18 March, 2025
Remembering an old, broken camera.
More than a decade ago, and I remember this as though it were yesterday, I was sitting in a North London pub waiting for my girlfriend to arrive. I had been taking photos with d...
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As a family we go to Brean beach once a year in the winter. It’s become something of a tradition. It’s actually become one of my favourite family traditions, purely for how simp...
17 March, 2025
Sony SLT-A77 – hybrid mirrorless/DSLR with Minolta history
Several years ago, I purchased a Minolta Maxxum 7000 at a garage sale for $15, which came with a Sigma UC 28-70mm zoom. I had wanted to shoot with one for years. Its history is ...
16 March, 2025
First Men on the Moon: A hand made, hand bound photobook
I’ve created and published quite a few photobooks in the past but I’ve always wanted to make the process easier, cheaper, quicker and much more predictable and repeatable. All t...
I have no idea who these guys are… and I spent a week with them in Scotland on a brand trip sponsored by Hendrick’s Gin during the summer of 2019. A “brand trip” like this is in...
14 March, 2025
Pinhole Photography – Another Challenge!!
I got started with a spare body cap; drill hole in centre; tape a laser drilled pinhole over the hole (cost about 10$/£/€). Simple. Any idiot can do it – even me. If you are usi...
First, I shall set the scene: My name is James and I can’t zone focus. It feels good to get that off my chest. I been a photographer for a while now, I take it pretty seriously ...
13 March, 2025
One Negroni, One Shot, One Story
Oregon, fall 2020. A fiery sunset in the distance caused by west coast wildfires. A global pandemic still running rampant. Lockdowns and a curfew in full effect. The sun making ...
