I was living here in the early eighties. At the time I was shooting my Tijuanna series. But I also still walked around with my Plaubel Makina 67 shooting color slides. I thought that I would be able to get the color I was dreaming about through this process. It never worked the way I wanted it to. I eventually switched to color negative film later in the decade. That worked much better for me.

I love shooting everyday life. This photograph is a time capsule of the 1980s. Reading Sunday morning paper. House on the boardwalk in Mission Beach. Sunny California day. The shiny suit. Big glasses. Life was good.