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19 June, 2018

35mm Compact Camera Photographer #29 – Daniel Marinelli

By Dan Marinelli

My name is Dan Marinelli. I am from San Diego, CA... where I work as a registered nurse and if I'm not working I'm either surfing, climbing/hiking or reading a book. I also spen...

22 May, 2018

An Instax Project And A Framing Challenge – by Aukje

By Aukje

Two years ago I changed jobs to be able to work closer to home, allowing me to bike to work, and combine commuting with photography. Or at least it gave me more flexibility, wit...

4 May, 2018

Photography as Social Activity – By Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

I increasingly appreciate the social aspect of photography. Although I belong among the admirers of Vivian Maier — who could not be fascinated by the story of the street photogr...

23 March, 2018

One Good Photo of Everybody – by Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

Now as never before I like looking at people. My obsession with taking photos has made me much more interested in other people. I have to be careful not to stare at strangers. B...

19 March, 2018

Shooting Film on Assignment: Can it Compete with Digital? – by Simon King

By Simon King

Shooting film for commissioned work is unfortunately becoming much rarer, despite the efforts of communities like this blog to keep the medium alive. For hobbyists and fine arti...

14 March, 2018

Forward Motion – On the Road with Saint Etienne – By Mike Monaghan

By Mike Monaghan

My career behind the drums first took me on the road some 7 or so years back and since then I’ve had the good fortune to tour as far and wide as America, Europe, China and Russi...

11 March, 2018

The Leica Rangefinder and the importance of a well calibrated system – By Alan Starkie

By Alan Starkie

The idea of the rangefinder is simple, it’s an optical triangulation device coupled to a cam on a lens. Align the two images in the viewfinder and the camera is in focus. ...

9 March, 2018

Why I Enjoy Film Photography More Than Digital Photography – by Frank Wu

By frankhwu

I thought it would be worthwhile to express, as explicitly as possible, what it is that causes me to enjoy film photography more than I enjoy its digital imitation. Although I k...

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