Mike Caputo, a fireman from Hawaii has just launched a Kickstarter campaign to build a community darkroom in Hawaii. Hawaii is about as far away from where I live as is possible - if I ever get there it'll be a “trip of a lifetime” type visit. Despite this, I have just backed the project and bagged myself a day pass and one of Mike’s prints. To me, this Kickstarter campaign feels like one worth backing - let me tell…
Finally, I had time to test my macro lens. An old one a Vivitar 55mm, 2.8. The conditions for photographing were perfect. There was hoarfrost all over. So with Robert Capa's…
It sometimes feels like a few of the pieces of the puzzle just come together. This might be to do with light, or the subject matter, mood, gear, whatever; it’s a…
My mother presented me with a mixed collection of my late father's transparencies on one of my visits. Mostly good family photos as expected, but also photographs of a few places…
Finally. After more than two weeks of nothing but dark and grey skies in the Netherlands this weekend presented me with some light. That also meant a temperature below 0 degrees…
We interrupt your weekly film photography post for some breaking (well, broken yesterday) news. Kosmo Foto have announced a 120 format B&W film using the exact same emulsion as the 135…
Loved to be hated almost as much as the M5, the Leica M4-2 might still be considered the redheaded stepchild of Leica. It was a departure from the “perfect” design and…
Last year, I started collecting Olympus rangefinder cameras from the 60’s and 70’s. I'm after a 35RC, a 35RD, and a 35SP. So far, I have an RC and an RD.…
There was delightful synchronicity in the opportunity: photograph an up and coming jazz quintet during a practice session. I’d been considering trying Ilford Delta 3200 in my Rolleiflex 2.8F, a 1980…
