Simon Atkins, Author at 35mmc

Simon Atkins

I'm a UK analogue & digital wedding photographer, I use Leica M cameras for my analogue work and Fujifilm for digital. I started my photography career way back in the darkrooms of a busy daily newspaper.

Simon Atkins's Posts

19 September, 2026

Photographing the Hiroshima Ceremony and Lantern Floating at Milton Keynes

By Simon Atkins

Each year, on 6th August, people gather at the Peace Pagoda beside Willen Lake in Milton Keynes to remember the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and to reflect on the ...

Panning motion blur as the bride and groom enter the wedding reception. Shot on Ilford HP5 plus film.

5 July, 2026

Why I take imperfect wedding photographs with a Leica film camera

By Simon Atkins

My introduction to film photography was towards the end of the 1980’s when I got a job working in the darkrooms of a daily newspaper. The standard way to become a press ph...

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