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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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Phoenix is vibey this way.

#pentax #film #photography #filmphotography #mediumformat #mediumformatfilm #mediumformatphotography ##colorfilm #colorphoto
February 6, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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Wall outside Hi Bridge Books.

#mamiya #film #photography #filmphotography #mediumformat #mediumformatfilm #streetphotography #mediumformatphotography #shibuya #tokyo #japan
February 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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January 30, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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12 hour exposure.

#mamiya7 #film #photography #filmphotography #mediumformat #mediumformatfilm #colorphoto #nikko #japan #colorfilm #iso100
January 27, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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Shoutout my friend the Poet Emily Siegenthaler for helping keep twenty twenty-somethings alive for a month in Tokyo.

#mamiya #film #photography #mediumformat #mediumformatfilm #mediumformatfilmphotography #colorphoto #tokyo #japan
January 23, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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power

#35mmfilm #35mm #35mmphotography #leica #leicam6 #film #photography #filmphotography
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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Dabls Mbad African bead Museum Detroit, MI

#mamiya7 #film #photography #filmphotography #mediumformatfilm #mediumformatphotography #colorphoto
January 16, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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More from Sleepwalker.

#short #writing #digitalshort

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Deep Local | Ep.4: Sleepwalker
A guy tries again.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Deep Local | Ep.4: Sleepwalker

#digitalshort #digitalphotography #canon5d

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Deep Local | Ep. 4: Sleepwalker
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January 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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Good Dog.

#mamiya #mamiya7 #film #photography #filmphotography #mediumformatphotography #mediumformatfilm
January 13, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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Poet Zan De Perry, whose book Cold Dogs, is out now at The Song Cave.

#mamiya #mamiya7 #film #photography #filmphotography #mediumformat #mediumformatphotography #mediumformatfilmphotography #colorphoto
January 9, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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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

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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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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

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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

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November 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM