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24 December, 2025

Portraits From Nagoro, the Scarecrows’ Village

By Andrea Monti

24 December, 2025

/ Documentary Photography, travel photography, /

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In the heart of Iya Valley, in Tokushima Prefeture, lies Nagoro, the Scarecrow Village. Half a ghost-town, half a still inhabited place, Nagoro’s main population is composed by about 300 scarecrows spread all around the village. When Ayano T...

24 December, 2025

Oh, hey – My Favorite(d) Photo of 2025

By John Bennett

24 December, 2025

/ photo of the year 2025, Portrait Photography, /

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I don’t know if this is my favorite photo of 2025, but it certainly received the most “likes” on Flickr, which — for me, at least — are harder to come by than those on Instagram. One of the things I appreciate about the Olympus XA2, in addition to...

24 December, 2025

5 Frames From The “Uncanny Valley” Training Town in Gravesend – by Simon King

By Simon King

24 December, 2025

/ Documentary Photography, Ilford FP4 Type 517 Cine, /

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The Metropolitan Police Specialist Training Centre (MPSTC) in Gravesend is a surreal space. It’s a ghost town built as a backdrop for organised chaos, a stage set for practicing scenarios for protest, riots, and even crowd control at sports events...

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22 December, 2025

A Morning in Snow – My photo of the year 2025

By Curtis Heikkinen

I can’t really pick one particular image as a favorite since I take thousands in a typical year. But I can say this is a representative example of the kind of image I am most p...

Viltrox 85mm f/2 evo Nikon Zf

22 December, 2025

Viltrox 85mm f/2 Evo Review – A perfect balance of compromise for me!

By Hamish Gill

The Viltrox 85mm f/2 Evo is the lens I wished I was reviewing when I was writing about their 85mm 1.8. I really liked that lens, but there was something about its bokeh, its lar...

21 December, 2025

Here Comes The Bride – A One-Shot Story

By Floyd K. Takeuchi

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...

21 December, 2025

A Warm Summer Night – My photo of the year 2025

By Rollin Banderob

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 t...

21 December, 2025

By Eagle Omomuro

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 ...

A figure stands alone in an alley between massive buildings on either side.

20 December, 2025

Solitude in Shenzhen – My favorite photo of 2025

By Kohtli

I’ve tried using Lomo Metropolis before, but that was on full frame with a very cheap point and shoot. This time around I was making an effort to shoot in on 120 with an old Oly...

20 December, 2025

Phoenix (I) Rising, or, How I Tame the Beast

By Michael Murray

Phoenix (1) Why Bother? When it was released a few years ago, Harman Phoenix was a welcome new kid on the block. Like most, I was eager to try it out. To begin with, I want to s...

20 December, 2025

Graveyard – My favourite photo of 2025

By Max Tiraquon

2025 was not a productive year photographically wise for me. A combination of a very minor but niggly medical issue combined with the rarest of things a great British summer and...

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REED GEORGE on Portraits From Nagoro, the Scarecrows’ Village
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