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Passengers waiting for a subway train

4 December, 2025

Harman Red in New York

By James Billings

4 December, 2025

/ Harman Film, Harman Red, /

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I’ve recently returned home from my latest sabbatical – I’m lucky enough that my day-job employer gives me an extra 6 week break every 5 years! While I was in Austria, I stumbled across a couple of camera shops (I was actually lo...

Sunset light grazing a church roof, steeple, clouds and then reflecting off the moon

4 December, 2025

A Vast Illumination – My photograph of the year 2025

By Dave Powell

4 December, 2025

/ Architectural Photography, photo of the year 2025, /

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Just a glance at this vast illumination showed me how hard light has to hustle to deliver our personal realities. Blasting along at 186,282 miles a second, rays from the sun setting behind me averaged just 8 minutes 22.6 seconds to cross the 93,47...

4 December, 2025

Horseman 980 – A Seasonal Essay

By Jon Bosak

4 December, 2025

/ Horseman 980, Ilford Film, ilford FP4+, /

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Most people coming into film photography start with the camera and then try to figure out how to scan the results. I went the other way. I shot film for 30 years, finally switching to digital around 2000. A few years ago, I decided to digitize all...

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3 December, 2025

Night Shooting on Halloween with a Leica M3 and a Contax T2

By Scott Ferguson

Halloween, 2025 has been on my calendar as a shooting opportunity for a couple of months. In NYC the scale of the revelry is epic, including a giant parade in the West Village ...

A square image of A Covered shopping arcade in the evening

3 December, 2025

A Covered shopping arcade in the evening – My Favorite Photo of 2025

By Keith A Yeo

2025 involved me traveling a bit for work and pleasure. On one particular trip, my partner accompanied me to Prague and Vienna for a few days before she flew back and I remained...

3 December, 2025

5 Frames with the Pentax K SMC 85mm f/2.2 Soft Focus Lens

By mark stein

What started as an experiment out of curiosity has apparently become serious, or at least a lot more expensive: I’ve bought a “proper” Soft Focus lens, and I h...

2 December, 2025

5 Frames with a FED-3 Rangefinder with Industar 61 L/D 2.8/55mm

By Walter Reumkens

In mid-2025, I added a Soviet 35mm rangefinder camera, an FED-3 with an Industar 61 L/D 2.8/55mm lens, to my collection. The camera and lens had been freshly CLA’d and wer...

2 December, 2025

Holga Wide, Fisheye and Telephoto Slide-On – A Comparison of Auxiliary Lenses

By Neal Wellons

I know there are lots of Holga shooters out there as I follow many of you or see your posts in Holga Groups. These cameras opened a new chapter in photography for me, both as a...

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Scott Ferguson on Night Shooting on Halloween with a Leica M3 and a Contax T2
Thanks Art! That means a lot coming from another photographer I respect so much! Yes, shooting with an all manual…
Scott Ferguson on Night Shooting on Halloween with a Leica M3 and a Contax T2
Thanks Leon! Yes, the T2 is not inexpensive! There are a couple of alternatives out on the market, including the…
Leon Winnert on Night Shooting on Halloween with a Leica M3 and a Contax T2
Hi Scott, impresssive shots especaily with the T2. The shots on the subway are truly wonderful. Well done. Just checked…

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