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11 November, 2026

Gran Canaria on Kodak Portra 400

By Martin H

11 November, 2026

/ Kodak Portra 400, travel photography, /

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Gran Canaria is one of the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, just off the northwest coast of Africa. A popular holiday destination for Europeans, the island is often described as a miniature continent, thanks to its rema...

11 November, 2026

Winter Garden – My photograph of the year 2026

By Tony Warren

11 November, 2026

/ photo of the year 2026, /

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Responding to Hamish and David’s suggested repeat of last years event, I have had a trawl through my year’s output. Always an interesting exercise and useful self-criticism. I narrowed things down to three or four images, each representing a diffe...

11 November, 2026

Large-Format Reflections, Part I: 1799 Van Rensselaer Mill, Claverack, New York

By David Pauley

11 November, 2026

/ Architectural Photography, Large Format Camera, /

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I’ve chosen the 18th century Robert Van Rensselaer Mill in the Hudson Valley hamlet of Claverack as the subject of this first installment in an occasional series on large-format photography. As a landscape image that also nods toward archite...

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10 June, 2022

Grocery Store Development – Part 3: Fixing Film with Pool Chemicals and Fertilizer – By Josh Vickers

By Josh Vickers

Fixer is both cheap and abundant, which is great for those of us that enjoy developing our own negatives. However, in the search for local alternatives for film development, it ...

9 June, 2022

5 Frames of Reno Fever Dream… in Blue! – By Sonny Rosenberg

By sonny rosenberg

In my first article for 35mmc I mentioned Jorge Otero’s fabulous little Lumenbox, which has become one of my very favorite cameras. When I ordered my Lumenbox, Jorge kindly incl...

8 June, 2022

NEWS: SantaColor 100 – New 100 ISO “Professional Grade” Colour Film Available to the Masses

By Hamish Gill

Santa Film, the Finnish film brand that has previously brought out the black and white films Santa Rae 1000 and Santa Raw 125, is back with a colour film. After selling out of a...

8 June, 2022

Sony ZV-1 Review – A High Quality Digital Point & Shoot?

By Hamish Gill

Me and my family recently spent a week driving around North Wales in my wife’s van. Me being me, I wanted to take a lot of photos. I also took a lot of cameras. 3 more than I ac...

7 June, 2022

5 Frames with a Chinon 35EEii and Kodak Tri-X – By Richard de Bulat

By Richard de Bulat

I got back into film photography at the start of the first Lockdown, buying a £15.00 folding camera and a roll of HP5 and fell in love with a process I hadn’t used for more than...

6 June, 2022

Hiking the Uncanny Valley – By Don Goodman-Wilson

By Don Goodman-Wilson

When creating the above image, I sought a very specific aesthetic, one informed by years of enjoying video games. Indeed, friends have told me they thought this image was a high...

5 June, 2022

5 Frames with the New 7artisans 28mm f/5.6 Lens – By Clive Shepherd

By Clive Shepherd

My new lens arrived today! I was looking forward to trying this new lens from 7artisans – the 28mm f5.6 – that I was the first to order from their online store. The ...

4 June, 2022

5 Frames at Catawba Falls with a Mamiya C3 and HP5+ – by N.S. Bucher

By Nate Bucher

I have been shooting 35mm cameras for about a decade and mostly shoot black and white. My main camera for the duration has been a Pentax K1000 and various Pentax Lenses. The pan...

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Jeffery Luhn on Large-Format Reflections, Part I: 1799 Van Rensselaer Mill, Claverack, New York11/11/2026
Gary, There are a number of reflex viewers out there. Cambo makes one, but they are pricey. Chamonix sells their…
Jeffery Luhn on Meet Miss Velzoe Brown11/11/2026
Geoff, I'm glad you liked it. Velzoe was a unique person!
Jeffery Luhn on Meet Miss Velzoe Brown11/11/2026
Ibraar, Velzoe was a unique person. I'm glad you liked the photos and story. Jeffery
Jeffery Luhn on Meet Miss Velzoe Brown11/11/2026
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Jeffery Luhn on Meet Miss Velzoe Brown11/11/2026
Thank you, David. Knowing Velzoe and being in her glow was one of the greatest joys of my life. She…

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