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27 May, 2026

I Don’t Get It – One Shot Story

By Andrea Monti

27 May, 2026

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This is the ad for an upcoming live concert of Zucchero ‘Sugar’ Fornaciari, a well-known Italian pop musician famous for his loosely blues-inspired music. Having been on stage for decades, Fornaciari is no amateur. I would therefore ex...

27 May, 2026

A Missed Opportunity – One Shot Story

By Andrea Monti

27 May, 2026

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Seen from the outside the scene was too perfect to be true. A truck stuck in a narrow street near Trevi’s Fountain, in Rome, trying to negotiate its way out, and the ad on the backdoor claiming that ‘sometimes being bottled is a pleasu...

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27 May, 2026

Real Adventures are Still Out There! (Part 1)

By Dave Powell

27 May, 2026

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One true joy of travel is the chance it offers to stumble onto real mysteries of nature. It doesn’t happen often, but Kate and I have experienced it three times. The most recent occurred during a 2018 tour of Newfoundland. “Plantimals”? This 35mmc...

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A lighthouse at a city beach

26 May, 2026

Chainsaw Cherry – A One Shot Story

By Sneakerzoom

I simply don’t spend enough time roaming around the city (anymore). This city, Toronto, still feels ‘new’ to me. Partially because I am quite oblivious too muc...

26 May, 2026

The new Viltrox TTL Vintage Z1 Pro Flash – Their best flash yet

By Mike Brooks

Viltrox, known primarily as a third-party manufacturer of super sharp, budget friendly prime camera lenses, continues to expand its inventory of adjacent camera products. This ...

26 May, 2026

Rollei Blackbird Creative Film

By Tony Warren

Rollei Blackbird Creative film at ISO 100 in a Canon 7 with Industar 26M lens.

25 May, 2026

Kodak Snapic A1 Review – Overthinking With Well Built Simplicity

By Hamish Gill

This is a review of the Kodak Snapic A1 – another new point and shoot 35mm compact film camera! I first came across this little camera online through various photography n...

25 May, 2026

Kodak Snapic A1 – the cure to overthinking everything

By Timmy

The biggest difference for me when shooting with an SLR and a point-and-shoot is getting to choose all the settings for each shot. Making sure the exposure is correct. Is the su...

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