Peter's Travel Blog

A Rapallo Street Scene

In April of 2025, I spent a week in Italy. We flew into Milan, then took the train to Santa Margherita Ligure, a town I ...

Saturday Night in Grand Haven

This past weekend, I took a short trip to the west coast of Michigan. There's been more lake ice this year than last ...

Nice Cream

I visited Nice France in April of this year, enjoying a week along the French Riviera. Early April was a wonderful ...

Dawn in Atrani

I recently returned from a week in Italy. I decided to revisit some favorite spots to work on a film photography ...

Paris at Night on Cinestill Film

I've been experimenting with various kinds of film lately, including Cinestill 800t, a tungsten balanced film. It ...

Paris in Black and White

On a recent trip to Paris, I thought it would be interesting to shoot some black and white film. I’ve only recently ...

More Paris on Film

Here are five more photos from this summer's trip to Paris. I shot about a dozen rolls of film during the trip, many ...

Strong Shadows in Porto Venere

During my recent trip to Italy, we stayed on one of the main streets in Porto Venere. This street fronted on a fairly ...

Above the Dom Louis I Bridge

On a trip to Portugal last year, I was really excited to visit Porto, a city located on the River Douro, a few hours ...

Sunrise in Lubec

Prior to an early summer trip to Maine, I did a lot of research on places that I might want to take photos. One town ...

A Palouse Canola Field

It was about this time two years ago that I took a trip to the Palouse. The Palouse is an area in south eastern ...

Europe / Film Photogaphy / France

More Paris in Black and White

On last year's trip to Paris, I thought it would be interesting to shoot some black and white film. This was one of my first experiences with black ...

Europe / Film Photogaphy / Italy

A Sunny Day in Amalfi

In September 2024, I spent four days along the Amalfi Coast. I based myself in Atrani, a short walk from Amalfi. I had hoped to get some nice photos ...

California / Film Photogaphy / USA

More Palm Springs on Film

In a previous post, I mentioned my Christmas 2024 trip to Palm Springs. In addition to getting some much-needed warmth and sunshine, I was excited to ...

Film Photogaphy / Italy

Amalfi in Black and White

I've mentioned in a couple of past posts that I've started taking a roll or two of black and white film with me on my various trips to Europe. In ...

California / USA

Mid-century Mornings

I spent this past Christmas in Palm Springs. A normal Christmas is usually a trip to Mexico, but we decided to change things up in 2024 and visit a ...

Europe / Film Photogaphy / France

Le Romarin

We spent a week in France in April of 2024, with our time spend between Nice and Menton. It was a wonderful time to visit -- not too hot, not too ...