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21 February, 2022

Zeiss Ikoflex III (1939) – Atoning For GAS By Doing A History Project – By Stefan Wilde

By Stefan Wilde

When I first bought and tried a Rolleiflex I fell in love with TLRs. They are by no means perfect, but very quirky and eye-catching. I love that. Yes I am that kind of person. I...

20 February, 2022

Traces – A Photography Project – By Stefan Aune

By Stefan Aune

The inspiration for this project came from a photographer named Michael Somoroff, who made a project called “Absence of Subject“. He took the legendary photographer August Sande...

19 February, 2022

5 Frames Of A Wedding On Lomochrome Purple – By Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

I was so fortunate to be in a position to try out some unusual film stocks at my Best Friends wedding. They had their professional photographer, my Husband was the Best Man and ...

18 February, 2022

Photographing Run-Down Places – By Christian Schroeder

By Christian Schroeder

Run-down places have been fascinating me ever since I can remember. Combined with industrial architecture, they are my favorite subject matter for photography. Within this post,...

17 February, 2022

Learning To Lean Into Life’s Unknowns – by Brian Cox

By brian m cox

This project started as a way to get back to basics and mend my sometimes volatile relationship with photography. I love photography and camera’s equally. They are like childre...

16 February, 2022

All Analogue: a Digital-Free Experience of Film Photography – By Ailbíona McLochlainn

By Ailbíona McLochlainn

Last week I received a message from someone who happened upon my website. They had read that I shoot both digital and film, but could only find examples of digital photos. Where...

15 February, 2022

A Custom Compact And Affordable 6×9 With A Heart For Travel – By Dirk Fletcher

By Dirk Fletcher

I’ve built a bunch of conversions out of a vintage folding Zeiss 520/15. Most of these 6x12 cameras end up with a 65mm f/8 lens. It wasn’t until I was commissioned to build a ...

14 February, 2022

Jackery Explorer 240 Review – Power for Photographers (and their Families) on the Go

By Hamish Gill

This is a review of the Jackery Explorer 240, a product that until recently I didn’t even know existed. In fact, not only did I not know this exact product existed, I wasn’t eve...

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