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3 December, 2025

Night Shooting on Halloween with a Leica M3 and a Contax T2

By Scott Ferguson

3 December, 2025

/ Contax T2, Leica M3, Street & Urban Photography, /

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Halloween, 2025 has been on my calendar as a shooting opportunity for a couple of months. In NYC the scale of the revelry is epic, including a giant parade in the West Village and all day fun for all ages. My favorite subject for 2025 has been p...

A square image of A Covered shopping arcade in the evening

3 December, 2025

A Covered shopping arcade in the evening – My Favorite Photo of 2025

By Keith A Yeo

3 December, 2025

/ Architectural Photography, photo of the year 2025, /

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2025 involved me traveling a bit for work and pleasure. On one particular trip, my partner accompanied me to Prague and Vienna for a few days before she flew back and I remained in Prague for a conference. Having left my partner, I found myself un...

3 December, 2025

5 Frames with the Pentax K SMC 85mm f/2.2 Soft Focus Lens

By mark stein

3 December, 2025

/ Pentax K SMC 85mm f/2.2 Soft Focus, Soft focus, /

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What started as an experiment out of curiosity has apparently become serious, or at least a lot more expensive: I’ve bought a “proper” Soft Focus lens, and I have a slight unease about the prospect that it might not be my last. I...

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By frankhwu

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By Son Pham

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7 March, 2018

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By Greg May

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6 March, 2018

5 frames with a Canon AE-1 Program – By Greg May

By Greg May

Hello old friend. We have previous. But that is ok, I'm happy to take you out and walk you around. Doing what you do best. Capturing moments in time. Moments he'd nod curtly at ...

5 March, 2018

Leica M240 – Retiring My Well Worn Rangefinder – By Simon King

By Simon King

The Leica M240 is the camera I have used most (so far) for serious and professional photography in my life, but somehow is the camera I've written about the least. I'm not much ...

4 March, 2018

Nikon F75 Project – Part 6 – preferences & ideologies

By Hamish Gill

Having “upgraded” from my Nikon F75 to a Nikon F80, this little project has definitely come to an end. In fact, with the F75 being deposited on a particular shelf at work that u...

3 March, 2018

Olympus SP & DC Review – Two Olympus cameras, one family holiday – Guest post by Chris Pattison

By Chris Pattison

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.― Benjamin Franklin A clever chap was Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. He knew a thing or two about preparation. I, on the ot...

2 March, 2018

The Sunbeams Analogue Photography News – Film Ladies, Film Labs and Fast Fast Film

By Sunny 16 Podcast

Warmest Ahoy’s one and all from a very chilly Sunny 16 Towers! The UK is currently being covered in snow by The Beast from the East and Storm Emma, so now's the perfect time to ...

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