June 9, 1938 She wakes up at 5am. Before the crows even begin squawking. The forecast is sunny with a high of 68. She already packed a lunch the night before, and prepared a notebook with 2 sharpened pencils. J. thinks she is visiting her aunt V. in New Westminster for the day, so she also has a …
photography
Reading
June 8, 1938 She's late. Dinner will be late. She spent the afternoon in the library, trying to read as much as she could about photography. Ansel Adams, and a woman photographer (Dorothy?) f-stops and exposure and other terms and names are all jumbled in her head. It doesn't quite feel like …
La Dolce Vita
June 2, 1938 J. told her he dreamt they went fishing last night. It's odd because she was woken up several times by his shouts. She wondered if he had a fever, he was sweating. It's what's happening downtown. She wants to be sympathetic. She is sympathetic. But she can only dream of …
A Kodak Special Six-16
May 31, 1938 She saw an ad in the newspaper at the dentist's office. For a Kodak camera. A Special Six-16 with the Kodak Anastigmat special 4.5 lens and Kodamatic shutter. $40.00 She doesn't know what the heck these means, but lusts after them nonethless. She's got the bug, looking at A.'s …
Lion’s Gate Bridge Construction
May 21, 1938 A. was telling me about the new bridge. I want to visit her darkroom. So very modern of her. J. doesn't want me to work. …