The Smokeless project came about for exactly the reasons as the title suggests. One, I wanted to smoke less and possibly even quit and two, as the direct result of this action I would be surrounded by less smoke. Philosophically speaking I was hoping this small action would somehow provide me with a clearer path with regards to a a few things in my life. The logic to me being fairly simple. As a roll of 35mm film costs about the same as a box of cigarettes, I would purchase film instead of cigarettes and every time I felt like a smoke I would take a photo instead. Besides the obvious health benefits to me, it also forced me to really look for the shot and stretch my mind creatively which sometimes turned out to be far more difficult than I imagined.

The guidelines I set myself for this were fairly simple. 1. Buy whatever film I can find so long as it is fairly cheap. 2. Try as hard as possible to stick to using one camera (this failed). I started with a Minox 35GL but also shot with a Rollei35 when the Minox acted up. Both are great cameras with sharp lenses and pocketable size. Apart from those two I may have shot a few with a Nikon.

In total the project lasted about 8 months. Below you will find some of the results of this endeavor.

THE SMOKELESS PROJECT.