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13 January, 2026

Bringing an Helios 40-2 at the opera

By Andrea Monti

13 January, 2026

/ Helios 40-2, Stage Performance Photography, /

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3 September, 2020

Analog Iran – A Project Shooting B&W Film Documenting Iran – By Ali MC

By Ali MC

In August and September 2019 I spent four weeks traveling around Iran, a fascinating and truly diverse country. Iran at that time was under immense political and social pressure...

2 September, 2020

Adding Color to Cyanotype – By John Isner

By John Isner

For me, the print has always been the goal of photography. A few years ago I discovered alternative process printing and, after trying a handful of historical processes, settled...

2 September, 2020

Cyanotype Printing with Pre-Coated Paper – By Benoît Felten

By Ben Felten

Nearly ten years ago my good friend and amazing artist Sinead McDonald taught me cyanotype printing, and ever since then I've been meaning to get back into it on my own, but thi...

1 September, 2020

5 Frames with a Leica M6, Lomochrome Purple, and a Lomography Minitar-1 Art Lens – By Marco Diaz

By Marco Diaz

More often than not, inspiration can be found in the unusual pairing. The way a great restaurant might surprise you by combining two seemingly disparate food types. Or two seemi...

31 August, 2020

Searching for Relevant Difference in a Digital Commercial World – By Tim Cole

By Tim Cole

I’ve often struggled with the digital age, the chase for visual perfection. Always feeling behind the curve. Hounded constantly by camera brand marketing, ‘to be a great photogr...

31 August, 2020

Pentax SFX Review – 1980s First-Gen AF SLR Joy!

By Hamish Gill

On face value, Pentax SFX is a fairly big and heavy, first generation autofocus SLR film camera with an obscure user interface, some superfluous features and a strong 1980s desi...

30 August, 2020

5 Fast-Paced Frames with the Nikon 70-210 f/4 Series E – by Simon King

By Simon King

For a while now I've wanted to work more with faster paced, more energetic situations, in order to make images with a bit more dynamic movement. I think this is a response to th...

29 August, 2020

5 Frames, 2 Rolls of Film, and 1 Mamiya Press Super 23 – By Floyd K. Takeuchi

By Floyd K. Takeuchi

At the westernmost point of Oahu, the Hawaiian Island that is home to Honolulu and Waikiki Beach, is an area of desolate beauty called Kaena Point. Now a state protected nature ...

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