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2 October, 2025

A Few More Shots From An Urban Exploration Trip

By Andrea Monti

2 October, 2025

/ Documentary Photography, Street & Urban Photography, /

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Hip-hoppers and skateboarders are often seen together in many urban landscapes. Actually, these performing arts come from different US social and geographical milieus. However, in a world where different paths of life, cultures and traditions matt...

2 October, 2025

5 Frames with a Kodak Pocket A-1, Kodak’s most pointless camera

By Michael Zwicky-Ross

2 October, 2025

/ Kodak Pocket A-1, Lomography Film, Lomography Tiger 110, /

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The Kodak Pocket A-1 was a 110-format camera introduced by Kodak in 1978. In 1980 (and I cannot believe they made it for more than two years) it was renamed Kodak Brownie. It is a fixed focus, fixed exposure camera made almost entirely of plastic....

2 October, 2025

Sony RX1R and the Illusion of Alternatives

By Sien Hong

2 October, 2025

/ Camera Theory, digital camera, Sony Digital, Sony RX1R, /

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When Sony announced the RX1R III, my mind immediately leapt back to the original RX1R – a camera I had once carried, loved, and ultimately let go. The cost of the RX1R III is not one I could justify and I thought (and wrote) about how I coul...

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18 August, 2021

Joys and Challenges of Publishing Zines – By Floyd K. Takeuchi

By Floyd K. Takeuchi

I thought I knew a thing or two about publishing a zine. In a previous life, I ran a Honolulu, Hawaii-based media company that published six monthly consumer magazines. We cove...

17 August, 2021

Cannonmate AE 808 – Shooting a very fake “Canon” – By Karl Gustavsson

By Karl Gustavsson

Some film cameras are cheap. There is no doubt about it. Sure, you can but a Leica or a Hasselblad for a small fortune but it is fully possible to buy a great camera that suits ...

16 August, 2021

Picking your Color Negative Film Stock – An Alternative Approach – By Matt Wright

By Matthew Wright

The film community is a high point of the internet. Coming back to film after a 20+ year hiatus was facilitated by all of the excellent work that has been done over the last few...

15 August, 2021

Ilford HP5 and a First Experiment at 3200 – by Jonathan Slater

By Jonathan Slater

Minolta's SRT series is regarded as something of a classic for good reason - they're beautifully tactile in the hands, make sounds that you can find videos dedicated to on YouTu...

14 August, 2021

5 frames with a Holga (my First Film Camera) and some Expired Film – By Frankie Bina

By Frankie Bina

I know, Holga and expired film, that sounds like a total cliché of Lomography and hipsters. But for me it was the first taste of the world of a film photography. And it all star...

13 August, 2021

My First Attempt at Colour Developing – a Learning Journey Update from Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

One of the first articles I ever wrote for 35mmc was about my first 3 rolls of black and white film, developed at home. Almost a whole year later, I decided to try c-41 developm...

12 August, 2021

Shooting Stardust with Ilford Delta 3200 and a Minolta SRT 100 – By Stephen Badolato

By Stephen Badolato

Photography—film photography in particular—brings a lot of heartache. Your eyes see something worth preserving and the final result never seems to capture it the way you remembe...

11 August, 2021

5 Frames with Cinestill 800T and a Canonet QL17 Giii (No Gas Stations) – by Marcus Rivera

By Marcus Rivera

Cinestill 800T is an amazing film stock that has its own unique style and character. I’m a huge fan of its cool blue/green tones, and of course those controversial red halations...

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Peter Roberts on Crosby’s Blitz Beach with a Yashica D and Kodak Gold 200 – The Whole Roll
Thanks so much for your kind words, Dean. Next time you're in the area make sure Crosby Beach and Blitz…
Sien Hong on Sony RX1R and the Illusion of Alternatives
Thanks so much for the kind words - that really means a lot. I like how you put it, about…
Eagle Omomuro on Sony RX1R and the Illusion of Alternatives
Hey Sien, your photos, especially the first few, are in my opinion the textbook level of street photography. The timing,…

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