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21 December, 2025

Here Comes The Bride – A One-Shot Story

By Floyd K. Takeuchi

21 December, 2025

/ Documentary Photography, /

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This photograph is a reminder of the benefits of waiting, combined with some local knowledge. It was made at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, a Shinto religious complex built to honor the Meiji Emperor who guided Japan’s entry into the modern world at t...

21 December, 2025

A Warm Summer Night – My photo of the year 2025

By Rollin Banderob

21 December, 2025

/ photo of the year 2025, /

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When I read about sharing my photo of the year on 35mmc I immediately thought of this image from a community event on a warm August night in Iowa. Early this year I decided to try to get back to my photojournalism roots and volunteered for a staff...

21 December, 2025

By Eagle Omomuro

21 December, 2025

/ Abstract Photography, Minolta Weathermatic Dual 35, /

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The first roll from my recently acquired Minolta Weathermatic Dual 35 is soft, partly due to its toyish optics and partly because of its quirky AF mechanism. It is so soft that I can hardly tell whether the focus point is lost somewhere inside or ...

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Booper

21 February, 2024

My Friend “Booper” – A One (+1) Shot Story

By Dave Powell

Meet my little friend “Booper.” I’ve never had a pet bird. It kills me to see them caged. But I love them (all creatures really). And in the early 1970’s, discovered that some b...

21 February, 2024

5 Frames with JCH Streetpan 400 and a Leica M4-P

By Ronald Lips

For me, analog photography is the domain of black & white photography. Partly, this has practical reasons, partly this is a historical salute to the origins of photography i...

20 February, 2024

5 Frames with Fujichrome Fortia SP and Yashica FX-3

By Zhan Teh

A while ago, I got hold of a couple of 35mm Fujichrome Fortia SPs expired in 2008. It came from a photographer who promised it had been kept frozen when they were still fresh. I...

20 February, 2024

A 2 Year Journey Across California with Kono Monolit ISO 3 film

By Nader Bishara

In the era of ever-advancing digital technology, where cameras boast mind-boggling specs and lenses are constructed with precision engineering, there remains an enchanting allur...

19 February, 2024

More fixes – feedback needed

By Hamish Gill

Yet another update… I think the email issue with the website not opening properly when the “read more of this post” issue has been fixed. It’s hard to te...

19 February, 2024

Kodak EasyShare Z730 – Jankuary – The Best Camera is the One You Get for Free

By Eric Norris

My Jankuary camera is proof that good things often arrive in unexpected ways. In this case, it came in the form of a Kodak EasyShare Z730 digital camera that the seller threw in...

Simera 35mm ASPH

19 February, 2024

Thypoch Simera 35mm ASPH review

By vincentbihler

People who know me well, as a photographer, know that I love fast 35mm lenses, especially when they remain relatively compact. My two grails have remained unchanged for some tim...

Feb 18, 2024 News Round Up

18 February, 2024

NEWS: Film Photography News Round-Up – February 18, 2024

By Molly Kate

Today we are bringing you a new format for the news! For the near future, rather than individual articles for each story, we are going to test out a one summary piece with all t...

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