If someone offered me an airline ticket anywhere in the world to photograph a city, I’d have to pick Old San Juan in Puerto Rico. I lived in this special place for three years (from 2013 – 2016) and it continues to captivate me. While living there, I mainly shot with my digital cameras, but […]

Author Archives: Dan Kehlenbach
I fell in love with photography when I received a Kodak Disc 3100 camera for my 10th birthday. Documenting the world around me with a camera brings me peace and joy.
While I work with digital cameras, it’s my film cameras that give me the most enthusiasm and provide an element of mystery and wonder that digital simply cannot.
I currently use my Nikon F65, Kodak Brownie Hawkeye, Mamiya C33, and Canon F1.
5 Frames… And Five Life Lessons from a Kodak Brownie – by Dan Kehlenbach
Introduced in 1900, the Kodak Brownie was instrumental in bringing photography to the masses. It sold for US$1.00 (around US$44 in 2022 terms), and included film and processing. Essentially a cardboard box with a plastic lens, this simple design revolutionized photography and allowed people from all walks of life to take pictures. My Brownie, the […]
Hidden in Plain Sight: A 36-Day Quest to Discover the Daily Miracle of Nature’s Quiet Moments – by Dan Kehlenbach
The concept seemed simple — pick a specific place and explore it every day for thirty-six days, use only one camera and one lens, and take one photograph each day. One click of the shutter. With film. No second chances, no do-overs. I’ve been fascinated by this notion ever since watching Jim Brandenburg’s Chased by […]