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A stone house that looks vaguely like a castle

28 June, 2026

My Adventure in Spirit Photography

By Tom Halfhill

28 June, 2026

/ Canon TLb, Canon TX, Kodak Film, Kodak HC-110, Kodak Tri-X, /

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24 March, 2024

How (not) to Reticulate

By Geoff Chaplin

I was developing film away from my darkroom. I had assembled the essential equipment and, because I knew that untreated tap water in Brussels used to be very hard, I had made up...

Page from a journal showing a diagram of a Newcomen engine.

24 March, 2024

Historical Records in Family Photographs

By Richard Becker

I am the custodian of a large archive of images taken by at least five generations of my family, with the oldest negatives dating to the mid-1880’s. These taken by Percy Lund, m...

23 March, 2024

Compact Formation: Shooting Football with a Superzoom

By Gillian Kirby

In the days before digital became the standard for sports photography, the SLR was king. Photographers lined up pitch-side to capture the action, Minolta, Nikon or Canon camera ...

22 March, 2024

Carl Zeiss 38mm Sonnar / Omnar CX38-28 for use on Hasselblad XCD and Fuji GFX

By Christopher Andreyo

Hamish asked me recently to write an article about my findings on the Carl Zeiss 38mm f/2.8 Sonnar (/Omnar CX38-28) when mounted on Hasselblad XCD and Fuji GFX cameras. Wait… 38...

21 March, 2024

AI or not AI? or: on authenticity and photography

By Andrea Monti

The original title of this picture, taken with a Yashica Zoomate 105, was ‘When the wait to see the doctor is too long’, and it was intended to illustrate how the &#...

Lovers' Bridge, at least I think that's the name, beautiful colors at night,

21 March, 2024

Lonely in Korea (Yes, the Southern One)

By Kohtli

Entering a new country without speaking the language on any level would be a powerful hindrance to setting up a social life for anyone. I was prepared to face many hours alone w...

20 March, 2024

Portable Light Box For Free – A Quick Tip

By Geoff Chaplin

If I’m away for more than two weeks I generally take or have available equipment to develop B&W film – a tank, reels, Rodinal and fixer. Other equipment can be easily obtain...

20 March, 2024

Nikon F4 Review – A Design Revolution

By Robert Gulley

Some cameras are ergonomic and have a continuity of style with other cameras in a given system. This has been true basically since the beginning of mass-produced cameras of almo...

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