Richard Watson, Author at 35mmc

Richard Watson

My first camera as a boy was an Olympus Trip 35, since then I moved into digital but have come back to film, now enjoying the slowness of shooting 35mm, medium format and 4x5. Based in a very quiet part of the UK where not much ever happens so when I see something that interests me, I take a photo.

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World war 2 soldier with two ladies in costume Taken with Yashica Mat EM and 47-year old Kodacolor 400 expired in 1997 rated at ISO12

23 October, 2025

Purple Rain on 47-year old expired film – The Whole Roll

By Richard Watson

My dad (Derek, shot #7) is a war baby born in 1941. So, when I found out that there is an annual nearby 1940s weekend in Welshpool that falls on his birthday it was a no-brainer...

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