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I Brought A Toy Camera To Air Force Survival School
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I Brought A Toy Camera To Air Force Survival School

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I recently completed a series of survival courses at Fairchild AFB. I was only authorized to bring a film camera to the field training portion of SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape) School.

I had never shot film before, but I have always loved the grit of old images. I ended up buying a Holga 120n toy camera and four rolls of Ilford HP5 medium format film.

I wasn’t sure if the plastic camera would survive the harsh winter conditions of northern Washington, but the risk was worth the reward.

This week, I had the film developed, I scanned the images at home, intentionally leaving the rough edges. I hoped to create a series of images that captured the tough living conditions and pull the viewer out of 2020.

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Before I started SERE School I did some research on different films and decided to buy four rolls of Ilford HP5 Plus, black and white film

I shot a total of 48 frames during my 6 days of field survival training

Each Airman was issued basic winter survival gear

We left for the mountains from Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane, Washington

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We were separated into 10-person teams for the duration of the week

Each Airman had roughly 30 pound ALICE packs to carry each day through the mountains

Each day the teams rucked a few kilometers through the snow to different sites

Different camps were picked each night to start fires and pitch shelters

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Airmen used compass and map to navigate from point to point

The team communicates with a rescue aircraft using a radio and signal mirrors

Different evasion techniques were taught and practiced

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Luckily there was still moving water that had not froze so Airmen could fill canteens each day.

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romandejesus avatar
Leo
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Translate:These photos are really special. They look great and should be celebrated for your commitment.

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Xi Jinping
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

这些照片真的很特别。 它们看起来很棒,应该为您的承诺而庆祝。

romandejesus avatar
Leo
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Translate:These photos are really special. They look great and should be celebrated for your commitment.

xi_1 avatar
Xi Jinping
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

这些照片真的很特别。 它们看起来很棒,应该为您的承诺而庆祝。

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