Field Notes

Slow travel, film photography and things worth fixing.

The winter ferry to the islands

Four hours on a half-empty deck, a thermos of tea and a roll of Portra that froze halfway through. Notes on what survived.

Repairing a rangefinder patch on a budget

The double image had faded to almost nothing. A cheap fix with a mirror film, some patience and a very small screwdriver.

Night trains, revisited

Why a couchette is still the best hotel room in Europe, and how to sleep through a border crossing.