Two Drags of LifE

All images © Kealan Shilling I was born on the north shore of Massachusetts and raised on a steady diet of punk shows, skate videos, coffee, roadtrips and Kerouac books... This blog is a collection of In-Between-Moments, Outtakes, Occasional Writings, and Photos I’ve taken while on the Road… It's my two drags of life - Shot mostly on 35mm, Medium Format, and various polaroid film cameras. For a Portfolio of my work, please visit my official site below.

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Joseph, in his bedroom in Ktown.

New project in the works. This is the first image I took of him.

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Ruby Aldridge & Dani Miller outside the Roxy in Hollywood 2017.

Shot w/ Kodak Tmax 3200 rated at 1600 w/ Contax G2

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It’s been over a year since I’ve posted anything on here... not sure why, other then been trying to work, create, and instagram has sort of taking over social outreach, but sadly, I much prefer the blog format where you can express more.. It’s almost annoying that Instagram has taken the hold it has... ’ll try to get back into this a bit more this year...

Here’s a image taken a few weeks ago in Palm Springs while driving a 67 Buick Skylark. I live in LA now...

Trix 400 Shot w/ Contaxt T2

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Rainy December mornings in L.A...

Tri-x 400 w/ Canon Elan 7ne

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Chelsea Baaker  12.24.16

Portra 400 w/ Contax g2

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NYC.... First test trip in the Van to shoot an editorial for Monster Children exploring the Gates of Hell in New Jersey.

Contax t2 / Tri-x 400

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Developed an old roll of Tri-x 320 that I found sitting in box old camera's & film junk for 5 or so years. All it said was ...2009 ??

Found a few gems from a good summer...  Shot on my old Yaschica Mat TLR

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Few images from a quick trip up to Maine after finally completing the build out in my van this spring. Felt pretty amazing after working on a project for almost 9 months and countless hours to watch sunset on a beautiful beach, sleep under the stars right on the ocean, and wake up to a sunrise surf at a perfect right on a little river mouth, head high waves, and no one out. Surfed for two hours by myself that morning. Something I will miss living in california now...

Trix 400 // Nikonos V

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Maine Coast //

Tri-x 400 // Nikonos V

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Contrails & the Moon //

Tri-x 400  /  Nikonos V

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The Drive North a few days after winter storm Jonas...

Shot on Portra 400 with a Contax T2

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Fall still trying to hang in there. Captured on Portra 400 with Contax t2

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Set wave... Captured on Nikonos V film camera with Tri X 400.

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Patrick paddling out during Winter Storm Jonas... it was freezing that day.

Captured on my Nikonos V film camera

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Just processed a roll that’s been sitting in my Nikonos since this winter... These shots were from Winter Storm Jonas. I drove north from Massachusetts to meet my buddy Patrick for a chilly winter surf sesh. It’s didn’t last long, but it was a beautiful scene, and an empty line up cause of the extremely cold artic air out of the north west.

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Behind the scenes with Cassandra Smith

Gates of Hell in Clifton Jersey

35mm with Contax G2

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Spotted in NYC... 

Cool 666 caught on Tmax 3200 through a Contax T2

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