13 February, 2025
TLR Challenge: 5 – Hamburg
I hate buying presents for birthdays. Generally if I buy something it’s not quite what the recipient wanted. I know my wife likes going to new places particularly in Euro...
8 February, 2025
Don’t Take It So Seriously – Putting the Funny Back Into Photography
“Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.” — E. B. White If you read the comments on YouTube, Facebook or...
6 February, 2025
Finding the Best 126 Cartridge Camera – Part I
The 126 Cartridge camera and I were invented around the same time. Meaning about 1962. Kodak introduced 126 cartridge film and these instamatic cameras in 1963. Above is s a pic...
1 February, 2025
Imago Absentia – A Portrait of the Absent
To photographers, the word portraiture conjures up an image of a human subject posing for a photograph. But what if the person is no longer with us and cannot be photographed? W...
30 January, 2025
TLR Challenge: 4 – Brussels
We travelled to Europe in late Autumn 2024 spending most of the time in Brussels. This mixed collection of photographs was taken on the Rolleiflex GX using Fomapan 100 B&W f...
27 January, 2025
Nikon L35AF vs Konica A4 vs Pentax PC35 AF-M vs Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
My foray into film photography began in an unusual way during the Covid lockdown. While many start small, I dove straight into the deep end with a medium format Bronica SQ-B. To...
23 January, 2025
Not Resolutions, but 15 Ideas to Get Out of a Rut in 2025
I had a bit of a slump in 2024 in terms of both writing and photography and I want to dig out of that lull. From past experience, I realize broadcasting some resolutions doesn&#...
21 January, 2025
Heads or Tails? My Camera Choice for 2025
Having sketched out the reasons for my decision to commit to just one camera for the New Year in a previous post, I’ll now walk through the various contenders and reveal m...
