The Annual Cold Camp And Search For Bigfoot

 It takes a discarded burger wrapper to keep a dog checking the same bush for years.  It took a mystery animal call to turn a one time overnight into an annual campout.  The Sipsey wilderness can be an odd, eerie, place secluded between sandstone bluffs and lined with eastern hemlock trees.  Rumors of a “creature” have been around for over a hundred years.  Eventually it will party with us. - Robby Capps

Sturgis 2024

We have a huge problem….. We found out when you get 30 of your best friends together from around the country, put them in two houses 20 mins from each other , in the Badlands…..BADLANDS!!!!!!….. We have the best time ever and we wanna do it in a different place every year. A huge shout out to our best hosts Sasha & Lindsey from Sashas Cycles, we couldn’t think of better place to spend our days working on bikes, drinking beer and talking shit. Until next time!

The World Famous Dojo Swap 2024

Polaroids

Recently i’ve been really stoked on these Polaroid cameras. The SX70 Sonar and the 600 sonar. Lots of fun!

The Solar Eclipse April 8th 2024

Today after work i decided to take my Canon EOS1N over to the Gate City Housing Projects and see if I could offer up some portraits under this magical light. Everyone that I encountered was genuine and very thankful of my time to stop and chat with them. Sometimes you just have to push yourself outside your comfort zone to restore your faith in humanity.

Bham Film Walk Feb!

We are very fortunate to have this group of individuals that choose this artistic medium we call film that uplift and support one another. Heres some images I made on our short walk the other day.

Pentax 6x7

105mm 2.4

Kodak Tmax & Trix 400

Diafine

Polaroid 600 Sonar

Mississippi & Beyond

I had a couple service tickets for work the other day in Mississippi & Tennessee so at the crack of dawn I thought id take back roads and try out my best William Christianberry impression. Its nowhere close but I had a blast.

BHM Film Walk 11/19/23

Who says you can’t shoot a roll of film, process, scan, edit and post it to your blog in 8 hours? Nobody…. Nobody’s said that and nobody cares that I did that hah! Today was my first film walk and I had a blast. I met some beautiful humans saw some old friends and made some fun photos. I can’t thank everyone enough for taking the time to let make their photo, feel free to reach out to me and I can send you the high res image if you’d like. Much Love!

Nikon F3

35MM F1.4

Kentmere Pan 400

Diafine

Epson v600

Born Free Texas

I had a camera completely destroy two rolls of film so i’m pretty bummed about that, but fuck lets just move forward.. What can we say about such a good time? Nothing really, just enjoy my drunkin photos and i’ll shut up.

Dojo Party 2023

The 11th annual Dojo Party. Smiles for miles! I love my friends, if you missed it you missed out. Had an amazing ride down to the Warrior River Friday, spent some well earned time with some people I love. Enjoy!

Georgia Grundle Run 2023

Georgia Grundle Run number seven, wow. So very proud of my friends that put on this incredible event. It’s three days of camping, honky Tonkin motorcycle games and all-around good times. This year I showed up a little late to the party Friday night but still in time to see some real haberdashery and hoi polloi. Nails , Justin & my self made the four hour trek up hwy 411 to Ellijay Georgia ( in the dark) where the event is held. We were welcomed with warm hugs and cold beers from some of our best friends all around the country. I was sad to miss the band Elzig but was thrilled to see Cody Bolden Saturday night, followed by some over the top wrestling. If you haven’t made it out to this event yet i highly recommend it. It’s how chopper party’s used to be. These photos were made with my Nikon Lite Touch, Nikon F5 & my Olympus TG6. If you you feel the need to use these photos please @jerimiahsmith and tag me. I appreciate you!

Minolta XE-7

I wanted to do a little blog post about this camera I came across recently. This thing has been a blast to use, super simple Auto Mode for someone that’s just getting started in film. Im pretty impressed with the photos that came out of it. Id give the body as far as aesthetics goes a 7/10 it just looks loved is all. the lens is a 50mm 1.7 and id give it an 8/10. As far as everything working as it should its a 10/10. I included some sample photos I made with it some for yourself!

“ This is a Minolta XE-7, a 35mm SLR camera produced by Minolta Camera Co. between the years 1974 and 1977.  The XE-7 was sold exclusively in the United States as it was called the XE and XE-1 in Japan and Europe respectively.  The XE-7 was the product of a joint agreement between Minolta and Ernst Leitz GmbH, to share patents, know-how and product development, on a variety of projects.  The XE-7 is built on the same platform and shares many of the same parts with the Leica R3 including a custom Copal CLS vertically traveling focal plane shutter.  The XE-7 was an expensive camera that fit in one step below Minolta’s professional level X1/XK/XM and featured aperture priority automatic exposure and a few modern features missing from Minolta’s top of the line SLR.  The XE-7 is still a favorite of collectors and users alike for it’s excellent build quality, Leica history, and ease of use.”- Mike Eckman His Website for a full review

Paradise Road Show Nashville

Sam rode from Austin to BHM with his lovely lady trailing behind in the whip. We grabbed some Thai food Thursday night, chilled at the house and woke up bright and early Friday morning. Nothing glorious about our trip up 65 other than we pushed these dyna’s about 95mph the whole way up there. This was the second annual Paradise Road Show in Nashville at The Dive Motel. Stef and I treated ourselves to a room this time and it did not disappoint! It was nice to have a place to crash right at the party and our room kinda turned into the get ready/chill out & party room so that was cool. The show is amazing, just nothing but great vibes hanging with friends from all over the country poolside while drinking and looking at amazing bikes. Adri, Chase & the crew that put on this show deserve a giant pat on the back because it has become by far one of my favorite events of the year. - Miah

The Worlds Longest Yard Sale 2023

Every year Stefanie sets sail up to Chattanooga TN and bases her 4 day adventure up and down highway 127 for The Worlds Longest Yard Sale. It starts at the southern most tip of Michigan & Runs all the way down to Gadsden AL. I usually tag along and look for old film cameras, good conversations and people watching. Heres the sale through my eyes in 2023.