On Sept. 6, Black and Brown in San Jose will transform into a gallery alive with analog energy. Eric Weiss’s portraits of 1980s and ’90s icons, from Madonna to Tupac, will hang beside rows of restored vintage cameras, including Leicas, Nikon Rangefinders and large-format machines.

At the center are two men: Eric Weiss, the photographer who captured the pulse of New York’s cultural heyday, and Tomek Maćkowiak, a Bay Area craftsman dedicated to reviving the tools of film photography.

Their collaboration is not just about nostalgia. It is a meditation on memory, patience and the tactile joy of film in a digital world, reminding us that slowing down can be the boldest act of all.

Eric Weiss’s journey into photography began suspended between boyish play and artistic awakening. Babysitting yo

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