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13 August, 2022

The Lost Art of Film Street Photography – By Armando Cabellero

By Armando Caballero

I know that the title of this article might sound a bit surprising. Specially because nowadays, film photography is experiencing an unprecedented resurgence and also because the...

4 August, 2022

Truth and Beauty in Film – By John-Paul Menez

By John-Paul Menez

It was my first time in West Texas. Georgia O’Keeffe once said she, “couldn’t believe Texas was real…the same big wonderful thing that oceans and the highest mountains are.” Spe...

3 August, 2022

5 Largely Unknown Digital-Infrared Gems – By Dave Powell

By Dave Powell

For nearly a quarter century, I've tested every digital camera that crossed my path to see how well it handled infrared photography. Some didn't pass muster, like my beloved Min...

31 July, 2022

Why I Prefer to use Film for my Street Photography – By Armando Caballero

By Armando Caballero

Street photography is what I love to do the most. If I could, I would go out there every single day of my life and take pictures of the world around me. But there is still one t...

28 July, 2022

Shooting the “Callahan” Way – By Dave Powell

By Dave Powell

My wife Kate and I discovered the American photographer Harry Callahan in 2010, when we visited this exhibit at the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson in Paris. Callahan’s often ex...

7 July, 2022

Film Photography and a Political Studies Course – By Milosz Jeromin Cordes

By Miłosz Cordes

Before moving to Denmark in July 2021, I spent 9 years working in the Polish diplomatic service. I was posted to Brussels, Malta and Kaliningrad. While working in Russia, analog...

20 June, 2022

“Half of the Photos are Blurred” – the Time I Nearly Gave a Client a Full Refund

By Hamish Gill

I’ve just read an article on Digital Camera World about a couple in the states who complained about “irreversible distortion” in a family and engagement shoot. It reminded me of...

17 June, 2022

The Game Called ISO – Taking Advantage of the EV System for Better Results – By Vlad Serebryany

By Vlad Serebryany

For as long as I was shooting film, I have had the same nagging problem: I wanted to shoot in the dark. My Dad - who gave me my first and his only camera Zorkiy with 3.5/50 mm I...

RichardH on Agfa Ultra 100 and Agfa Ultra 50 with a Contax G2 and Rolleiflex 6008i – The Perfect Summer Holiday Films
Ibraar: Thank you for posting these wonderful photos. The images from the Isle of Purbeck are sublime. I enjoy the…
Danilo Leonardi on A Terrace with a View – A One Shot Story.
Thanks, Jeffery. Wonderful comment! I was only a frequent visitor, but I suppose with the sea so close, the island…
Jeffery Luhn on A Terrace with a View – A One Shot Story.
Danilo, I enjoyed the photo and the write up! Thanks! It certainly looks like a tropical location in your photo.…

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