Philosophy & Reflections Archives

5 January, 2020

My Joy in Getting back into Film Photography – by David Mitchell

By David Mitchell

Like many others my introduction to photography was through film - my Dad’s 35mm Yashica originally before moving on to digital. I developed and printed my own prints for a few ...

2 January, 2020

On Finding inspiration (Don’t hold your breath) – By David Hume

By David Hume

“It is a mistake for any artist to think that their personal world is interesting. It is not. What is interesting is to use the personal to arrive at the universal.”The above is...

13 December, 2019

A Beginner’s Exploration of Documentary Photography – By Hugo Morgan

By hugomorgan

After a summer spent overexposing bulk bought colour negative film on trips to the beach and praying that the airport scanners weren’t going to fry my film on the way home, I de...

11 December, 2019

Why I Think You Should Print Your Black & White Negs In Your Own Darkroom – By Recky Reck

By Recky

It is certainly no exaggeration to say that film photography is coming back with a vengeance. Even the most die-hard celluloid sniffers had shelved or sold their analogue gear b...

7 December, 2019

Reflecting on Some Film Photography Failures – by Simon King

By Simon King

As we approach the end of the year, and nights draw in closer, and colder, I'm taking the opportunity to go through my archive of photographs, in order to start curating them in...

5 December, 2019

Recurrent Corneal Erosion and a Mamiya 645 Pro – It’s a Pirates Life For Me – By Adam Laws

By Adam Laws

One delightfully horrid January morning in 2018 - probably a Wednesday, nothing ever good happens on a Wednesday I woke in excruciating pain. I hadn’t been drinking the night be...

29 November, 2019

The Alchemy of Film Photography – finding my perfect formula – by Joseph Tan

By josephtwx

You are reeling your film into the developing tank for the first time, but somehow the film got stuck. In complete darkness, it’s difficult to tell what’s wrong. It’...

19 November, 2019

Video: Chatting to Ashley Carr in Stourport (part 2)

By Hamish Gill

A couple of months ago I went to Stourport and met up with Ashley Carr. This is part 2 of the video I made, if you’d like to see the first part, you can find it here. If you’ve ...

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Nicholas Johnson on 5 Dyptichs with an Olympus Pen EF
the photos of dad are probably my favorite from this roll. It's nice the film winder spins fast and doesn't…
Dave Powell on Meet Me Mum – One-Shot Story
Thanks Geoff! You and Ibraar ask very interesting-- and serious-- questions. And I will give you serious answers! But I'm…
Dave Powell on Meet Me Mum – One-Shot Story
Hi Again Ibraar. You and Geoff asked very interesting, and serious, questions. And I will give you serious answers! But…

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