Theory & Reflections Archives

27 March, 2026

Misfocused Photo’s Quick Fix with ChatGPT and Nano Banana

By Andrea Monti

When on an assigment I often take with me a second camera with a vintage lens. This is a way to test old glasses along modern ones, without risking failure. Every now and then, ...

Mountains and reflections, North Vietnam

26 March, 2026

Xpan on the Cheap

By Simon Foale

Some recent articles on 35mmc and elsewhere brought to my attention the marvels of the Hasselblad Xpan, also sold as the Fujifilm TX-1. It can expose a frame of 65 x 24mm on 35m...

25 March, 2026

The Next Ascent

By Josh Baker

The season of ennui arrives quietly, coasting in months after my 41st birthday. I am halfway there. The climb toward the apex of existence has been tumultuous. I can almost make...

View of city taken with Pentax Auto 110 Super

24 March, 2026

New Adventures in Lo-Fi with 110

By Ed

In 2025, with the inspiration of 35mmc, I began to explore the world of 110 gear and film. 110 as a format was developed by Kodak in the early 1970s and was immensely popular du...

17 March, 2026

Separate but Together – A Father/Son Journey – Part 1

By Carl Follstad

Here we are: me (left) on one of the main corners of the Ginza in Tokyo last month (Dec 2025) and Dad (right) in the summer of 1979. Somewhere near Seattle, if my memory serves....

14 March, 2026

Squares vs. Rectangles in Photography

By David Pauley

My photographic archive, viewed from a certain altitude, resembles nothing more than a collection of rectangles and squares. The rectangles come from my 35mm cameras, while the ...

11 March, 2026

Why Do (Photo)books Matter

By Andrea Monti

Throughout my professional career, I have written and edited several books. Initially, I was neither involved in nor interested in the manufacturing part of the process. Once th...

6 March, 2026

My Favorite Failures

By Scott Ferguson

I remember a line in the movie ‘Girl, Interrupted’ where Vanessa Redgrave explains the meaning of the word ‘ambivalence.’ It’s not something you d...

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