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The Vivitar keychain camera purchased from Walmart for $5.

27 March, 2025

5 Frames of Grandkids with a $5 Digital Camera from Walmart

By Scott Bassett

I’m cheap. Not as cheap as my youngest brother. He once tried to negotiate the price when on the phone ordering a take-out pizza. So when the popular Slickdeals website li...

26 March, 2025

Why a Longterm Relationship (with your camera) Makes You Feel Good

By Andrea Monti

There is no ‘forever’ in life (life included), and apart from more mundane matters, this is especially true of photography. In fact, the ‘infidelity rate’...

26 March, 2025

Some bad luck, good fortune, and a Leica M6 on a Sunny (16) day

By Matt Reverzani

My story begins with some good fortune and some bad luck. I purchased a Leica MP about a year ago; this was the good fortune! But recently it started to develop an unusual crack...

25 March, 2025

The Boat and the Heron – One Shot Story

By Callum Stanton

Maybe you’ve experienced it – a moment so still it seems like time has stopped. It could be from intense focus or a deep calm, but the moment has probably cemented itself ...

25 March, 2025

Malvern Hills Cloud Inversion with a Pentax Q7

By Hamish Gill

Over the Christmas break, we had a series of maybe 5 days of fog. It was that proper fog that just doesn’t seem to go away throughout the day and after a while starts to feel a ...

24 March, 2025

Harman Red – My First Roll Experiences

By Hamish Gill

Harman recently released a new film, Harman Red. In case it’s not obvious from its name, it’s called Red because it’s a red scale film, i.e. it makes red photos. Now, I should s...

polaroid lab and film with polaroid prints

24 March, 2025

We have lift off! Polaroid lift off that is…

By Laura Cogan

Here we go again and by jove this time we have achieved lift off! Polaroid lift off that is. Let me take you on a messy journey through my first attempt at this beautiful medium...

23 March, 2025

The whole roll – Holga 120 with Lomography 800

By Mark Ellerby

I had previously owned a Holga but for some reason or reasons which I can’t be bothered to dredge up from memory I abandoned it. I have a habit of making hasty decisions w...

Alexander Seidler on Capturing the War of 1812 on Film – Reenactment of the Battle of Longwoods
Hi David. I have been thinking for a view days before writing this. I think you made beautiful photos. But…
Geoff Chaplin on Meet Me Mum – One-Shot Story
As always an enjoyable, interesting, challenging and somewhat scary read. Now what is your scientific explanation for these experiences?
David Smith on Capturing the War of 1812 on Film – Reenactment of the Battle of Longwoods
Haha...thanks for sharing that, Jeffery! The cannons were pretty loud at this battle as well. Cheers ~david

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