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20 November, 2025

5 Frames with a Braun Super Paxette using Dragon No.1 film

By Alastair Bell

20 November, 2025

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19 November, 2025

A new old lens at No Kings Day protests

By Art Meripol

I admit. I went down the rabbit hole trying to pick out ‘the’ Leica 50mm glass to put on my Leica M4-P. I bought the camera some years back from a friend and he included a Voigt...

19 November, 2025

Earnsey Bay – My photograph of the year 2025

By Michael Zwicky-Ross

Google Pixel 7a, f/1.89, 1/962s, 5.43mm, ISO64, un-retouched My sister was over from Germany for a few days and, living land-locked, she loves to see the sea. It was mid October...

19 November, 2025

Saturday Night Fight Fever

By Andrea Monti

On October 18, I was ringside to shoot the European Boxing Union‘s female super-lightweight European title fight. The crown vas vacant and the two contenders were both Ita...

18 November, 2025

Memories of J

By Tibra Ali

“Through my lens, I intuitively aim to capture the joy of fleeting moments – it’s not about creating the perfect shot, but instead capturing and preserving a feeling or emotion....

Digital IR shot of a Paris house hiding behind cascading tree leaves

18 November, 2025

What Lurks Behind These Leaves? – One-Shot Story

By Dave Powell

As mentioned here, interesting abstract photos are often mysterious. Like roads, walking paths or stairs to destinations unseen. Or images that hide other information. Like what...

Vintage Nikon Lens 50mm f1.8 ai requiring repair due to focussing problems

18 November, 2025

Nikon 50mm f1.8 AI Lens – No. 1761389

By Ed

The Nikon f1.8 50mm lens has always been well regarded. In pre-digital days, a ‘nifty fifty’ would have been the first lens owned by many photographers, mounted on a...

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Bradley Newman on Instax Mini Evo – If Fujifilm Built a Car, It Better Not Sound Like this Camera
Thanks for this article. It made me chuckle a little. I wanted to ask, "So, how do you really feel…
Paul Quellin on Nikon 50mm f1.8 AI Lens – No. 1761389
A useful article Ed. I am lucky enough to have one of these in working condition. I just put a…
Paul Quellin on Memories of J
A vividly painted picture well illustrated by the photographs. I found this a quite moving insight and I was relieved…

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