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As someone that grew up in the 90s, I have fond memories of classic movies from both the 80s and the 90s. I loved those mysterious city street shots of New York City at night in that classic film noir style. The burning reds and cool blues. Images of Vast landscapes leading out west certainly led me to an obsession with America. As I later got into photography, capturing that classic cinematic style in my photos was a clear choice for me. My interests in both film photography and travel naturally pulled me towards making my dream come true and visiting this great country.

For this trip, I left my digital kit behind and chose my Yashica T4 point and shoot and my Canon AE1 film cameras. I would shoot Ektar 100 film for the daytime shots to get that sharp, vibrant style and Cinestill 800T cinematic film for the night shots to try to recreate that classic noir look. All told, this trip would take me and my friends 8,000 miles through 18 US states in 8 weeks. Here are some of my favorite shots.

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    Lucas
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So beautiful. I'm very lucky to live near a very similar scene in the UK.

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    Lululoohoo
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lots of memories here growing up...my parents used to take us to Reno every year and we'd stay here. We would watch the circus every night & then my parents would give us each $100 bucks and us kids would go nuts in the arcade. The grown ups would be gone all night gambling. Ahhhh....to grow up in the 80's. No worries about anything.

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    M O'Connell
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I appreciate the attention to detail, even the bias-plies. These cars never look quite right in radial tires.

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    RitaGG
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My guess is San Francisco. Lee, did I guess correctly?

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    Mildred Thompson
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope no one comes up behind him and says "BOO"!

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    Mildred Thompson
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What exactly is The Ocoee River Barn - and - where is this?

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    Mildred Thompson
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seems like this has been on here a LONG time!

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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Urban art telling a story from wherever it was painted.

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    Mildred Thompson
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh; we finally got to the city - tall buildings and bright lights.

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