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24 May, 2025

The Aesthetic Qualities of BW Film Images – by Marco Dughera

By Marco Dughera

24 May, 2025

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16 March, 2023

5 frames with Zenza Bronica SQ-A in Northern Zealand, Denmark – By Miłosz Cordes

By Miłosz Cordes

I was born in January in a small town which back then was still communist Poland. The transition to market economy began a year and a half later. It brought a new opening albeit...

16 March, 2023

The Polymer Photogravure Process – By Nik Stanbridge

By Nik Stanbridge

I’ve written before about how important it is to me to see and experience my photographs in a printed form of some sort. Whether it's a darkroom or giclee print, in a photobook ...

15 March, 2023

The Jumping Bird (A One-Shot Story) – By Dave Powell

By Dave Powell

In May 2020, word went out that gangs of Baltimore Orioles had invaded Massachusetts. Fresh citrus is one of the birds’ favorite treats, and as you see, I strung a chunk of mand...

15 March, 2023

Photography Words in Other Languages

By Sroyon

I guess we all know about bokeh, originally a Japanese word but now very much part of the English-speaking photographer's vocabulary. I’m into both photography and language-lear...

14 March, 2023

5(+5) Digital-IR Frames from a Roving CoolPix 990 in Paris

By Dave Powell

Before Kate and I went to Paris in 2010, a good friend visited one of my digital-infrared exhibits and-- the following Christmas-- gave me a Nikon CoolPix 990 that he’d converte...

14 March, 2023

5 Frames in Nottingham with a Yashica FX-D and Contax Zeiss 85mm f1.4 – By Ellis Thomas

By Ellis Thomas

This last November my partner and I took a trip from Cardiff to Nottingham for a Weezer tribute show at The Bodega. I usually shoot on a Contax 139Q but it was away for a servic...

13 March, 2023

EVENT: #SheHeartsFilm and LensFayre Partner for a Nottingham Photo Walk Celebrating International Women’s Month

By Molly Kate

Celebrate International Women’s Month with the #SheHeartsFilm photowalk happening in Nottingham, UK on March 18, 2023, in partnership with LensFayre! For photographers id...

13 March, 2023

Building a Darkroom with Little to no DIY skills – by Laura Cogan

By Laura Cogan

The title suggests I can't do DIY which is not entirely true. I have been known to wield a hammer from time to time but while the results are functional they're not particularly...

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Rob on The Aesthetic Qualities of BW Film Images – by Marco Dughera
The Philosophy in and of photography is a fascinating topic. I currently shoot with a Minolta Dynax 5 and a…
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