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10 April, 2026

One from the first roll

By Gary Smith

10 April, 2026

/ Rolleiflex 3.5B, /

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28 November, 2024

Welcome to the Gates of Hell

By Michael-K

If you were to mention Turkmenistan in conversation to most people you would probably get a blank look, if you did get a flicker of recognition it would probably be followed up ...

28 November, 2024

5 Frames in Laos with the Lomo LC-A

By Luca Kroll

With my passion for photography reinvigorated after a multi-year rut and breaking my pride and joy, an Olympus MJU II, I wanted to make my trip to Laos an experiment with a new ...

27 November, 2024

5 frames taken with a Leica R4 that I got by chance

By Robert Mangelmann

A German proverb says: “Unverhofft kommt oft.” (The unexpected often happens.) and so a friend called me some time ago to offer me the Leica collection of his father’s estate. I...

27 November, 2024

Leica III from 1933 – Perfectly Imperfect

By Chris Hooke

I’ve feel like I’ve been away from photography for a while. Like most of people these days, the general state of the universe has got me down. Don’t get me wro...

26 November, 2024

5 frames with an Olympus Trip MD2 and Kentmere 400

By Steve Phillips

While my camera of choice has been an Olympus OM1 for a while now, I am always on the lookout for something cheap and cheerful to stick in my rucksack or pocket for days where a...

26 November, 2024

5 Frames rock hunting in the Keweenaw with a Minolta SR-7

By Steve Kotajarvi

My wife, the pups, and I like going to Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula several times a year to relax on the beach, visit family, and do light work on our house there. I alwa...

25 November, 2024

Join me and the photography community on Bluesky

By Hamish Gill

Just a note to say that I, like many people, have finally completely ditched Twitter in favour of Bluesky. I joined Bluesky sometime ago now, but whilst it was in its testing ph...

25 November, 2024

5 Frames with a Vivitar 70-210 f/3.5

By Sebastian Shields

Cheap zoom lenses have never had a great reputation. Especially in the Digital age, some budget zooms are considered a bit of a plague. Cheap, plasticky, and very poor optically...

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