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11 August, 2026

The battle of the accordion and the violin – Two Shots Story

By Andrea Monti

Feeling music performed live is a unique experience that reconnects us with our primal self, the one that lived in communities where music was part of rituals and marked the key...

10 August, 2026

First attempts at Bird Photography (beginner’s luck) – One Shot Story

By Hamish Gill

I’ve borrowed a Tamron 50-400mm lens to review over the summer. I have a few plans for it, one of which, as I have recently decided, is to try my hand at taking photos of wildli...

26 July, 2026

A Defence Against Otherness – A One Shot Story

By Ed

The English seaside town holds a particular place in the soul of the nation. Many of us will remember childhood holidays by the seaside. Older people may spend their retirement ...

14 July, 2026

Trumps Toilets – A One Shot Story

By Andrew

Photography is art, I don’t feel like there is any room left to debate otherwise. Most detractors who argued otherwise are long since dead and buried. Photography and othe...

8 July, 2026

When Faith Is Gone – One Shot Story

By Andrea Monti

Few social habits rely more heavily on the embodiment of symbols to convey a message than religion —or religious beliefs. It doesn’t matter what faith one believes in, or ...

30 June, 2026

On the Windowsill – One Shot Story

By Walter Reumkens

I took this photo in 2018, in a large city 60 km from my home. I had just turned 70, everyone was talking about climate change, and I wanted to do my bit too, so I’d taken out a...

25 June, 2026

If You Walk, the Photo Will Come – One Shot Story

By Scott Peterson

I recently picked up an SMC Asahi-Pentax 100mm f/4 Macro lens to use on my Nikon Zf and headed downtown to try it out. The walk wasn’t especially inspiring. Much of downto...

24 June, 2026

In the nature reserve in the Netherlands / Germany – A One Shot Story

By Walter Reumkens

A discussion with a community member here on 35mmc led us to cameras “Made in Germany”, and we soon found ourselves talking about Carl Zeiss Jena and the “Contax D” with the Bio...

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