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27 January, 2026

Ilford HP5 Plus at a Historical Engine Factory

By Martin H

27 January, 2026

/ Documentary Photography, Ilford Film, ilford HP5+, /

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26 January, 2026

Lomography MC-A Review – The Camera is about Equal too!

By Hamish Gill

The end of last year was a particularly busy time for me… most times of most years seem to be, but the end of last year really hit hard. It seemed only a few days between me wri...

26 January, 2026

In Search of Black & White, Appendix 1 – Svema Foto and Derev Pan films from Ukraine

By Scott Ferguson

When I learned about Svema Film on a recent post here on 35mmc, I was intrigued enough to try some out. Svema is a Ukrainian film stock that comes in two lines: Svema Foto and ...

25 January, 2026

A Kettle of Red

By Omar Tibi

Perhaps not the typical way a project is started! Going through my reel of photos from 2025, for Hamish’s Photo of the Year competition, made me realize that many of my photos h...

24 January, 2026

Minolta MC W Rokkor-HG 35/2.8 and Nikon Z5 – An Empirical Field-Test

By Andrea Monti

This is another episode featuring a Nikon Z camera and a vintage lens. This time, I’m using the Minolta MC Rokkor-HG 35mm 2.8, which I recently took out of the cupboard wh...

24 January, 2026

Voigtländer Vitrona – World premiere of something we now take for granted

By Alex Peter

We all have a little digital camera in a drawer somewhere. We occasionally take it out for family gatherings to take simple, well-lit photos indoors. Set the flash to automatic ...

23 January, 2026

Feel Nothing, Hear Nothing, See Nothing

By Eagle Omomuro

I don’t know where this story should begin. Perhaps that uncertainty is the only honest place to start. For years, I have lived with anxiety. At its worst, it escalated into pan...

23 January, 2026

My 2025 on Colour Film – 9 rolls, 8 emulsions, 6 cameras

By Sroyon

I predominantly shoot black-and-white film, preferring digital if I want to take colour photos. But in 2025, besides my usual quota of B&W, I also shot nine rolls of 35mm co...

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Art Meripol on In Search of Black & White, Appendix 1 – Svema Foto and Derev Pan films from Ukraine
Thanks for sharing your work with the subjects of your shots. It's a great thing to do and though maybe…
Karen McBride on Ilford HP5 Plus at a Historical Engine Factory
I loved the factory and your imagines. Thanks for the article.
Art Meripol on In Search of Black & White, Appendix 1 – Svema Foto and Derev Pan films from Ukraine
The ability to quickly put people at ease is true skill, one that can be learned but like any skill…

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