The average 35mmc reader perhaps needs no introduction either to Magnum, or to the concept of contact sheets. But just in case, Magnum Photos, founded in Paris in 1947, is one o...
Sroyon's Posts
18 January, 2021
3 Ways to Make Contact Sheets and What They Can Tell Us – Darkroom Technique Part 6 – by Sroyon
I originally conceived my Darkroom Printing series as a five-part affair, but I figured I'll add more as I learn, especially if I find something that's not covered in most onlin...
28 December, 2020
Photography Theory and Practice – A Collaborative Project
Do you like reading, and if so, does your reading influence your photography? I recently joined a Facebook group called Photography Books and Theory. Members sometimes post quot...
30 November, 2020
“Why It Does Not Have to Be in Focus” and “Out of Focus”: Pinhole Adventures Part 4 – by Sroyon
Another Monday, another episode of my Pinhole Adventures series… but this one is a bit different. So far, I’ve mainly focused on designing and building cameras. Part 4 is less a...
2 November, 2020
Katie Melua on Shooting the “Album No.8” Cover with Film – Interview by Sroyon Mukherjee
Katie Melua's latest album, Album No.8, came out on October 16th. It’s the Georgian-British singer-songwriter’s eighth studio album (hence the name), and also her eighth consec...
26 October, 2020
Making, Measuring and Testing the “Optimal” Pinhole: Pinhole Adventures Part 3 – by Sroyon
There’s a scene in Jurassic Park where Dr. Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) gives the park’s creators a lecture on ethics. He ends with the famous line, “Your scientist...
When you get right down to it, there are only three things a camera needs to do: form an image, record that image, and be otherwise light-tight. All the rest – focusing aids, li...
21 September, 2020
Nine Homemade Cameras: Pinhole Adventures Part 1 – by Sroyon
Aren't humans amazing. We develop sophisticated technology – high-resolution sensors, superfast lenses – to record images. But we also make, and express ourselves with, the simp...