Film is alive and well in the North West

In a recent visit to Seattle, WA and Portland, OR, we had a chance to walk in to two amazing camera stores. On a Friday morning we stumbled in to Glazer's camera in Seattle, where they basically have an entire store dedicated to traditional photography. With a HUGE film fridge at the back and isles and isles of chemistry, paper and other darkroom stuff this was an amazing sight, they even have some Jobo gear from the olden days.

 

 Glzaer's film fridge, includes some 5X7 and 8X10 in stock...

 
They carry all of the IP polaroid stuff along as well as the all new "AGFA" pan roll films and rollei high silver content films and "rodinal" esque chemistry. As far as the eye could see, there was not a film they did not have in stock. Amazing.

Some Jobo reels from the olden days

At Photo Center NW we found an exciting hub of photography. It is a gallery combined with a community photo education center which amongst other things offers courses in traditional photography and includes a very well stocked darkroom and and wet work area.
 

While in search of a gallery In Portland, we just fell into another amazing place - Pro Photo Supply . They had a nicely stocked film fridge in their satellite lab/print/frame store as well as tons of Lomo/Holga/IP stuff.

Their main store across the street had a film fridge so well stocked that the word impressive would be an understatement. They also had an incredible selection of darkroom papers and traditional photo supply.

 

Film fridge at the main store of Pro Photo Supply Portland

Later we visited New Space Center for Photography in Portland. Like the Photo Center NW in Seattle, this is also a gallery combined with an educational facility. Aside from the great work currently on exhibit there, they too offer traditional photography courses and a wet darkroom.

 

The wet darkroom door at New Space

We even found a bunch of single use film cameras at the Snoqualmie falls tourist store (AKA Twin Peaks falls).

So how about those firns eh?