30 March, 2024
My Return to Film – More than Nostalgia
My return to film has become more than a nostalgia trip. Having grown up with film, learning how to develop and print at school in the 1970s, film filled my formative years. Lik...
21 March, 2024
AI or not AI? or: on authenticity and photography
The original title of this picture, taken with a Yashica Zoomate 105, was ‘When the wait to see the doctor is too long’, and it was intended to illustrate how the &#...
21 March, 2024
Lonely in Korea (Yes, the Southern One)
Entering a new country without speaking the language on any level would be a powerful hindrance to setting up a social life for anyone. I was prepared to face many hours alone w...
19 March, 2024
What Does ‘Professional’ Mean in Photography?
Pro’ is the photographer’s blessing and curse. It is the status we all – well, many of us – aspire to. It is the marketing gimmick created by the exploit...
14 March, 2024
How Privacy Hysteria Killed Street-Photography
At other times I would have dismissed this image as ‘out of focus’ and unusable. Just another missed shot caused by poor focusing technique on a fully manual film camera. Nowada...
5 March, 2024
Thoughts on the Question: Why Do You Still Shoot Film?
I get asked this question fairly often, and I have a well-rehearsed answer. “The two things that really draw me to shooting on film are… the expense, and the inconvenience.” Aft...
29 February, 2024
(森林浴) Shinrin-Yoku or Forest Bathing Might Be the Best Thing for You and Your Photography
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to...
26 February, 2024
Do we need to take a step back in film photography?
In recent years, I have developed a taste for and enjoy taking photographs with film cameras that are helping me in getting a decent image, with the minimal effort from my part;...
