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6 October, 2026

After the Rain – Images made with a Samsung NX500

By Ed

6 October, 2026

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Southern England experienced one of the hottest and driest summers on record in 2026. The duration and intensity of the extreme heat was unprecedented. But heavy rain began to fall during the night of 18 August and in the morning I wanted to recor...

6 October, 2026

Nobody Saw Us: From An Essay to an Exhibition

By DeVon Moore

6 October, 2026

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Earlier this year, in January, I wrote a personal essay titled, Nobody Saw Us. The essay traced my film photography journey with the realization of learning how to be present behind the camera. I didn’t want to look at my photos and not remember t...

6 October, 2026

Monkichi Toy Camera – Heisei Retro Trending

By Thao Ha

6 October, 2026

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This is my first ever post here. I want to make a series about fun toy cameras that I’ve collected since coming to Tokyo. A bit about myself: I am a film photography beginner that moved to Tokyo for University. As I spent my first year here, I rea...

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5 October, 2026

How I Organize My Film Negatives, Scans and Darkroom Prints

By Sroyon

“It sometimes seems as if curbing entropy is our quixotic purpose in the universe,” wrote science-historian James Gleick. When it comes to organizing film photos, en...

4 October, 2026

Mapping the New Eastman Kodak Film Range

By Oliver Smith

At the end of August there was suddenly a LOT of new Kodak film packaging flying around Europe! Some of it had the same name as the films we know and love – Gold, UltraMax...

4 October, 2026

Olympus IS-5000 – Never go back five

By Tony Warren

Second look at an Olympus IS-5000 film camera from 2002.

3 October, 2026

What Happens After the Cyanotype? Following Washwater Through The Ecological Wetroom™

By Aindreas Scholz

I started The Ecological Wetroom™ with a practical question: if cyanotype washing moves chemistry from the print into water, what happens if I refuse to let that water di...

2 October, 2026

Usedlens.co.uk – Market Reports

By Hamish Gill

Some of you might remember ages ago we published an article about usedlens.co.uk – Daniel Cook, the website’s creator has been in touch today to let me know about a ...

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