardphotography #rar2490
Ansco No. 5 folding camera converted with pinhole lens and shooting 1971 Kodak RAR 2490 scientific film. Subject is Gyro-Matic shift indicator in junkyard 1953 Dodge sedan. #filmphotography #pinholecamera #junkyardphotography #1953dodge #pinholephotography #pinhole
March 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Ansco No. 5 folding camera converted with pinhole lens and shooting 1971 Kodak RAR 2490 scientific film. Subject is Gyro-Matic shift indicator in junkyard 1953 Dodge sedan. #filmphotography #pinholecamera #junkyardphotography #1953dodge #pinholephotography #pinhole
Went to Speedway Auto Wrecking in Dacono, Colorado, yesterday. Shot some more 1971 Kodak RAR 2490 X-ray film in the 1919 Kodak No. 3 Brownie box camera with #17 portrait lens. #filmphotography #boxcamera #boxcameras #junkyardphotography #kodakbrownie #kodakrarfilm #smallblockchevy
March 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Went to Speedway Auto Wrecking in Dacono, Colorado, yesterday. Shot some more 1971 Kodak RAR 2490 X-ray film in the 1919 Kodak No. 3 Brownie box camera with #17 portrait lens. #filmphotography #boxcamera #boxcameras #junkyardphotography #kodakbrownie #kodakrarfilm #smallblockchevy
Shot with a Minolta 16 spy camera I got for free. Fortunately, I already had a developing spool for 16mm film. #filmphotography #subminiaturecamera #minolta16 #junkyardphotography
March 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Shot with a Minolta 16 spy camera I got for free. Fortunately, I already had a developing spool for 16mm film. #filmphotography #subminiaturecamera #minolta16 #junkyardphotography
When you shoot a 73-year-old junkyard car with 54-year-old scientific film in a 120-year-old box camera, you never know what results you'll get. #filmphotography #vintagecamera #kodak2490 #kodakrarfilm #junkyardphotography #kodakno3brownie #kodakbrownie #boxcamera
February 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
When you shoot a 73-year-old junkyard car with 54-year-old scientific film in a 120-year-old box camera, you never know what results you'll get. #filmphotography #vintagecamera #kodak2490 #kodakrarfilm #junkyardphotography #kodakno3brownie #kodakbrownie #boxcamera
I've been known to shoot junkyard cars in digital as well as on film. Here's a Fiat 128 3P in Denver. #fiat128 #fiat1283p #junkyardphotography #junkyardfind
February 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I've been known to shoot junkyard cars in digital as well as on film. Here's a Fiat 128 3P in Denver. #fiat128 #fiat1283p #junkyardphotography #junkyardfind
If you're going to shoot Italian cars in the junkyard, you need an Italian camera. Fiat 124 Sport Spider shot with 1951 Bencini Comet II on hand-cut 127 film. #filmphotography #junkyardphotography #bencini #fiat124 #bencinicamera #127film #fiatspider #fiattwincam #junkyardfind
February 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
If you're going to shoot Italian cars in the junkyard, you need an Italian camera. Fiat 124 Sport Spider shot with 1951 Bencini Comet II on hand-cut 127 film. #filmphotography #junkyardphotography #bencini #fiat124 #bencinicamera #127film #fiatspider #fiattwincam #junkyardfind
1969 Ford Thunderbird at the Pick-n-Pull in Newark, California. Shot with a 1920s Kodak Brownie No. 2A Autographic folding camera. Look for the article on Hagerty soon. #filmphotography #kodakbrownie #browniecamera #1969fordthunderbird #thunderbird #junkyardphotography #junkyardfind.
February 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
1969 Ford Thunderbird at the Pick-n-Pull in Newark, California. Shot with a 1920s Kodak Brownie No. 2A Autographic folding camera. Look for the article on Hagerty soon. #filmphotography #kodakbrownie #browniecamera #1969fordthunderbird #thunderbird #junkyardphotography #junkyardfind.
I found a 1950s English car in a Denver junkyard, so I photographed it with a 1920s English camera. Morris Minor 1000, Houghton 2-1/4B Box Form Ensign camera, Agfa Copex Rapid film. #filmphotography #mediumformat #boxcamera #houghtoncamera #morrisminor #junkyardphotography #agfacopex
February 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I found a 1950s English car in a Denver junkyard, so I photographed it with a 1920s English camera. Morris Minor 1000, Houghton 2-1/4B Box Form Ensign camera, Agfa Copex Rapid film. #filmphotography #mediumformat #boxcamera #houghtoncamera #morrisminor #junkyardphotography #agfacopex
Sometimes you need to take your Imperial Rambler camera and shoot a junkyard Rambler with it. #filmphotography #imperialcamera #ramblerclassic #ramblercrosscounty #junkyardphotography
January 22, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Sometimes you need to take your Imperial Rambler camera and shoot a junkyard Rambler with it. #filmphotography #imperialcamera #ramblerclassic #ramblercrosscounty #junkyardphotography
The Argus Seventy-Five pseudo-TLR camera shoots surprisingly good photos for such cheap 1950s Bakelite technology. #junkyardphotography #filmphotography #arguscamera #argus75 #620film #mediumformat #argusseventyfive
January 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The Argus Seventy-Five pseudo-TLR camera shoots surprisingly good photos for such cheap 1950s Bakelite technology. #junkyardphotography #filmphotography #arguscamera #argus75 #620film #mediumformat #argusseventyfive
January 17, 2025 at 4:57 AM
The M.I.O.M. Photax was a French Bakelite camera with a curved film plane that was very popular in Europe during the 1940s and 1950s. I bought this one at a Luxembourg City flea market, now use it to shoot American junkyards. #filmphotography #miomphotax #photax #junkyardphotography #filmcamera
January 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The M.I.O.M. Photax was a French Bakelite camera with a curved film plane that was very popular in Europe during the 1940s and 1950s. I bought this one at a Luxembourg City flea market, now use it to shoot American junkyards. #filmphotography #miomphotax #photax #junkyardphotography #filmcamera
During the 1980s, some Rice Krispies boxes came with free 110 cameras (that clipped to the outside of the 110 cartridge). Naturally, I own a KrispieCam and shoot junkyards with it. www.autoweek.com/car-life/a16... #filmphotography #110film #110camera #junkyardphotography #mitsubishistarion
January 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
During the 1980s, some Rice Krispies boxes came with free 110 cameras (that clipped to the outside of the 110 cartridge). Naturally, I own a KrispieCam and shoot junkyards with it. www.autoweek.com/car-life/a16... #filmphotography #110film #110camera #junkyardphotography #mitsubishistarion
One of my favorite film cameras is the 1954 Ricohflex VII TLR I bought at a tiny shop in Tokyo. Here's a shot at Grandpa John's in Green Bay, using Rollei infrared film. #junkyardphotography #filmphotography #ricohflex #infraredphotography #infrared #ricoh #tlrcamera #mediumformat #rolleiinfrared
January 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
One of my favorite film cameras is the 1954 Ricohflex VII TLR I bought at a tiny shop in Tokyo. Here's a shot at Grandpa John's in Green Bay, using Rollei infrared film. #junkyardphotography #filmphotography #ricohflex #infraredphotography #infrared #ricoh #tlrcamera #mediumformat #rolleiinfrared
You can check out a bunch of my junkyard photos with vintage film cameras here: www.murileemartin.com/FilmPhotosGa... #filmphotography #pinholecamera #junkyardphotography
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January 8, 2025 at 5:23 AM
You can check out a bunch of my junkyard photos with vintage film cameras here: www.murileemartin.com/FilmPhotosGa... #filmphotography #pinholecamera #junkyardphotography
You know those tiny "spy cameras" advertised in 1960s comic books? Known as Hits, they shot 17.5mm film. I got one, cut my own film for it, tried it out at the junkyard. #hitcamera #vintagecamera #filmphotography #junkyardphotography #spycamera
January 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
You know those tiny "spy cameras" advertised in 1960s comic books? Known as Hits, they shot 17.5mm film. I got one, cut my own film for it, tried it out at the junkyard. #hitcamera #vintagecamera #filmphotography #junkyardphotography #spycamera
Here's another shot with Agfa Copex in the Pho-Tak Foldex, taken at Speedway Auto Wrecking in Dacono, Colorado. #filmphotography #agfacopex #junkyardphotography #vintagecamera
January 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Here's another shot with Agfa Copex in the Pho-Tak Foldex, taken at Speedway Auto Wrecking in Dacono, Colorado. #filmphotography #agfacopex #junkyardphotography #vintagecamera
I felt like shooting a roll of Agfa Copex Rapid, so I loaded up the Pho-Tak Foldex camera (made in Chicago in the 1950s) and headed over to the Denver U-Pull-&-Pay. #filmphotography #pho-tak #agfacopex #junkyardlife #junkyardphotography
January 6, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I felt like shooting a roll of Agfa Copex Rapid, so I loaded up the Pho-Tak Foldex camera (made in Chicago in the 1950s) and headed over to the Denver U-Pull-&-Pay. #filmphotography #pho-tak #agfacopex #junkyardlife #junkyardphotography
Checker Marathon in Denver junkyard, photographed with pinhole camera made from 1920s Kodak Folding Pocket Brownie that had a rusted-solid shutter assembly. #pinholecamera #pinholecameras #pinholephotography #kodakbrownie #filmphotography #checker #checkercab #checkermarathon #junkyardphotography
December 21, 2024 at 3:16 AM
Checker Marathon in Denver junkyard, photographed with pinhole camera made from 1920s Kodak Folding Pocket Brownie that had a rusted-solid shutter assembly. #pinholecamera #pinholecameras #pinholephotography #kodakbrownie #filmphotography #checker #checkercab #checkermarathon #junkyardphotography
I obtained some NOS 55-year-old X-ray roll film, made backing paper to roll it onto 125 spools, loaded it into a 1910s Conley Kewpie box camera, took photos at Speedway Auto Wrecking in Dacono, Colorado. As one does. #filmphotography #junkyardphotography #junkyardfind #conleykewpie #boxcamera
December 19, 2024 at 6:03 PM
I obtained some NOS 55-year-old X-ray roll film, made backing paper to roll it onto 125 spools, loaded it into a 1910s Conley Kewpie box camera, took photos at Speedway Auto Wrecking in Dacono, Colorado. As one does. #filmphotography #junkyardphotography #junkyardfind #conleykewpie #boxcamera