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17 March, 2021

Not at home with my Rolleiflex – Stefan Wilde

By Stefan Wilde

Is a photograph any good if it needs an introduction? Shouldn´t art speak to you without accompanying words? Shouldn't a great picture captivate your imagination and inspire tho...

16 March, 2021

Olympus 35 EC and EC2 Review – An Alternative to the Trip 35 – By Michael Sherman

By Michael Sherman

I discovered the Olympus EC while looking for a 70s rangefinder alternative to the overpriced but highly lauded Olympus Trip 35. I was impressed at the specs of the Olympus EC l...

15 March, 2021

5 frames with a Boots Multi AF Zoom and Ilford HP5+ – By James Mitchell

By jmitchell

In early 2018 I bought a lot of 5 cameras for £5, including postage. The camera I bought it for was the Canon Megazoom 105 (who could resist such a name). Sadly this didn't work...

15 March, 2021

Film Photography is Not about Serendipity (for me)!

By Hamish Gill

I don’t shoot film for the “serendipitous nature” of it. I know this is something a lot of people embrace and get a lot of enjoyment out of when shooting film. But for the large...

14 March, 2021

It’s Interesting Because It’s Old – A One Shot Story – By Gerard Exupery

By Gerard Exupery

When I was a child, I got it into my head that anything that took place before I was born happened in black and white. Not so unusual when most televisions were black and white ...

14 March, 2021

5 Frames with the Haynes Classic Camera Kit – By Alex Wilden

By Alex Wilden

I’ve always wanted to build my own camera. In fact, I bought a 3d printer at the start of 2020 with that intention. While that particular project is ongoing I decided to do some...

13 March, 2021

Markets in Yemen with a Pentax MZ-5 – By Jordi Fradera

By Jordi Fradera

Yemen, an impressive country, with a rich folklore and good people but always immersed in problems. In the spring of 1999 I took a tourist trip that I will never forget accompan...

11 March, 2021

How I Lost the Washington Monument – by Simon King

By Simon King

Despite how far I feel I've come both personally and professionally over the last few years there are still times where I'm really knocked back a step, and reminded just how muc...

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