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21 January, 2026

Reflecting on a few of my own failures

By Michael Murray

21 January, 2026

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Inspired by a post from Alexandre Kreisman, I wanted to present some misses to the community to look for ideas and opportunities for growth. Below, you’ll find 8 images that I was intentional with, but which just didn’t pan out the wa...

21 January, 2026

New ads provider incoming – possible interruptions to service

By Hamish Gill

21 January, 2026

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Just a heads up, I am moving ad providers. I have, believe it or not, been quite happy with the current provider, but I have had some page load issues and a very poor Q4 which has put more strain on the website finances. I am not sure the new supp...

21 January, 2026

100 or 200 skies – Kentmere vs Kentmere – Not really a fair contest

By Paul Quellin

21 January, 2026

/ Kentmere 100, Kentmere 200, Kentmere Film, /

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There is nearly always Kentmere film in the fridge. There are films I would prefer, but Kentmere rarely seems to be out of stock when it is shopping time. With a period of cold front weather bringing some really quite impressive skies, I determine...

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20 December, 2022

Scan and Destroy – My blasphemous quest to be free of my negatives – By Max Cooper

By Max Cooper

The issue of SHOTS magazine current at the time of this writing contains images central to my thesis: Recovered slides from my grandfather’s collection. On the off-chance you mi...

19 December, 2022

Nikon (Nippon Kogaku) W-Nikkor 3.5cm f/1.8 LTM Review – a GAS killer – By Agata Urbaniak

By Agata Urbaniak

Nowadays, f/1.8 seems synonymous with entry-level. It's often a compromise between speed, size/weight, and affordability draped in plastic and aimed at budding photographers loo...

18 December, 2022

An Experimental Collage Project with the Instax Mini 90 Neo Classic – By Erin O’Leary

By Erin O'Leary

I have always been attracted to instant photography ever since my classmate produced a series of Polaroid collages for his senior project back in 2010. I loved his work; however...

17 December, 2022

5 Frames In Croatia with a Zenit-E & Kodak 200 – By Andrew Hutchinson

By Andrew Hutchinson

Once upon a moment, I was wandering through a Croatian fruit & veg market in the city of Split. I was strolling through distracted by which vendor I would buy figs & grapes from...

16 December, 2022

UK Airports to Install CT X-Ray Scanner Technology by 2024

By Molly Kate

The Department for Transport (UK) announced this week that CT scanning technology will be phased in at UK airports over the next two years, according to the legislation they rel...

16 December, 2022

ZHong Yi Lens Turbo II Review – The Cure – By Tony Warren

By Tony Warren

According to Google Translate, “zhong yi” means “traditional Chinese medicine” and it did indeed cure one of my photographic afflictions. Around 20 years ago, at eye watering c...

15 December, 2022

NEWS: Lomography Creates Free Film Scan Conversion Tool – The Lomo DigitaLIZA Lab

By Molly Kate

The Lomo DigitaLIZA Lab by Lomography is a new film scan inversion tool that is completely free! Simply upload images to the online site and convert any type of film scan in a f...

15 December, 2022

Storytelling with Three Lenses or Fewer – A Rangefinder Workflow – by Simon King

By Simon King

Just because a lens has a wide field of view doesn't mean it will be the best fit for an expansive scene. Just because a lens has a narrow field of view it doesn't mean it's onl...

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Paul Quellin on 100 or 200 skies – Kentmere vs Kentmere – Not really a fair contest
Hi Christopher, thank you. I find the Kentmere stocks a little more curly than some of the older Ilford badged…
Paul Quellin on 100 or 200 skies – Kentmere vs Kentmere – Not really a fair contest
Thank you Curtis, that is very kind. I think the weather conditions probably did most of the work, but I…
Paul Quellin on 100 or 200 skies – Kentmere vs Kentmere – Not really a fair contest
Thank you Geoff. I have a lot to learn with developers and I know full well I am not adventurous…

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