car snaps: love over long distance

I love capturing that dazy roadtrip feeling on film from the sunny backseats of my friends' cars.

i think there’s something strangely intimate about cars.

waiheke, on our way to dinner at my brother’s. the car’s name is sheila.

as a disclaimer: i don’t drive, so please realise i’m speaking as a full time passenger prince. but isn’t there something kind of magical about the space you share with the people you’re travelling with?

some of the music i’ve heard and conversations i’ve had in friends’ cars have been some of the most memorable of my life. snippets of lovely moments scattered across roads up and down the world. if a trip feels worth capturing, i’ll try to take a quick snap of my POV from wherever i am in the car.

my last time up north to tutukaka for a family reunion of a family i don’t see anymore. great playlist.

if you recognise your car please know i’ve obviously very much enjoyed our time together in your vehicle, and i value the time we spend travelling together.

(also thanks for the lift, wherever it was to.)

all snapped on 35mm film, on various cameras.

wellington-bound. one of my favourite pictures i’ve ever taken.

a quick booze run in level ? of lockdown. elated to get out of the house.

to ohope for a long weekend - quietly anxious about the not-so-perfect camping weather but still very excited.

pointing something important out on our way home after the big gay out. this is expired film from 1984.

to wellington again.

siena - nonna wanted to take us for a drive.

i shared a bunch of these on tumblr on a whim a couple of years ago and they resonated with a LOT of people!

a selection of lovely tags from the +22k people my photos reached. i think a lot of the world was still in lockdown at this point.

backseat photography definitely falls into the category of POV/slice of life photography that i adore. everyone can relate to rumbling down a motorway with some of your favourite people in the front seats - even if these pictures are very personal to me, I think there’s a shared memory quality to my pictures that everyone can appreciate. even more so if you’re in aotearoa.