Personal Blog | A. del Castillo

'22 in Review

Ah, what a whirlwind the end of 2022 was for me. A pity the deadlines trickled into 2023, but ...ok.( lol idk wut to say cuz meh) This...

The Comfort in Two

As summer gives way to fall and winter, I sigh in relief because the end of the year is my favorite. Along with the holidays, our...

& it was called Yellow

Look at the stars, look how they shine for you and all the things you do ⭒ This is how I'll remember your 20s - always on my couch...

Sunsets at Joshua Tree

During this Joshua Tree trip, I wanted to focus on two things - catching the sunset on film and not repeating my film mistake from my...

Cabo 2021 • A Xerophyte Study

Last December, Tino was named a Top 100 employee in his company and was invited to the Founder's Club celebration in Cabo San Lucas. The...

Cancun 2021

I am finally getting around to posting these pictures from last year. I was initially going to break it out into two posts, but this...

LA Walks • Van Gogh on Lomo

Is it cliche to say I love Van Gogh? I love his impasto art style of bold, dramatic brush strokes because I can feel the movement in his...

LA Walks • Arts District at Sunset

Film rolls always take me a while to finish. My first roll of Ultramax 400 was completed in Los Angeles, a few weeks after my San...

San Francisco 2021 • Golden Bear Trading Company

I didn't mention in my previous post that I loaded the roll of Ultramax 400 into my 'new' Olympus Pen FT half-frame camera. I love this...

San Francisco 2021 • Botanical Gardens

I visited San Francisco three times last year, far less than in previous years due to the pandemic. SF day trips used to mean early...