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23 December, 2025

High Surf, Thick Fog — My favorite photography of the year 2025

By John Eaton

23 December, 2025

/ Landscape Photography, photo of the year 2025, /

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Like others on 35mmc, I was immediately attracted by Hamish’s invitation to submit one’s favorite photo of the year – in my case because I believed that I had just shot it in early November! However, to date I haven’t been a contributor to 35mmc,...

23 December, 2025

Bad Luck at Heian Jingu Shrine – One Shot Story

By Andrea Monti

23 December, 2025

/ Documentary Photography, ilford HP5+, Nikon 35ti, /

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As it is customary in Japanese Shinto shrines, also the Heian Jingu in Kyoto has an area where bad luck is left hanging in the open. 御御籤 —o-mikuji—are small strips of paper that people can choose at random to find out their fortune. As every to...

The Carousel Bar

23 December, 2025

The Carousel Bar at Hotel Monteleone – My 2025 picture of the year

By Jonathan Murray

23 December, 2025

/ photo of the year 2025, /

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Photography has been part of my life for half a century. At thirteen, living on Royal Air Force Base Akrotiri in Cyprus, I joined the base photography club and found myself under the guidance of an RAF press photographer. He taught me the basics —...

pic of Mamiya C220, plus a Mamiya C33 and spare lens

23 December, 2025

5 Frames With a Mamiya C220

By Victor Dively

23 December, 2025

/ Ilford Film, ilford FP4+, Mamiya C220, /

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This past year I decided to focus on black and white film photography and to tackle landscape photography. For me, that has been a hard challenge. My occasional attempts at landscape photography while out hiking and looking for wildlife have alway...

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1 June, 2023

Not Fitting in a Photography Box

By Jack

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1 June, 2023

5 Frames with a Dacora Digna up Pen Y Fan

By Phil Harvey

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31 May, 2023

NEWS: Jollylook Launches Kickstarter Campaign for New SQUARE Pinhole Instant Film Camera DIY Kit

By Molly Kate

Yesterday, Jollylook announced a new 10-day crowdfunding campaign to support the creation of an eco-friendly DIY instant pinhole camera that uses Fujifilm’s Instax Square film. ...

31 May, 2023

“Crystal City” (a One-Shot Story)

By Dave Powell

Sometimes, a piece of art offers so many tempting ways to capture portions, parts and pieces! That’s how I reacted when I first encountered this stunning Josiah McElheny assembl...

31 May, 2023

Pinsta & Full-Colour Instant 4″x5″ Pinhole Prints Without A Darkroom

By DaveTheWalker

A few years ago I remember I was scrolling through Instagram when something caught my eye. It was seemingly a video of a black and white paper negative being rocked in a tray of...

30 May, 2023

NEWS: Leica’s Latest Compact Full-Frame Q3 Meets Mixed Reception

By Molly Kate

Leica has released the latest in the Q series with upgraded features accompanied by a Summilux 28mm F1.7 ASPH lens. The Q3 is packed with impressive functions but it will cost y...

30 May, 2023

35mmc Shop is Back (with a few bits of my gear on “sale”)

By Hamish Gill

After the website went down a month or so back, the last thing on my mind was getting the shop back up and running. Since the dust has now settled, I thought it about time I rel...

30 May, 2023

5 Frames of Kodak Tri-X in Cornwall with a Mamiya RB67 and Sekor C 127mm f3.8 – by Arinola

By Arinola Lawal

I initially borrowed my friend Shin Smith’s Mamiya RB67 for a trip to Oxford at the end of February. Shortly after, I went to Cornwall with a group of friends and thought it cou...

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