Spring in Seoul

I LOVE Seoul. It is one of my favourite cities in the world. I miss being able to catch a cheap 55 minute flight to this city on the weekends.

Seoul is such an incredible place to explore, to eat, and to shop. We were so lucky to get to spend a long weekend there this time last year. It was this trip that I bought my Holga 120N, which is one of my favourite cameras (see photos here and here). We made some of the usual stops: brunch at La Bocca and lattes at Neal's Yard, both in Itaewon (and pictured above!) La Bocca, an Italian restaurant in South Korea, has the best brunch I've ever had (which I think is kind of hilarious). We also stopped by the Leeum Samsung Museum, wandered around our favourite neighbourhood, Hongdae, for hours, enjoyed the best makgeolli at Wolhyang. I'm hoping to write a more comprehensive Seoul guide soon!

Holga (II)

More photos taken on my Holga during our travels. I love the imperfections of these photos.

1. Sunflowers at a farmer's market in Boston 2. Aaron in Melbourne, Australia 3. Auburn Lake in Auburn, Maine 4. Secret Cove on Jeju Island 5. Flowers on Jeju Island 6. Herbs from my patio garden 7. Downtown Melbourne 8. Nippo Lake in New Hampshire 9. Accidental double exposure of Old Orchard Beach and a ferris wheel 10. Old Orchard Beach 11. My patio garden 12. Taylor Pond in Auburn Maine 13. Vineyards in the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia

Holga (Volume I)

Last spring in Seoul, Aaron and I bought a Holga 120N. I love the photos this camera takes. You never know what you are going to get when the film gets developed. These cameras are famous for producing light leaks, vignettes, and double exposures. Some people would probably hate this, but I think it's really fun and exciting to see how your photos turn out. I love using this camera, but unfortunately, I haven't really had the opportunity to use it lately, as film is more than twice as expensive here as it is in Korea. If anyone knows where to get a good deal on 120 film in North America, let me know. Anyways, here are some of my favourite Holga photos I've had developed.

1. Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia 2. Collection of plants 3. Lake Auburn in Auburn, Maine 4. Spring Flowers on Jeju Island, South Korea 5. Herbs from my patio garden in the summer 6. A major light leak and me at the Leeum Samsung Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea 7. Nippo Lake in New Hampshire 8. Aaron on the beach in the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia 9. Beach on Jeju Island in South Korea 10. Spring flowers on Jeju Island, South Korea 11. Tree in Victoria, Australia 12. Aaron in the forest in Jeju Island, South Korea 13. Double exposure of sunflowers and Trinity Church in Boston 14. Old Orchard Beach, Maine