Theory & Reflections Archives

12 January, 2019

Film Photography Shows Why Private Property and Capitalist Markets Work Well – By Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

If anyone had doubts about it, the comparison of digital photography and film photography presents a compelling argument for the norms of private property and the capitalist mar...

8 January, 2019

Do We Need to Know What We’re Looking At? – By Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

I recently took two tours that revealed different philosophies about how we look at the world around us. At the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, there are no title cards for t...

3 January, 2019

35mm Compact Camera Photographer #30 – Wen Zeng

By Wen Zeng

My name is Wen. I'm a 23 year-old design strategist from Los Angeles, California. I'm an avid traveler, reader, and someone who possesses an unbound curiosity for the world.

1 January, 2019

Motivation in Your Photography or The Importance of A Project – By Julian Higgs

By julianhiggs

It is often said that the best way to improve something, anything that you do creatively is to give yourself a project. A self set goal that focuses your creative energies onto ...

10 December, 2018

A Portrait of a Violin Maker, and some reflections on shooting what I enjoy

By Hamish Gill

On Thursday last week I spent half the day taking photos of a man who makes and restores violins. It was, to say the least, an enjoyable experience, but it also felt like a time...

8 December, 2018

My Photography is STILL Better Than Yours – by Anil Mistry

By Anil Mistry

My images are sharper than yours. I acknowledge that your pictures are always crisply in focus, But my images are so sharp that they can cut your cornea if you look at them at 4...

2 December, 2018

Are All My Photographs Failures? – By Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

My photos fail to tell a story. I was talking to an NYU professor of photography, among other subjects, who is expert in teaching his students to tell a story. He allows them ei...

22 November, 2018

Sharing my Failures – Lost Frames from Amsterdam – by Simon King

By Simon King

I recently spent some time in Amsterdam, nothing work related just a short escape from the city. I was joined with fellow photographer David Babaian which was great because I ha...

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