In this episode I talk with Suzanne Pedersen. We talk about her journey through photography including portrait sessions, printing, exhibitions in local cafes and podcasting. We touched on dry plates, alternative processes and shooting to a theme every week. We discussed embracing different techniques as a way to avoid getting stuck in a rut.

Suzanne's website: https://www.suzannepedersen.com/

Suzanne on IG: @b.roll.backup

Music by @myopic_me

Questions by @bsanfordjr

Sunday Jan 25, 2026

O Me O Life Episode 10 - Dave Mihaly

Sunday Jan 25, 2026

In this episode I talked with The Old Camera Guy Dave Mihaly. We recapped some of the things we saw recently at Imaging USA in Nashville. We then talked about being in the band in school, finding photography through Lomography, making videos as a creative outlet, drones, scanning, the film community and community events.

Dave on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theoldcameraguy

Dave on Instagram: @theoldcameraguy

Music by @myopic_me

Questions by @bsanfordjr

Sunday Dec 28, 2025

O Me O Life Episode 09 - Sherry Christensen

Sunday Dec 28, 2025

In this episode I speak with Sherry Christensen who hosts the Embrace the Grain Photography podcast and organizes the Frugal Film Project. We discussed how she got started in photography, her work with digital and her eventual return to film. We talked about cameras, films, and about how photography and creativity fits into a busy life working on a farm and taking care of family.

Listen and subscribe to Sherry’s podcast Embrace the Grain - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/embrace-the-grain-photography-podcast/id1459043812

Sherry on IG: @sherrychristensenphotography

Embrace the Grain on IG: @embrace_the_grain

Website: https://embracethegrain.com

Frugal Film Project - $75 USD budget for a camera/lens. Choose a budget-friendly film. Shoot (at least) one roll per month for the year. Post some images to share your experiences.

Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1163101494091862

Sherry’s photography on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/rr1photography

Music by @myopic_me

Questions by @bsanfordjr

Sunday Nov 30, 2025

O Me O Life Episode 08 - Cinemot Film

Sunday Nov 30, 2025

In this episode I chat with Pedro, the founder of Cinemot film. We talk about starting Maquinas de Outros Tempos (machines out of time) as a vintage gear shop in Porto, Portugal. An initial idea to help pay university bills has grown into a family-owned business providing analogue goods and services to Porto and beyond. We talk about some of the challenges with starting and running a small business and tease some potential offerings for the future.

Cinemot’s website - https://cinemotfilm.com

Cinemot’s IG - @cinemotfilm

Another recent interview with Alex from Classic Camera Revival - http://www.alexluyckx.com/blog/2025/10/14/classic-camera-revival-episode-209-a-sit-down-with-cinemot/

Cinemot at Analogue Wonderland (UK) - https://analoguewonderland.co.uk/collections/cinemot-films

Cinemot at Tuttle Cameras (US - this is Porto but you can search for other emulsions) - https://www.tuttlecameras.com/cinemot-porto-1987-200d-c41-35mm-film.html

Coimbra review by Alastair Holland on 35mmc - https://www.35mmc.com/01/10/2025/cinemot-coimbra-with-love/

The Old Camera Guy has reviewed some of the Cinemot films on his YouTube channel:

Amalia - https://youtu.be/Tv6lWzbFmys?si=nyKNkssRhuFkXPQ5

Fado - https://youtu.be/jZ8Bh8iEylg?si=m_tkQXpX0HTdqwTK

Coimbra - https://youtu.be/MS22GofBf38?si=q-woR1Rma_9bbHRb

Lisboa - https://youtu.be/b-grfk2EPpA?si=jEeZU7aTLeuKeAnY

Santa Cruz - https://youtu.be/_J4yDsgN7aM?si=bvOkW-tF-RXxHI9y

Music by @myopic_me

Questions by @bsanfordjr

Sunday Nov 23, 2025

O Me O Life Episode 07 - Aviva Stein-Wotten

Sunday Nov 23, 2025

In this episode I am joined by Aviva who is a photographer based in southwest Canada. She got started in photography through doing fashion shoots with friends before eventually opening a boutique film lab, organizing photowalks and meetups and leveraging her love of teaching to help others grow their photography through darkroom workshops. Be sure to follow and subscribe to her newsletter!

Aviva's website - https://avivasteinwotten.ca/

On Instagram - @avivasw.photo

Music by @myopic_me

Questions by @bsanfordjr

Sunday Oct 05, 2025

O Me O Life Episode 06 - Jessica Jones

Sunday Oct 05, 2025

In this episode, I chat with Jess Jones about pull-apart film, cyanotypes and printing our work. We talked about how we sometimes move on from our hobbies, the ups and downs of monetizing our creative output and about style. We talk about the film community whatever that means. We also covered photowalks, how travel and music may inspire our work and how creative gives us an outlet but also feeds back into us.

Jess on IG: @yessyones

Music by @myopic_me

Questions by @bsanfordjr