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29 January, 2021

Entering Solitude, or helping myself publish with a #FullRollFriday post – By Theo Swinscow

By Theo Swinscow

I’ve realised recently that I don’t share my photos enough. I show pictures of my daughter to my family, but other than that, I have basically no audience. Almost all my spare t...

26 January, 2021

Magnum Contact Sheets – Book Review – by Holly Gilman and Sroyon Mukherjee

By Sroyon

The average 35mmc reader perhaps needs no introduction either to Magnum, or to the concept of contact sheets. But just in case, Magnum Photos, founded in Paris in 1947, is one o...

17 January, 2021

Northern Sustainable Darkroom: Helping Analogue Go Green – By Edd Carr

By Edd Carr

When you think of analogue photography - certain things come to mind. The beautiful dance of grain, the methodical snap of a 1960s shutter, and the red light of a still darkroom...

11 January, 2021

Loading 35mm into 120 Camera (Without Adapters) – By Andrea Bevacqua

By Andrea Bevacqua

I have been intrigued by the look of the sprocket holes with the actual photo, so I wanted to try to replicate it. It is a effect mostly used on colour images and it seems quite...

4 January, 2021

Photography vs. Cameras and a Full Spectrum Fuji X100 In the Mist

By Hamish Gill

I have two hobbies: Cameras and Photography. I’ve warbled on about this before, but recently experienced a situation where the difference between the two felt really quite tangi...

28 December, 2020

Photography Theory and Practice – A Collaborative Project

By Sroyon

Do you like reading, and if so, does your reading influence your photography? I recently joined a Facebook group called Photography Books and Theory. Members sometimes post quot...

27 December, 2020

Breaking a Rut With A Return To Film – By Chris Ledda

By Chris Ledda

Back in April as the pandemic raged, a quiet chord of inspiration struck me. I made the conscious decision to start shooting on film again. It had been awhile, I’d estimate some...

23 December, 2020

A Personal Comparison of “Affordable”, Mid-Speed, Black & White Film Stocks – By Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

I’m not trying to rehash content that’s been done to death. I’m not going to tell you which black and white film is the "best". I’m just going to talk you through 4 film types t...

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Omar Tibi on Planar. Ektar. Fotograflar. Istanbul… In 5 Frames
Thanks a lot Gary, I hope you both can visit soon! Regarding the film: I used a Domke bag :)…
Omar Tibi on Planar. Ektar. Fotograflar. Istanbul… In 5 Frames
Stefan, thank you so much for your kind comments, and I really enjoyed hearing your story! Sorry to hear that…
Ibraar Hussain on Was it to be my last ever click of a shutter?… With a Minolta Dynax Maxxum 7 50mm f2.8 Macro and Rollei Retro 80s.
Thanks man. You’re probably right, I don’t have much experience and haven’t ever tried comparisons but going and looking back…

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