Philosophy & Reflections Archives

5 March, 2024

Thoughts on the Question: Why Do You Still Shoot Film?

By Dave Shrewsbury

I get asked this question fairly often, and I have a well-rehearsed answer. “The two things that really draw me to shooting on film are… the expense, and the inconvenience.” Aft...

29 February, 2024

(森林浴) Shinrin-Yoku or Forest Bathing Might Be the Best Thing for You and Your Photography

By Eric Charles Jones

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to...

26 February, 2024

Do we need to take a step back in film photography?

By Julian Tanase

In recent years, I have developed a taste for and enjoy taking photographs with film cameras that are helping me in getting a decent image, with the minimal effort from my part;...

22 February, 2024

Creativity vs Originality

By Andrea Monti

Is the photo above creative? Is it original? Well… yes and no. It is certainly original because I ‘in person’ took it, and it is creative because – regar...

13 February, 2024

Exploring Urban Exploration Photography

By Paul David Smith

Urban exploration photography is a captivating genre that encapsulates the essence of forgotten or unseen urban spaces. Exploring abandoned buildings, derelict structures, and f...

8 February, 2024

Falling in Love with Film & Promising to not buy a Leica M3 – Part One

By Zach Chmael

I’m going to talk about myself first. I know – “Another self-indulgent millennial who spent their formative years being told that they were special amongst a sea of beige… delud...

3 January, 2024

Getting it Wrong and Portra 160 in the Autumn

By Timothy Hancock

This morning there is a global artificial intelligence meeting at Bletchley Park to discuss how to stop technology eradicating mankind! Elon Musk has waded in in his own style b...

26 December, 2023

Life-like Finders and Photo-like Finders Part 1: The L–P spectrum

By Sroyon

“The camera is just a light-tight box.” If you spend time on photography websites and forums, you’ve probably encountered this dictum before – often as an admo...

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Bob Janes on A third of a roll with a Pentax Spotmatic F and Kentmere Pan 200
Thank you. The little 28 is a gem - not hugely fast, but small and not horrendously expensive as the…
Bob Janes on A third of a roll with a Pentax Spotmatic F and Kentmere Pan 200
I find ISO 200 to be quite a nice compromise. Recently I've more been playing with pulling ISO 400 film…
Tim Piscitelli on One Shot Story – Resilience
Thanks Geoff. I am on a mission to write the who-what-where-when's on the back of meaningful photos. I have a…

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