My first analogue photos

In October 2024, I got my hands on an ’80s pocket point-and-shoot camera and decided to get some film to try it out. I knew the photos would be of poor quality—messy, shaky, or maybe not even come out at all… but that was part of the fun.

Having so few shots available (24, to be exact) made me wary about when to use it, which ended up accidentally taking me more than a year and a half to use the whole roll. Whoops.

The first photo is the one I was the most anxious about: a picture of my late cat, which I remembered taking because it was the first shot I made with this camera. Thankfully, considering the camera’s quality, it came out pretty okay. I miss him dearly, so having a “new” photo of him feels like some kind of magic.

Anyway, here are some of my favorite photos that came out of that 110 film.

My late cat seen from behind standing on grass outdoors, lit by warm natural light. Narrow outdoor patio with concrete floor and walls, partially covered by a fabric canopy, with plants growing along the back wall in natural light." Small river flowing through a park, with rocks along the water and trees arching over the riverbank in soft natural light. Street intersection in a small town with pedestrians crossing, outdoor seating areas, and buildings with sloped roofs, including a clock tower in the background under clear daylight. People wading and swimming near the shore of a lake, with a sandy beach in the foreground and a tree framing the scene on the right." Road bridge with cars driving toward a lake in the distance, bordered by trees and streetlights under clear daylight." Rocky cliff in the foreground overlooking a wide lake, with the edge of a dam visible below and hills and shoreline in the distance under a pale sky. People swimming and standing in a shallow river, with trees along the shore and grassy banks, and hills visible in the background under daylight. Small tower structure connected by a narrow bridge extending over a lake, with calm water and distant shoreline under clear daylight. Grassy lakeside area with tall plants in the foreground, a sandy shore, and calm water in the background under clear daylight. Open grassy area by a lake with a dock and boats, a few people walking near the water, and hills visible across the lake under clear daylight.