30 Frames

Written and photographed by Adam Travis

It’s going to be 35 degrees for the next week. I’ve got my trusty hand fan, the AC is blasting, and I’ve chopped my jeans into jorts, but it’s still hard to gather the motivation to do anything – photography included. The thought of going out and lugging around a DSLR in the midday heat or a monsoon isn’t exactly appealing.

With anything creative, it’s easy to get into a slump. Go a few weeks without picking up a camera, and you start looking back through your portfolio, wondering if you ever were any good. So one evening at the beginning of June, I rolled over and took a photo of my laptop with my iPhone in black and white.

Since then, I’ve taken a photo on my phone every day. Some days are easier than others – a KIA Tigers game is much more interesting than my apartment on a Sunday evening. Nevertheless, I found something to shoot every day for a month – and I intend to keep going.

The Author
Hailing from the eastern Canadian province of New Brunswick, Adam Travis has been documenting daily life with a camera since 2012. When he’s not teaching English to kindergarteners, he can be found roaming the streets of his Gwangju neighborhood, camera in hand. He enjoys running, beer, travel, and food.