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19 November, 2019

Video: Chatting to Ashley Carr in Stourport (part 2)

By Hamish Gill

A couple of months ago I went to Stourport and met up with Ashley Carr. This is part 2 of the video I made, if you’d like to see the first part, you can find it here. If you’ve ...

7 November, 2019

Why Are You Carrying The Camera? – By Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

“Why are you carrying the camera,” asked my colleague the curmudgeon. We were having lunch around the corner from the school. He in fact is much nicer than he pretends to be, an...

4 October, 2019

Rangefinder vs. SLR – Protest Photography – by Simon King

By Simon King

One of my favourite environments to photograph is a protest. Over the last few years I've had plenty of opportunities to document all kinds of demonstrations and protests; peace...

16 September, 2019

Extreme GAS! I don’t need a new camera, I need a new Helicopter!

By Hamish Gill

For Christmas last year, my wife bought me a flight in a helicopter - it was one of those “red-letter day” gifts. I’ve always quite liked the idea of going for a ride in such a ...

26 August, 2019

Video: Chatting to Ashley Carr in a Carpark in Stourport

By Hamish Gill

A little while back I decided I fancied making a few (hopefully) more interesting videos for my YouTube channel. I’ve tried the odd bit of “vlogging”, some of it seems to go dow...

15 July, 2019

No, your Pentax Spotmatic F is not better than my Leica M6! / Don’t be like Frank

By Hamish Gill

I often get accused of writing click bait titles. I’m really not sure what people think the purpose of an article title is if it’s not designed to get people to read it, but non...

24 May, 2019

Compact Magic: Turning into a Point-and-Shooter – By Christian Schroeder

By Christian Schroeder

My name is Christian Schroeder and I live in Hannover, Germany. I can divide my photography into two modi operandi. On the one hand, I like a slow and thoughtful approach. That ...

19 May, 2019

The Kit Before the Horse – By David Allen

By David Allen

We used to live on one of the oldest streets in the dead-center of Toulouse, a city in southwest France. In case you were unaware, the coffee in France generally sucks. Seriousl...

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Geoff Chaplin on Kodak Eastman 5230 – The Time(s) I Shot This Curious Eastman Background Film
Excellent images at the end and well done for getting exposure/development correct. I tend to get "bromide drag" more often…
John Bennett on The Technical Side of My Photography – A Reflection on How I Shoot
Very nice photos, and well said about digital logos/signatures. I see them (too) often, especially on Flickr. I know people…
Richard Becker on A Picture in Spring – My Favourite Photo From 2025
Thank you Geoff (and to the others who like the image). I was hoping it would appeal to somebody else…

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