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12 December, 2025

How Nissan Crossing Has Changed Over Time

By Andrea Monti

12 December, 2025

/ automotive photography, /

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As a petrolhead, I always make a point of visiting Nissan Crossing whenever I’m in Tokyo, even if only for a few hours or half a day. Situated in Ginza, one of Tokyo’s most exclusive districts, Nissan Crossing is an open space in which...

12 December, 2025

Towers – My favorite shot of 2025

By Omar Tibi

12 December, 2025

/ Architectural Photography, LOMO Voskhod, orwo un54, photo of the year 2025, /

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Everyone’s wonderful posts here have inspired me to review my reel, and as 2025 comes to a close, I think I need to offer up my own favorite from this year. And what a year it was! Between my Voskhod and Contax SLR system, I’ve shot hundreds...

Front of Ricoh FF-9SD

12 December, 2025

Ricoh FF-9SD Limited – Travails of a Transparent Camera in Central Asia

By Keith A Yeo

12 December, 2025

/ point and shoot camera, Ricoh FF-9S, Ricoh FF-9SD Limited, Ricoh Point & Shoot, /

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My grandfather had many cameras, he kept them in an old 1980s dry box, and it was only when he was spluttering with edema from his congestive heart failure did we even talk about cameras. But amongst the various clunky gear I sorted through a whil...

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10 December, 2025

A Stroll Through Singapore’s Tiong Bahru Neighborhood with a roll of Kodak Double-X

By Danai

It was the last day of my trip to Singapore for a conference, and I was hoping to make the most of it photographically. After being stuck indoors for the past couple of days, I ...

9 December, 2025

Some thoughts on Sourcing Vintage Cameras and Lenses

By Marco Andrés

Image from a listing of the Voigtländer Vitoret 110 EL How many different ways are there to source a vintage camera or lens? While there are more than just these five, I will ju...

9 December, 2025

Ceci n’est pas une pipe – My Photo of the Year 2025

By Lasse Andersen

First of all, I really don’t like it when people ask me what my favourite thing is in any category. I dread when I have to answer what my favorite food is, my top 1 movie ...

9 December, 2025

Leica M3 – Becoming an Owner in 2025: Romance, Reality, and a Very Shiny Viewfinder

By Tony Page

In 2025, it feels like everyone has an opinion on film photography. For some, it is nostalgia, for others it is a TikTok trend, for a few it is a fully fledged cult. Somewhere b...

8 December, 2025

Kissaten – One Shot Story

By Andrea Monti

When in Japan, Kissaten have soon became my favourite place to rest for a while or for a longer time, waiting for the rain to stop. Unlike Starbucks and other Western or Western...

8 December, 2025

Nikon 200mm Medical-Nikkor – A Vintage Macro Lens with Built-in Ring Flash

By Dan Cuny

I am a lifelong Nikon fan and own a variety of Nikon cameras. I have very vivid memories of working in a camera store in the mid-to-late 1970s, where I spent almost 20 years. Th...

The Douglas Pine Family

7 December, 2025

They were yearning to become a photograph of the year

By Erik Brammer

Ok, drawing from corporate bullshit bingo, this was one of the few calls to action that I was keen on following: Hamish asking 35mmc contributors to submit their single photogra...

7 December, 2025

Departure – My Favourite Photograph of 2025

By Ron Duda

I shoot a lot of film. As of mid November I’ve exposed 106 rolls of 120 and 35mm film. All in glorious black and white. My approach is normally quite deliberate. I struggle ...

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