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2 November, 2025

Planar. Ektar. Fotograflar. Istanbul… In 5 Frames

By Omar Tibi

Cue the Sertab Erener song. How do you tell a story about a city bigger than many countries, in just 5 images? This was the question I was grappling with when trying to write th...

1 November, 2025

5 Frames with a Leica 1c

By Phil Harrison

I’ve been a fan of Viewfinder cameras for many years, having owned M’s and Leica III’s in the past, with a IIIa my current camera. I never thought about a Leic...

31 October, 2025

5 Frames on Haida Gwaii

By Derek Ulrich

You really have to want to get to Haida Gwaii from, well, anywhere. In theory it’s quite simple to get to Haida Gwaii from Vancouver. Simply head east on Highway 1, or the Sea t...

25 October, 2025

5 Frames taken with a Mamiya 135 in south-eastern Scania

By Jonas Ranstam

I was born in southern Scania, specifically in the town of Simrishamn on the Baltic Sea, grew up in the neighbouring municipality of Tomelilla and attended upper secondary schoo...

22 October, 2025

5 frames from freezing Margate with a Leica M5

By KoniOmegaSam

As is the case with many photographers, working a “9-5” office job often leads to the feeling of wanting to get out and explore if the opportunity arises. Sometimes, you have to...

22 October, 2025

5 Frames with Expired Soviet Svema ISO 25 at Cinevilla, Tukums, Latvia

By Felix Flores Rodriguez

Father Time waits for no one — and that includes film. I was talking with a friend of mine, one of the last camera repairmen in Riga. More about him later — I plan to write an a...

21 October, 2025

5 Frames with a Canon EOS 5000, 50mm f/1.8, and Kepler 800

By Yousuf Sarfaraz

I’ve shot a variety of films before, both color and black and white, from Portra to HP5, but I had never experimented with motion picture stock like Kodak Vision3 500T. I had se...

18 October, 2025

5 Frames with the Bessa L, Kodak Gold 200 and Alpine Classics at Lake Walchensee

By Jens

Some cameras make you feel clever. The Voigtländer Bessa L makes you feel… well, slightly mad. A 35mm body without a viewfinder is like a pub without beer: technically possible,...

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