Infrared photography has long been a subject of fascination for me. Last year, I wrote about my experience shooting and developing Rollei Infrared 400 film, and…
Photos & Projects
Photos & Projects
Images from the Last Normal Thursday in Tokyo with Meg Hewitt – Steven Bleistein
April 8, 2020Some months ago, I signed up for a workshop with Meg Hewitt in Tokyo for March 18-24 this year. Despite circumstances with the growing global COVID-19…
5 frames with...• Lenses
Leica 50mm f/2 Summicron DR – Plum Blossoms – By Steven Bleistein
April 3, 2020About a month before Japan’s world-famous cherry blossom season in late March, is the lesser-known plum blossom season in late February. Plum blossoms in Japan are…
Photos & Projects
The Tsukiji Outer Market at Dawn with a Leica M3 and Roll of Kodak Tri-X – By Steven Bleistein
March 29, 2020The Outer Market of Tsukiji in Tokyo is a favorite morning photography spot of mine. You might have once heard of Tokyo’s famous Tsukiji Fish Market,…
Darkroom & Dev Kit
ARS-Imago Monobath MB Developer: Initial Thoughts – By Steven Bleistein
March 24, 2020It is rare for me to come across a monochrome film developing chemistry that I have not seen or heard of before, particularly in Japan. So…
Philosophy & Reflections
Some Thoughts and Experiences in Favor of the Price Hikes on Film – Steven Bleistein
February 27, 2020Every time a manufacturer like Kodak or Fujifilm announces a price rise on one or more film stocks, there is a lot of howling online, whether…
Photos & Projects
Pushing T-Max 400 to EI3200 with a Leica M3 Monochrom and First-Gen Summilux 35mm f/1.4 – Steven Bleistein
February 19, 2020If you shoot monochrome film, you don’t have to make do with shooting at box speed if it is a higher speed that you want, and…
Digital Cameras
Ricoh GRIII and GR1s Experience Comparison by a Film Agnostic – By Steven Bleistein
February 18, 2020I am sure to get some grief about this piece given that my last article on the analog Ricoh GR1s ended with my resolution that I…
Philosophy & Reflections
In Homage to – and Defence of – the Work of Tatsuo Suzuki – By Steven Bleistein
February 17, 2020No worthwhile art ever escapes at least some controversy of some kind from some people at some time. Even Ansel Adams, whom no one would likely…
Photos & Projects
Up Close and Personal with the Ricoh GR1s and Kodak T-Max P3200 at EI12,800 – By Steven Bleistein
January 15, 2020The Ricoh GR cameras have had a kind of cult following as a street photographer’s tool of choice going back to the days when Daido Moriyama…
