An Old World immigrant now based in the Greater Toronto Area, I’ve fallen hard for this vast country—its wild landscapes, dense multicultural energy, and complex layers of history. In my allotted time on this blue dot, I intend to explore as much of that sheer space and opportunity as I can.

This site is a photo blog rather than a portfolio—a depository where images come paired with the context of when, where, how, and why they were made. Elsewhere online, I’ve ditched the algorithmic churn of Instagram for Pixelfed, favoring open federation and actual ownership of my work.

As for the moniker “Sneakerzoom”? It comes from my stubborn refusal to use zoom lenses: if I want closer, I walk. Pair that with a love for mechanical cameras and unpredictable rolls of film, and you get my approach to image-making. Much like working from a good recipe, there’s a tangible satisfaction in the chemical process of emulsion—flaws and all—making something that feels undeniably real.

Thank you for visiting.

* A quick note on post dates: I back-date my posts on this blog to reflect when the pictures were taken, not when they were uploaded. If you don’t want to miss a ‘new’ post, simply subscribe and you’ll be notified of each post coming online.

** If you’re at all interested in how photographic film comes to be and the insane engineering magic that its creation requires, I highly recommend you have a look at a 3-part YouTube series Smarter Every Day made on how Kodak manufactures their film. I think it’ll be very much worth your while. Here are the links for part 1, part 2 & part 3. And here’s a link to another Smarter Every Day episode when visiting Kamerastore in Finland (no plug), which illustrates the global challenges faced sourcing parts, repair and test gear – if at all still possible in this day and age. Lastly, Team 2 Films has a great explainer video on the same film manufacturing process which goes deeper into the chemistry involved in film production, though it’s geared more towards cinematic film.

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