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21 November, 2025

8×10 camera for $10 in ten minutes

By Jeffery Luhn

21 November, 2025

/ Alternative Process, DIY Camera, /

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I signed up to teach a photography event to 8-year-olds at a summer activity event. It was scheduled to take place on my college campus in late June, 2025. The ‘class’ was comprised of two 1-hour sessions. My first thought – we could get she...

Life and Death in London

21 November, 2025

Life and Death in London – My photo of the year 2025

By Geoff Chaplin

21 November, 2025

/ photo of the year 2025, Street & Urban Photography, /

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This hasn’t been easy and I thank David, Scott and Hamish for setting me the (actually enjoyable) task. It turned out my favourite fell just outside the last 12 months (I’m taking ‘2025’ to mean the previous 12 months up to the date of writing) – ...

21 November, 2025

5 Frames with Svema Foto 100 with an Argus C3

By Brashtown Czar

21 November, 2025

/ Argus C3, Svema Film, svema foto 100, /

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I recently learned about Svema films, and was instantly intrigued by Svema Foto 100. Film from the most important Soviet film factory, still made in Ukraine, with punchy contrast, fine grain, and near-infrared sensitivity up to 750nm? I’m in...

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24 Frames / Whole Roll of 110 Fujicolor in an Agfamatic Pocket Camera on a Countryside walk – By Rock

By Rock

I haven't submitted anything for a while: I'm six months into a medical condition that largely effects my upper limbs, in particular so-called 'clumsy hands'. This has greatly r...

7 May, 2021

Canon Sure Shot Z90W One Roll Review – Kodak Portra 400 in Coventry – by Charles Higham

By Charles Higham

Launched in 2000, it's fair to say the Canon Sureshot Z90W doesn't have a high profile today - not compared to some 35mm film compacts that are popular with enthusiasts. What dr...

6 May, 2021

Exploring and Discussing the Idea of the “Bucket List Camera” – By Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

Just before christmas an opportunity came up that I couldn’t refuse. A camera that I have been researching since I began in film photography came up for sale in the Facebook fi...

5 May, 2021

Re-Imagining Morecambe – by Mark Harrison

By mark harrison

The gritty and often maligned seaside town of Morecambe stands on the brink of a new era as plans to transform it through ‘The Eden Project North’ are forging ahead. To me, Mor...

4 May, 2021

Plustek OpticFilm 135i 35mm Film Scanner Review – By Bob Janes

By Bob Janes

I recently found myself in the market for a film scanner. Minolta film scanners have served me well over the years. My current standard is a Dual Scan III, but it does get quite...

3 May, 2021

Shooting Medium Format Film in Rohingya Refugee Camps (and Getting Arrested in the Process) – By Ali MC

By Ali MC

In 2016 I travelled to Rohingya refugee camps in Burma and Bangladesh to shoot portraits of the people living there with a Fujifilm GA645. I was interested in the plight of the ...

3 May, 2021

Shoe Mount Light Meters – Which One is Right for You…?

By Hamish Gill

I’ve reviewed a whole load of the new crop of shoe mount light meters recently. I’ve liked something about all (most) of the meters I’ve tried, but trying them in quick successi...

2 May, 2021

Aliens don’t exist… But I have seen (and Photographed) a UFO – By Jordi Fradera

By Jordi Fradera

I have been a science fiction reader (not fantasy) for "only" 65 years, my first reading of the genre was The Puppet Masters (Robert A. Heinlein - 1951) and my Excel sheet says ...

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