Porcupine Mountains Polaroids
Posted by Troy | Filed under Travel
Photo by Troy DeShano
Last year I wrote a post following my annual dude’s camping trip titled “Cheaper than Therapy,” about the value of men spending quality time together for encouragement and just a break from the pressures of life.
This past weekend we had our 3rd annual trip and once again we all agreed that our time spent together away from phones and computers and work and all the other crap that demands our attention was medicinal and absolutely necessary.
I had a ton of fun this year shooting instant film – these were shot on a vintage Colorpack 11 Land Camera. There are few things in life more satisfying than peeling that film apart to discover what’s inside. I’m officially addicted to this stuff.
Check it out! (I dare you to refrain from quoting “The Song of Hiawatha”)
Tags: camping, colorpack, Michigan, polaroid
Dogg
Posted by Troy | Filed under Across the U.P.
Illustration by Troy DeShano
Dogg was in front of us in line at Grocery somewhere near Marquette, MI.
All he had in his cart was like six gallons of milk and a case of whiskey.
I have no idea what he had going on that evening, but must have been fun and obviously without any lactose intolerance whatsoever.
Tags: across the up, art, Michigan, original illustration, U.P.
Cheaper than Therapy
Posted by Troy | Filed under Travel
It had been probably fifteen years since I’d done any kind of guy-trip.
Last summer my friend Robbie and I met up with our buddy T.C. (who happens to be a pretty amazing editorial photographer) in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for a camping trip and immediately agreed that these things must happen more regularly.
So as soon as the snow melted we had plans for a new trip.
Tags: adventure, camping, Michigan, original photo, Travel
