Disposable Memories

This past fall I was invited to travel across the USA with Hidden Ladder Collective.  My first instinct was to bring a ton of video gear with me to document the trip.  Then, at the last minute, I decided to take a much lighter approach.

I left Maine with only a handful of cheap, disposable cameras.  It made for an interesting challenge.  The images were limited, so I was forced to choose my shots carefully.  There were no controls, so I couldn't adjust the focus or exposure.  But these simple cameras allowed me to capture moments that would have otherwise been lost.

The most exciting thing was that I had to wait weeks to get home and have the prints developed.  It brought back the feeling of magic that I can remember having at ten years old when I got my first camera.

Here are my seven favorite photographs from the trip.