31 October, 2025
A Haunted House for Halloween!
This was the most haunted place I ever lived. And the most vicious. You wouldn’t recognize it today, though. It’s now surrounded by trees. And across three-quarters of a century...
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3 October, 2025
“Half Framing” Practically Any Film Camera (Part 1 of 2)
I love creativity of all kinds. But it has taken me down some strange rabbit holes (like here, here, here and here). This article is another. I hope you find it interesting and ...
26 September, 2025
Zip Disks – A One-Shot Public-Service Announcement
Remember these? How long has it been since you stored important files– especially photos– on Zip disks? It’s been three decades for me, since higher-capacity CD-R me...
15 September, 2025
Ansco Titan – A Stylish 6×6 120 Folder
Meet the Ansco Titan – a sleek 120 folder dressed for a formal Art-Deco ball! I don’t think it’s been reviewed on 35mmc, so here goes… Born in 1948 (abou...
1 August, 2025
Be Careful with Generative AI! (One Shot Story)
On July 17, 2025, more than 1,500 anti-Trump “Make Good Trouble” protests (totaling perhaps 56,000 people) occurred across the U.S. Of these, nearly 100 groups gathered in Massa...
Antoine Bourdelle isn’t a household name in the U.S. But he’s nearly legendary in France. His life stood squarely at the crossroads of European art’s transition from Beaux-Arts ...
25 July, 2025
Autumn Artichokes – An Ekphrastic* Poem (One Shot Story)
Past their prime in a Paris garden. Abandoned artichokes. Wrapped in brown against autumn winds. Forgotten. Inedible. Suitable now for fall arrangements. Or compost. Grieving al...
16 July, 2025
Potty Pareidolia – One-Shot Story
Doesn’t every photographer hope to find an undiscovered niche? Something still un-tapped? I may have just: In what I dub “Potty Pareidolia”! Specifically, clean toilet paper tha...