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11 November, 2026

Gran Canaria on Kodak Portra 400

By Martin H

11 November, 2026

/ Kodak Portra 400, travel photography, /

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Gran Canaria is one of the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, just off the northwest coast of Africa. A popular holiday destination for Europeans, the island is often described as a miniature continent, thanks to its rema...

11 November, 2026

Winter Garden – My photograph of the year 2026

By Tony Warren

11 November, 2026

/ photo of the year 2026, /

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Responding to Hamish and David’s suggested repeat of last years event, I have had a trawl through my year’s output. Always an interesting exercise and useful self-criticism. I narrowed things down to three or four images, each representing a diffe...

11 November, 2026

Large-Format Reflections, Part I: 1799 Van Rensselaer Mill, Claverack, New York

By David Pauley

11 November, 2026

/ Architectural Photography, Large Format Camera, /

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I’ve chosen the 18th century Robert Van Rensselaer Mill in the Hudson Valley hamlet of Claverack as the subject of this first installment in an occasional series on large-format photography. As a landscape image that also nods toward archite...

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10 November, 2026

Meet Miss Velzoe Brown

By Jeffery Luhn

When I moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to the little village of Felton, in the Santa Cruz Mountains, I was motivated to get into the jazz music scene. Bob Smith, a trumpet...

10 November, 2026

Meet me by the Steps – My 2026 Photo of the Year

By Peter Roberts

There may be a feeling of déjà vu about this image as it was taken at the same place as my 2025 photo of the year, the steps by the Painted Hall in the Greenwich Naval College. ...

Forma modular optical viewfinder with interchangeable laser-cut frameline cards, coloured contrast gels, and storage case.

10 November, 2026

Why I Built Forma – Reimagining a 75-Year-Old Viewfinder

By Peter Modzelewksi

After more than a year of development, I’m excited to share Forma, a modular, multi-format optical viewfinder that can be tailored to your exact lenses and shooting format...

Leica ii Summar

10 November, 2026

Leica ii D (1932) & Leica Summar 50mm f2 (1934 ) – NYC Street Shooting

By Scott Ferguson

In the waning days of Summer, 2026, I decided to take a flyer on an early Barnack Leica. I was intrigued by the history of the pioneering 35mm rangefinders, and perhaps attracte...

9 November, 2026

5 Frames with a faulty Petri 7 Half and Flic Film Apollo 18

By Michael Zwicky-Ross

The Petri 7 Half is a half-frame compact camera with zone focusing and the option of manual control at a fixed speed of 1/40sec, as measured by me, or automatic exposure using a...

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David Pauley on Winter Garden – My photograph of the year 202611/11/2026
Lovely photograph, Tony. "Chez Mondrian" is also one of my favorites. Although different in subject matter, your photo has a…
Peter Roberts on Meet me by the Steps – My 2026 Photo of the Year11/11/2026
Thanks for your warm comment, Geoff, it's much appreciated. And yes, the 'cuckoo clock' story is in that film.
Michael Kaplan on Large-Format Reflections, Part I: 1799 Van Rensselaer Mill, Claverack, New York11/11/2026
David, A wonderful article and such a fascinating study. The images are so provocative and well-crafted. Your control and understanding…
Art Meripol on Meet Miss Velzoe Brown11/11/2026
I can see it and have done very similar. Great technique to have in your repertoire. Many of my favorite…
Michael Kaplan on Winter Garden – My photograph of the year 202611/11/2026
Tony, A thought-provoking image. I love the composition and the detail. The descending steps in the background deliver a great…

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