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Soda Lake, Carrizo Plain
Close to Home - love letters on film to the Central Coast
May 9 • Clara Zhu
A shot list for surfing photo shoots
Keeping this one handy
May 1 • Clara Zhu

April 2026

What is darkroom development and why does it matter?
Frustrations and joy
Apr 24 • Clara Zhu
Greener Pastures Animal Sanctuary
Close to Home - love letters on film to the Central Coast
Apr 13 • Clara Zhu
A point-and-shoot film camera was made for friends
An alternative to our phones
Apr 3 • Clara Zhu

March 2026

How to build a creative practice while working in medicine
Is this thing on?
Mar 27 • Clara Zhu
My Home on Film
Come on over
Mar 20 • Clara Zhu
Film of the Palm Springs Desert
Two friends, one glorious day in the sun
Mar 13 • Clara Zhu
Eight Years Later from Tamraght, Morocco
Where I first learned to surf
Mar 6 • Clara Zhu

February 2026

What surgery taught me about photography
I’m relatively new to photography and not at all new to surgery.
Feb 26 • Clara Zhu
Why I love surfing on the Central Coast of California
4 months in
Feb 20 • Clara Zhu
Taking a film camera to Rancho Burro
A rescue for donkeys - they're gentle and beautiful!
Feb 6 • Clara Zhu
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