This is one of those rolls of film that was shot over a long period of time – spanning Christmas 2020 through June 2022! Which is a shame, because the camera with which the photos were taken is my all-time favorite: a Fuji GA645i! I say it’s a shame because I hate that I went so long between taking photos with this camera that it was possible for such a great length of time be depicted on one roll of film!
The first set was taken at Crosstown Concourse in Memphis, where we’d visited on a rare pandemic-era outing that Christmas season.
This photo right here is so special to me. I didn’t get this film developed until after my mom had passed away, and I just felt like it embodied her sense of awe and wonder. I think that’s one reason my sister and I liked to take mom to see beautiful things.
In this particular case, she was marveling at Crosstown Concourse. This building was a Sears for many years, and she remembered visiting there when she was younger. She was always fascinated by the way it’d be renovated. Here, she was looking over the great expanse of the building.
No wonder mom was looking out over Crosstown with awe that day. It was beautiful.
As you can see, the rest of the photos were not at Christmastime!
My puppy dog
Some snapshots taken in downtown Memphis
These last three photos were taken at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Memphis. An old friend of mine was being ordained as a priest that day, and Mom and I went to support him. Another instance where Mom was in awe of her surroundings. She may not have been Catholic, but she loved beautiful holy spaces such as this. I always wanted to take her to England with me to see cathedrals there, but the best I could ever do was sharing photos from my visits to that country ♥
Fuji GA645i • Kodak Portra 160, expired (but cold-stored)
Wedding cakes made by no other than the bride herself
