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There are places your body remembers before your eyes do.

I brought two cameras that used to be my dad's on a family trip back to Nova Scotia recently. His old super 8 and his olympus om-1, though I think by now I can call the om-1 mine since it has

I've been coming to the South Shore of Nova Scotia since I was six years old.

I know the way the light sits on the water in the late afternoon. I know which roads smell like salt before you can see the ocean. I know the particular kind of quiet that

This one.

Shot on expired film in a vintage toy camera I've had for decades.

Thank goodness I'm a photographer...

Or my obsession with watching people move in and out of light would probably be considered creepy.

Or... is it creepy?

It sure does come in handy on wedding days. That's for sure.

Oh, movement. How I love you.

Maybe this stems from my love of dance.
Maybe it's from my obsession with film.
Maybe it's from being a figure skater and often seeing the world blurred or sideways.
Maybe she's born with it.
Maybe there's no real r

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Frances Beatty is a Collingwood wedding and portrait photographer specializing in timeless, artistic storytelling for all couples and families in Georgian Bay, Muskoka, and across Canada. Offering documentary-style wedding photography, intimate portraits, and Super 8 films that celebrate love, connection, and the beauty of every story.

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