Issue No. 14 - This is the One. Welcome to Issue No. 14 of The Small Hours. Coming to you this month from England; Manchester, Milton Keynes, Shoreditch, Golders Green, Mayfair, Soho, Kensal Green, Brick Lane, King’s Cross and more. I had a wonderful eight day over there and took four rolls of Portra 800 which turned out to be the perfect film for the sunny and overcast skies.

I was there for work, visiting the Oracle Red Bull Racing MK7 in Milton Keynes. Milton Keynes is a surreal place. It felt like a mix between the track cities of the U.S. mixed with the eeriness of the Clockwork Orange underpasses and the emptiness of the Backrooms’ set. The near vacant malls that house the majority of cafes, restaurants, and Jurassic Park Themed miniature golf courses were hauntingly weird. Regardless, visiting and getting to shoot video at Red Bull HQ was a great experience. It reminded me of being at NASA. The technology, equipment, and top secret nature was unlike any office I had ever worked in. We had two great days of shooting that also included a trip out to their wind tunnel.

Prior to arriving in Milton Keynes I had spent the weekend in Manchester where I had the opportunity to attend the Manchester Derby. It was my fourth time at Old Trafford, but the first for a match of this magnitude. It was an incredible experience where I found myself full of chills during the playing of The Stone Roses’ “This is the One.” The result was not what I wanted, especially the way the completely offside goal was awarded. City going City and as the crowd chant goes “…you cheating bastards, you know who you are.”

I spent a few days in London at various meeting, some at pubs, some in workplaces, and some over martinis. London is magic. It’s one of my favorite cities and always nice to connect with old friends and close family. I loved having my film camera with me and I decided to go back to my Yashica. The Contax TVS was far too finicky and unreliable. I’ve listed it on eBay if anyone is interested.

See you next month. I hope you enjoy the photos.