The Troytsa is a religious monument, showing Christ on a cross (or just a cross) in various models, depending on the artist’s skills or local custom. It is made many time...
Julian Tanase's Posts
19 June, 2024
Easter Night Vigil in an Orthodox Community
Religiously, the Republic of Moldova belongs to the Eastern Orthodox Church; the fact that it’s of the “old” Byzantine style, or the “new” orthodox...
5 June, 2024
5 frames with Nikkormat FT3 in Meidling, Wien
Again, Vienna. There’s something about this city; it attracts me in a way that no other city does. The place is a dream come true for any photographer, be that medium of ...
9 April, 2024
Krauss Rolette Luxus – an old timer’s story
The Krauss Rolette Luxus got my attention twofold: it’s an exceedingly beautiful piece of machinery from the days of yore, and because it is related to the photographic p...
7 March, 2024
5 Frames with Agfa APX 400 in the Midwinter
I spent a few days in a quiet rural area, before actually reopening the business for 2024. You know, that time space between the end of year and beginning of the new daily strif...
26 February, 2024
Do we need to take a step back in film photography?
In recent years, I have developed a taste for and enjoy taking photographs with film cameras that are helping me in getting a decent image, with the minimal effort from my part;...
10 February, 2024
Minox Photographs Smuggled from a Soviet Camp
In 1999, an exhibition opened at the Culture Museum in the town of Osnabruck. Germany. The photographs attracted a lot of attention, because they were taken between the years 19...
24 January, 2024
Fujica Half – the Revival of a Half Frame Camera
At some point in the first half of the 90s I was very much into 16mm and Minox format film photography (still am); 35mm was something of a side thing, with 120 MF just a ro...