The centerpiece of this episode is an extended interview with film photographer Sissi Lu, known to denizens of New York City as the Lady with the Hassy. She’s a street shooter and a portraitist and a TikTokker and a YouTuber, and her passion for photography is infectious. It’s one of our best conversations yet, so TOON IN! But first…

• A manageable mailbag!


• Marie Nikondo is RUTHLESS! Check out our Instagram for some cameras Gabe is offloading, and feel free to DM him and float a trade!


• and then, our conversation with Sissi Lu, featuring
  • strategies for street photography
  
  
  • the allure of the Hasselblad (and how it’s different than shooting a 35mm SLR like her Nikon F3)
  
  
  • building a community of like-minded shooters
  
  
  • forging a connection with your subjects
  
  
  • the challenge of leaving the house with only two or three cameras
  
  
  • designing the ideal camera bag
  
  
  • using the self-timer (yes, she uses it)
  
  
  • favorite film stocks (spoiler: she loves Lomo 800) and her second favorite New York film lab (picturehouse + thesmalldarkroom in Chelsea)
  
  
  
  

Sissi Lu’s website, Instagram, TikTok, and her UNDER DVLP channel on YouTube