16 April, 2024
Another YAWDISF Post
Yes, this is another ‘why do I shoot film’ post, and no, the answers are not ‘because it slows me down’, ‘because it connects me to the act of taki...
11 April, 2024
Going Analog on Okinawa – Part II – The First Roll
This is the second part of this story, you can find part one here I had been on the island about a year – but had rarely shot my DSLR; digital burnout and a lack of inspir...
8 April, 2024
Pentax Q7 – A Black and White Holiday Workflow
I’ve really taken to the Pentax Q7, so much so that it was the only camera I used on a recent 4 day trip to The Gower Peninsula in South Wales. I also took a point and sh...
7 April, 2024
Photography and the Importance of a Proper Training
In photography, among the various activities falling under the ‘preparation’ label, training is oftend underevaluated. Just as many newcomers to the world of guns th...
4 April, 2024
Going Analog on Okinawa – Part I – The Decision
Up until about nine months ago, I was exclusively a DSLR shooter – my photographic journey started with a consumer Nikon APS-C (D5100 in 2010) and topped out at a D750, w...
30 March, 2024
My Return to Film – More than Nostalgia
My return to film has become more than a nostalgia trip. Having grown up with film, learning how to develop and print at school in the 1970s, film filled my formative years. Lik...
27 March, 2024
Give Broken Ones a Chance – Shooting a Damaged Leica CL
If you had spotted the above Leica CL film camera on eBay, it might have been described like this: USED LEICA CL (For Parts or Repair) The camera’s viewfinder is missing ...
21 March, 2024
AI or not AI? or: on authenticity and photography
The original title of this picture, taken with a Yashica Zoomate 105, was ‘When the wait to see the doctor is too long’, and it was intended to illustrate how the &#...
