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A figure stands alone in an alley between massive buildings on either side.

20 December, 2025

Solitude in Shenzhen – My favorite photo of 2025

By Kohtli

20 December, 2025

/ photo of the year 2025, Street & Urban Photography, /

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I’ve tried using Lomo Metropolis before, but that was on full frame with a very cheap point and shoot. This time around I was making an effort to shoot in on 120 with an old Olympus Six I recently had CLA’d. I went off to China for the first time ...

20 December, 2025

Phoenix (I) Rising, or, How I Tame the Beast

By Michael Murray

20 December, 2025

/ Harman Film, Harman Phoenix 200, /

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Phoenix (1) Why Bother? When it was released a few years ago, Harman Phoenix was a welcome new kid on the block. Like most, I was eager to try it out. To begin with, I want to say that, while I understand many photographers have their go-to method...

20 December, 2025

Graveyard – My favourite photo of 2025

By Max Tiraquon

20 December, 2025

/ Landscape Photography, /

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2025 was not a productive year photographically wise for me. A combination of a very minor but niggly medical issue combined with the rarest of things a great British summer and finally deciding to pick up a PlayStation 5 meant I didn’t go out muc...

View of the Monte Fort in Verona, Italy

20 December, 2025

By Andrea Darra

20 December, 2025

/ foma, Foma Film, Fomapan 100, Nikon F2, travel photography, /

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I’ve been taking photos for many years. Over the years, I’ve realized that I enjoy photographing places, whether deserted or crowded—because in them, like in people, there’s a soul that speaks to their history. One of my favorite...

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29 December, 2019

Panasonic GM1 Review: A Digital ILC Alternative to the Olympus XA2? – by Charles Higham

By Charles Higham

The Olympus XA2 has, for decades, been a popular small 35mm film compact you can carry around in your pocket. An excellent piece of design, it's simple to operate with zone focu...

28 December, 2019

5 Frames with the Film Washi S – By Odair Fortes

By Odair

I used the Olympus Om-2n equipped with a 35 mm lens for those 5 shots. But I am not here to talk about the camera, instead I want to talk more of the film itself. This article i...

27 December, 2019

Worried about the price of film? Some thoughts on bulk loading (and my process) – By Daniel Sigg

By Daniel Sigg

I go through quite a bit of film these days, primarily black and white 35mm and 120. I became interested in loading bulk film onto reloadable 35mm film cassettes. There was an e...

26 December, 2019

That time I adapted lenses to (rather than from) a Chaika – by Tobias Eriksson

By Flashknappen

The following endeavour was something that I thought had been tried by others, but it turns out that I think it might be something new. I recently wondered, why not adapt the Ch...

24 December, 2019

A Fuji X100 and Solution that isn’t a Solution to my Photography Grump

By Hamish Gill

As many of you might already be aware, for the most part, this year I’ve been a right grump about photography. Despite in many ways finding myself opening more doors than I’ve c...

23 December, 2019

5 frames with a Leica M5 and Zeiss Biogon C 35mm f/2.8 – By Charles Morgan

By CharlesMorgan

Ever since I returned to film photography (with a Rolleicord bought from street photographer and Ilford artisan partner Keith Moss – now a friend) I have concentrated on exposin...

22 December, 2019

5 Frames with Nikon F2 + 50mm F2 Nikkor H-Auto – By Josh Sitoh

By Josh Sitoh

I was recently asked the question, “what camera would you not sell?” As the proud owner of a tiny collection, my response was immediate and succinct. “My Nikon F2 and 50mm f2.”

21 December, 2019

Kodak Ektar 25 – Urban/Rural Decay in the Texas Panhandle – by Andrew Morang

By Kodachromeguy

The Texas Panhandle is the land of big skies, big farms, big men and women, enormous pickup trucks, and fading towns and farm houses. The Panhandle is the northern rectangle of ...

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