Theory & Reflections Archives

31 August, 2025

IPA 2025 International Photographer Of the Year Yehor Lemzyakoff on Misplaced Childhood and his Photography

By Ibraar Hussain

“You know, I do believe in magic. I was born and raised in a magic time, in a magic town, among magicians. Oh, most everybody else didn’t realize we lived in that web of magic, ...

30 August, 2025

Analogue Photography: A Personal Journey – Part 2 – Embracing Colours

By Martin H

This is the second part of my article, Analogue Photography – A Personal Journey. If you haven’t read the first part yet, I recommend doing so — it provides useful background, h...

26 August, 2025

In Search of Darkness and Light: Black & White Film Stocks, Part 5 – The Conclusion

By Scott Ferguson

This all started as a friendly conversation about looking for a ‘go to’ black & white film choice, partly because I wanted to stock up before the US tariffs kick...

21 August, 2025

Beyond Death and Film Photography

By Simon King

I got into film photography at a time in my life when I was not at my best; and one of my reasons for working with film at that time ties into that headspace. I haven’t re...

13 August, 2025

In Search of Darkness and Light, B&W Film Stocks, Part 4

By Scott Ferguson

If you are still reading this deep in my informal and unscientific survey of black and white film stocks, I salute your endurance in following what has evolved from a mild curio...

12 August, 2025

BW x CT x (0,1,2,3)

By Geoff Chaplin

Film photographers are smart and thoughtful so you have probably already worked out what the title means, but for those who’ve just joined from planet digital this is a test of ...

9 August, 2025

TLR Challenge: My Conclusions

By Geoff Chaplin

It’s about a year since I set myself a challenge to use a TLR regularly over the year and shoot at least 50 rolls of film. So, while it’s time to reach some conclusions, I must ...

9 August, 2025

Exploring the Dreamlands of Sony World Photography Award Winner Marjolein Martinot

By Ibraar Hussain

During times of darkness and moments of deep turmoil in her personal life, Dutch photographer and mother of six, Marjolein Martinot, found herself lost, searching for a r...

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Reiner on Pushing Color – A Survey of Popular Color Films Pushed By Two Stops
Hi Scott, are all the films lab C41 developed with the instruction of the pushed ISO added on which the…
Geoff Chaplin on Pushing Color – A Survey of Popular Color Films Pushed By Two Stops
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Michael Jardine on A Travel Through Time, Stupidity and Power
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