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25 March, 2021

5 Frames with a Pentax SP1000 / Zeiss Jena 50mm 2.8 and Expired FP4 – By Peter Roberts

By Peter Roberts

I can hardly remember a time when I have been without a camera. Fifty-eight years ago at the age of ten I splashed out all my holiday money on what I suppose was a VP Twin at Wo...

22 March, 2021

5 Frames with a Zenit TTL on the top of a Welsh Valley in -5 Degrees C – By Toby Van De Velde

By TobyVPhoto

I bought a job lot of cameras well over a year ago. Long before COVID19 was even a thing. I was mostly interested in the FD mount lenses to use with my Canon AT-1, and, to be ho...

20 March, 2021

5 frames with the Leica CL in Syria – By Grant Rayner

By Grant Rayner

A year ago, in February 2020, I had the opportunity to travel through parts of Syria. As it turns out, I was lucky with my timing. This was early in the COVID-19 pandemic. While...

19 March, 2021

The Whole Roll from a Trendy Halloween Photoshoot – By Chase Taylor

By Chase Taylor

I am not a TikTok user myself, but as a college student I think I might be the odd man out. For those of you who are not familiar with TikTok, that’s a topic for another day, bu...

18 March, 2021

Photographing a Refugee Protest – By Ali MC

By Ali MC

Like many photographers, I’ve always aspired to become a photojournalist. However, the global media industry is rapidly changing and the ‘golden era’ of photojournalism - featur...

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...

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...

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 ...

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