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3 February, 2026

Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge — January 1st, 2026

By Scott Ferguson

3 February, 2026

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Lomography Launch LomoChrome Metropolis on Kickstarter

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By Peter Samson

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13 July, 2019

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By Nigel Cliff

A friend of a friend was clearing out some stuff after her Grandad died and found this Yashica 35 - it was subsequently passed onto me. I was confused at first as I only new abo...

12 July, 2019

5 Frames with a Leica M6 and Voigtlander 35mm f/1.4 – By Nigel Cliff

By Nigel Cliff

Now can I just say that before this M6, I’d never shot a Leica, I’d only actually held one for a few seconds 10 years ago so I came to this wondering if all the hype was really ...

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By Perry Ge

We all have our go-to cameras. This is not mine. It is however one of the quirkiest cameras in my unreasonably large collection of rangefinders and rangefinder lenses: the Agfa ...

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Scott Ferguson on Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge — January 1st, 2026
Thanks Art! Yes, if I could only have one or the other, I think I'd go with B&W for this…
Art Meripol on Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge — January 1st, 2026
Really like the B&W and that Svema. I love color but the B&W just feels right for a more documentary…
Scott Ferguson on Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge — January 1st, 2026
Thanks Ibraar! I was fascinated by the different approaches David and I took on the day, some of which was…

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