Yep — we’re back to the basics. In this video I took my Nikon F2 and two rolls of Ilford HP5 Plus (400 speed) out to Shell, Wyoming to slow everything down and shoot black-and-white film in the middle of nowhere. No autofocus, no distractions — just a manual camera that’s older than Photoshop, quiet roads, and a bunch of spots I grew up around. I’m usually living in the fast-paced sports world (I’m a D1 photographer and at the time of filming I’m the Creative Director at Colorado State), so film is honestly a reset for my brain. We hit Chimney Rock, Shell Falls, my dad’s “secret waterfall,” some sketchy off-roading, red dirt roads, abandoned houses, horses, a run-in with a bull, and then finished at Devil’s Kitchen — this alien-looking Badlands bowl that turns into pure texture heaven on black-and-white. I talk through what I’m seeing (layering, contrast, wet rocks vs bright water, sunlight hitting canyon formations) and then let the photos speak. It’s not a tutorial — it’s just an honest look at what film photography feels like in 2025 through the eyes of someone who normally shoots sports and builds clean, cinematic visuals in post. Also: this was my first time using DaVinci Resolve to push the edit more cinematic.