Lens — Journal https://lens.violettadev.com/en/journal Field notes, essays, and process from Lens. en Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Field notes from the Lofoten dark https://lens.violettadev.com/en/journal/field-notes-lofoten https://lens.violettadev.com/en/journal/field-notes-lofoten Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Lens Field Notes On polar night, frozen shutters, and what happens when you give up trying to see. The kit I actually use https://lens.violettadev.com/en/journal/kit-i-actually-use https://lens.violettadev.com/en/journal/kit-i-actually-use Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Lens Process After ten years, the bag has gotten a lot lighter. A short list of the things I won't leave home without. Why I keep shooting Portra 400 https://lens.violettadev.com/en/journal/shooting-on-portra https://lens.violettadev.com/en/journal/shooting-on-portra Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Lens Film A love letter to a film stock, and a very practical case for one set of grain across an entire body of work. Between frames https://lens.violettadev.com/en/journal/between-frames https://lens.violettadev.com/en/journal/between-frames Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Lens Essay On the discipline of putting the camera down, and the photographs that show up because of it. Shadow as subject https://lens.violettadev.com/en/journal/shadow-as-subject https://lens.violettadev.com/en/journal/shadow-as-subject Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Lens Essay Some thoughts on using darkness as the thing the photograph is about, not the thing it has to overcome.