Alex is back for one last solo episode before getting back to our regular episodes, and this time he’s live on location at Brock University. Alex recounts photographing the Collective2026 youth event hosted by the Presbyterian and United Churches of Canada back in August. During the event, Alex used a hybrid approach, combining his Nikon F5 and Rolleiflex 2.8F with the D750. He brought and used the gear, the films, and even shared some highlights from the photography workshop he ran at the event. You can find all of Alex’s photos over on Flickr.
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The specific lighting conditions at that university seemed quite different from what is typically found in a studio. I wonder if that changed the overall look of the prints.