Issue No. 4 - We needed this. Los Angeles after a rainstorm is its own kind of miracle. The hills flare green, the sky snaps into a bright, impossible blue, and the mornings feel crisp enough to trick you into turning on the heater for our famously “frigid” 58º. Fall and winter are the city’s best seasons which are perfect for long walks, neighborhood wanders, and canyon climbs.

The cover photo comes from a pristine hike in Deukmejian Wilderness Park, just twenty minutes from Downtown L.A, a reminder that one of the world’s biggest cities still lets you disappear into a canyon on a whim. This issue is full of those escapes: walks, coyotes darting through the streets, friends and shows (including the Smiths tribute band Sweet and Tender Hooligans), a visit to Geoff McFetridge’s “Acid Snow & Sport” open studio, and a few lingering ghosts from Halloween.

I shot four rolls of Ultramax 400, which feels like a real upgrade from 200, and finally wrangled a few in-focus portraits out of the Yashica. Small victories.
I’m fully back in love with film, even with a inexpensive point-and-shoot.

See you in 2026—if anyone’s actually reading.