I got into slide film by chance. I was at school and my friend Eddy Pula was shooting some 4x5 slides. He asked me if I would like to try a sheet. I had always heard that shooting slide film was tricky, and they only looked good if properly exposed. I was strictly a black and white photographer at the time and didn't care for color film but was curious what shooting on slide film would be like. I took up Eddy's offer and had no idea it would change my way of capturing light for the next decade.

Gloucester: My First Slide, 2008Gloucester: My First Slide, 2008

Gloucester: My First Slide, 2008

This first slide changed everything for me. I started shooting 35mm and projecting. The sound of the carousel moving round, the hum of the fan, and the moment before the next slide loads, all drove me mad with joy. I even tried projecting 4x5 slides using a 4x5 enlarger.

PB&J, 2009PB&J, 2009

PB&J, 2009

Pepperell Backyard, 2009Pepperell Backyard, 2009

Pepperell Backyard, 2009

The moment my friends learned I liked slide film, I was given many free rolls of expired tungsten and daylight balanced 35mm slide film. After shooting expired slide film for a while I was given a box of expired 8x10 slide film and I even scored a batch of Kodachrome which I shot all summer until it was gone.

Expired Tungsten Film: Night Walk on Silsbee Street, Lynn MA, 2016Expired Tungsten Film: Night Walk on Silsbee Street, Lynn MA, 2016

Expired Tungsten Film: Night Walk on Silsbee Street, Lynn MA, 2016

8x10 Expired Film: Middlesex Fells, 20128x10 Expired Film: Middlesex Fells, 2012

Expired 8x10 Film: Middlesex Fells, 2012

Expired Kodachrome: Reilly Memorial Swimming Pool, 2009Expired Kodachrome: Reilly Memorial Swimming Pool, 2009

Expired Kodachrome: Reilly Memorial Swimming Pool, 2009

I then learned of the black and white reversal process and started shooting black and white slides and fell in love all over again.

Black & White Reversal Process: Paige & Briggs, 2009Black & White Reversal Process: Paige & Briggs, 2009

Black & White Reversal Process: Paige & Briggs, 2009