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19 June, 2025

Byzantium – Ancient Constantinople, Modern Istanbul – On Film and Through the eye of my Contax G2

By Ibraar Hussain

This is a record of a couple of trips I took back in 2007/2008. I brought along my Contax G2, 45mm Planar, 90mm Sonnar and 21mm Biogon plus a load of different films to use. Eve...

18 June, 2025

Fields filled with ruins, cows, trees and boredom

By Julian Tanase

No pretence of art. No photographs of high definition, and certainly not the type of photos to put into your portfolio. No great artistic feelings here, and no “nobody understan...

18 June, 2025

Magnolia – Spring flowers with a Hasselblad and two Leicas

By Scott Ferguson

There are certain subjects I find myself shooting over and over again, usually because they are a point of interest in some daily or frequent ritual activity. When I’m in...

15 June, 2025

Riding and shooting the Warriors Race 2002

By Ryan Gardiner Johnson

On Saturday Night August 24, 2002 there was an overnight bike race (fun ride) in New York. The ride was based on the cult film “The Warriors” where NYC gangs travel ...

13 June, 2025

Olympus Evolt E1 – A Quest for Bluebells, Fairies and a House for Essex – Local Photo, Walks Pt2

By Ibraar Hussain

This part 2 of a short series I decided to write, about local photo walks, some sort of inspiration for those looking for an excuse to pick up the camera and shoot something rat...

12 June, 2025

A Summer of Cricket – Following a Junior Cricket Club Season

By Ibraar Hussain

The sound of leather on wood, tall poplar trees with cawing rooks nesting in the high branches, warm gentle summer breeze blows across the fields and gently caressing the grasse...

11 June, 2025

My five rules for taking street portraits

By David Smith

“Being nervous isn’t bad. It just means something important is happening.” — Michael Jordan Asking someone on the street for their portrait is a bit like asking someone on a dat...

10 June, 2025

Let the Sky Fall – Part 1

By John-Paul Menez

Let thy west wind sleep on the lake; Speak silence with thy glimmering eyes, And wash the dusk with silver. – William Blake St. Andrews West Sands Beach, March 2025 An ora...

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