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30 December, 2025

The Discipline of One Lens

By Ken Davis

30 December, 2025

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Life is too easy for photographers these days! We have wide-ranging, versatile zoom lenses. Those folk using phones also have a choice of focal lengths on many models. Now I usually have a 28/35/50 Tri-Elmar attached to a Leica M digital body. Fir...

30 December, 2025

Foggy train crossing – My Photo of The Year 2025

By Christopher Welch

30 December, 2025

/ automotive photography, photo of the year 2025, /

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I love this picture. I immediately thought of it when I read Hamish’s Call for Entries for photo of 2025. One Sunday morning in October, I was on my way out the door to meet my wife. It was around 8:30. I walked out to dense fog. There was this mo...

Hat Yai Lee Garden Night Market

30 December, 2025

Exploring Hat Yai’s Famous Night Market with a roll of Kodak Tri-X

By Danai

30 December, 2025

/ Kodak Film, Kodak Tri-X, travel photography, Zeiss 50mm ZM Sonnar, Zeiss Ikon ZM, /

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Hat Yai is the largest city in Southern Thailand, near the Malaysian border. It’s known for its blend of Thai, Chinese, and Muslim cultures, and for its culinary delights, including the famous Hat Yai crispy fried chicken, fresh seafood, spicy sou...

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28 December, 2025

A Picture in Spring – My Favourite Photo From 2025

By Richard Becker

13th May 2025, early afternoon. The oak trees had only just fully come into leaf and it was a beautiful day, hot with clear blue skies and a gentle breeze. But none of the photo...

28 December, 2025

The Haunting of Sheda Jatt of Village Gehal Bala – My favourite Photograph of 2025

By Ibraar Hussain

I’ve been away for a while, 3 weeks plus a few days on either side, so probably a month away from the website, apologies to my friends here as I’ve a lot of catching...

28 December, 2025

A Potted History of the Last Two Years of my Return to Film Photography

By Thomas Eland

During my pre digital life I was mostly a Pentax fan, using their SL, SP, ES, ME, MX, LX, 67 and 645…all long gone. The last three I bought whilst I was in Hong Kong for a...

Chandni Chowk Old Delhi

27 December, 2025

A Rainy Night in Chandni Chowk — My Photo of the Year 2025

By Danai

I found myself in New Delhi, India, for a conference and took the opportunity to explore the local markets for some street photography. This image was taken on my first day in I...

27 December, 2025

Black Rock Diving Tower – Best Photo of 2025

By Sasha Tsyrlin

Black Rock Diving Tower is an iconic landmark in Galway, Ireland. It is situated along the picturesque Salthill promenade overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. This location has been ...

Picture of a heifer wearing a bell and Swiss flags walking down a street as part of a parade.

27 December, 2025

Alpabfahrt – My 2025 Photo of the Year

By Theodore Crispino

In September, my family hopped the ferry from Ireland to France and then drove from Brittany to Switzerland. This was all done to visit friends of ours who live in a small villa...

27 December, 2025

Benson Dry Plate Co. Street Camera – Adventures with Instant Street Photography

By Chad Hill

Over the last few years I have been fascinated by the amazing story of Afghan Box Cameras. If you are not familiar with them, Afghan Box Cameras are a category of “instant...

26 December, 2025

Westminster Bridge Matam – My Most Divisive Photograph of 2025

By Simon King

There’s starting the year strong, and there’s whatever I managed to do this year, in making a photograph I was incredibly pleased with, while also incurring a conseq...

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