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12 November, 2026

Konica K-mini Pingu- my favorite penguin

By Thao Ha

12 November, 2026

/ Konica K-mini Pingu, Konica Point & Shoot, Point & Shoot camera, /

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11 November, 2026

Gran Canaria on Kodak Portra 400

By Martin H

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 ...

11 November, 2026

Winter Garden – My photograph of the year 2026

By Tony Warren

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 n...

11 November, 2026

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

By David Pauley

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-...

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...

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David Pauley on Meet Miss Velzoe Brown12/11/2026
She sounds just amazing. I hope you made a print of this portrait! Thanks for asking about Paris. It was…
David Pauley on Large-Format Reflections, Part I: 1799 Van Rensselaer Mill, Claverack, New York12/11/2026
Thank you Alexander!
David Pauley on Large-Format Reflections, Part I: 1799 Van Rensselaer Mill, Claverack, New York12/11/2026
I bought it used from a guy in Connecticut who was retiring to FL and glad to see the whole…
David Pauley on Large-Format Reflections, Part I: 1799 Van Rensselaer Mill, Claverack, New York12/11/2026
I think my ego will soon have recovered enough to share...!
Peter Roberts on Meet me by the Steps – My 2026 Photo of the Year12/11/2026
Thank for your interest, Jeffery. The camera was a Yashica D. The film was Kentmere 200 at box speed processed…

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