31 August, 2026
Wider Horizons – Making Panoramic Images
When photographers talk about “going wide”, the typical assumption is that they are referring to using lenses with shorter focal lengths. Yet many pictures that “feel” wide– suc...
20 August, 2026
Being Un-Leica
Am I un-Leica? No… Well in the case of a IIIf, yes I am. I’ve been giving some thought as to why I’m not a Leica user. It’s not because I don’t like them. What’s not to li...
18 August, 2026
Don’t Talk To Strangers
The catalyst: Covid-19 When I was in my twenties, I loved to sketch strangers on buses and trains. When I emigrated to London, I turned my drawings into watercolours, etchings, ...
17 August, 2026
Why I’m Choosing the W-Nikkor 3.5cm f/1.8 LTM or Omnar NK35-18 MkII Conversion as my 35mm (Pt. 1 of 3)
It all started with Sonnar Love. Like many regulars of 35mmc, over ten-years ago I was enlightened and soon began pursuing Sonnar-formula lenses because of community founder Ham...
2 August, 2026
Why I shoot film
Process. Process. Process. Purpose dictates decisions about kit (as well as timing, location etc.): do I have a pre-planned set of images I want to take, or is it a photo-walk s...
30 July, 2026
Robert Frank’s Disappearing New York Neighborhood
Above: 7 Bleecker Street: With the property sold, workers remove the last possessions of Robert Frank and June Leaf After my recent 35mmc article, describing our April trip to B...
There is a specific moment on a shoot that I never enjoyed. The light is doing something interesting and about to stop doing it, and instead of looking at the scene I am staring...
24 July, 2026
On Insincerity
This is a rant. It was caused by the umpteenth self-promotional, vertically shot from above video made toting a smartphone, in which, after the hideous opening — ‘hey guys’ — th...
