Posts by Zach Margolis

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📝 Q3 Media Diet (Oct 2nd, 2026)

Things I’ve watched and listened to the last few months
🎞️ Leica Wetzlar Leitz-Park (Sep 24th, 2026)

The camera maker’s headquarters and museum
🎞️ Maryam and Candan’s Wedding (Sep 23rd, 2026)

Halfway around the world to celebrate two friends
🎞️ Exploring Istanbul (Sep 22nd, 2026)

Wandering around Istanbul with friends
🎞️ Three Cities, Three Days (Sep 21st, 2026)

Bus, Train, Another Train
🎞️ Journey to Fingal’s Cave (Sep 20th, 2026)

Oban and Staffa in Scotland
🎞️ Twelve Hours in New York (Sep 19th, 2026)

A roll of film during a busy half-day
🎞️ Repeat Offenders (Aug 11th, 2026)

Same subjects, different film stock
🎞️ f/8 and be There (Jul 24th, 2026)

Being the moment with some Monopan 50
🎞️ June Hodgepodge (Jul 11th, 2026)

A mix of shots in San Francisco
🎞️ Lens Hood (Jun 29th, 2026)

Trying to catch sunlight, but not too much sunlight
📝 Q2 Media Diet (May 31st, 2026)

Things I’ve watched, read, and listened to recently
🎞️ Memorial Day Weekend (May 30th, 2026)

Long weekend with some time in the east bay
🎞️ Sunny day in LA (May 15th, 2026)

Shots from downtown LA and Venice Beach using Adox Scala 50
🎞️ Shadows and Lines (May 15th, 2026)

Study of shapes in black and white
🎞️ Scenes from NYC (May 10th, 2026)

Everything else from my week in New York
🎞️ New York Building Corners (May 10th, 2026)

Up close with some of the skyscrapers of NYC
🎞️ The Great Saunter (May 10th, 2026)

A walk around the perimeter of Manhattan
🎞️ SF Roundabout Trail Photo Walk (Apr 22nd, 2026)

A walk around most of the SF Roundabout trail
🎞️ Fillmore Neon (Apr 17th, 2026)

Cataloging neon signs on Fillmore St at night
🎞️ Golden Hour Shots (Mar 31st, 2026)

Another roll with the fast 50
🎞️ Fast 50 (Mar 20th, 2026)

Trying out a fast lens
🎞️ SF Double Cross Trail, again (Mar 3rd, 2026)

Redo photo walk across the city
🎞️ Pushing T-Max 100 (Feb 24th, 2026)

Leaning into a metering mistake
🎞️ ECN-2 250D Film (Feb 24th, 2026)

A roll with a different development process
🎞️ Maryam and Candan (Feb 11th, 2026)

Engagement photos in Golden Gate Park
🎞️ Ferry to Ferry Walk (Feb 10th, 2026)

Waterfront photo walk from San Francisco to Sausalito
🎞️ CDMX Weekend (Jan 27th, 2026)

Three rolls of film in Mexico City
🖼️ SF Neon (Jan 22nd, 2026)

Photos from a series of walking tours of neon lights all over the city
🎞️ SF Crosstown Trail Photo Walk (Jan 20th, 2026)

A successful walk across the whole city
🎞️ Sunny 16 Rule (Jan 8th, 2026)

Trying to shoot a roll without relying on a light meter
🎞️ Ultra Wide Angle (Jan 5th, 2026)

First roll of film on a new lens
Pennies Report (Jan 1st, 2026) Permalink 🔗

Annual change report update

🎞️ East Bay Waterfront Walk (Dec 10th, 2025)

Another photo walk in the east bay
🎞️ T-Max Hodgepodge (Dec 10th, 2025)

Some quotidian shots in black and white
🎞️ Fall Foliage Walk (Nov 11th, 2025)

Photos from a walk from El Cerrito to Lake Merritt
🎞️ Building Corners (Nov 5th, 2025)

Up close with tall buildings downtown
🎞️ Weekend Hodgepodge (Oct 26th, 2025)

A bunch of photos throughout my weekend
📝 Q3 Media Diet (Oct 17th, 2025)

Things I’ve watched and visited the last few months
🎞️ Elisabeth and Joseph’s Wedding (Oct 7th, 2025)

Two rolls of film from a very San Francisco event
2025 Israel Check-In (Oct 5th, 2025) Permalink 🔗

Annual check-in post

🎞️ One more T-Max 100 Roll (Oct 3rd, 2025)

Highlights from black-and-white film roll
🎞️ 135mm Lens (Sep 24th, 2025)

Shots from a telephoto lens
🖼️ Ruth Asawa: Retrospective (Aug 31st, 2025)

Photos from one of my most-anticipated SF MOMA exhibits
🎞️ 35mm Lens (Aug 17th, 2025)

First roll of film on a new-to-me 35mm lens
🎞️ Expired Film Hodgepodge (Aug 6th, 2025)

A few photos on a roll of Ilford HP5 Plus 400 that expired in 2013
🎞️ Lake Tahoe (Jul 28th, 2025)

Train ride and a few days up in Lake Tahoe
Oceans Seven Retrospective (Jul 13th, 2025) Permalink 🔗

A look back at completing the Oceans Seven swims between 2016 and 2024

🎞️ SF Double Cross Trail Photo Walk (Jun 25th, 2025)

Film shots across SF
📝 Review of BART by Michael Healy (Jun 10th, 2025)

BART: The Dramatic History of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System
🎞️ Manhattan Photo Walk (Mar 13th, 2025)

Film captured on a daylong walk

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