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30 October, 2025

Robert Frank’s Leica (Well, Close)

By John Bennett

30 October, 2025

/ Camera History, Leica III, Nikkor-s 5cm 1.4, /

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After our recent road trip, which included a night at the Hotel Finlen in Butte, Montana, and a chance to photograph the window where Robert Frank made one of the 83 images included in his landmark book, The Americans, I became mildly obsessed wit...

30 October, 2025

Printing Live: What I Learned from Sharing the Darkroom in Real Time

By Tom Warland

30 October, 2025

/ Darkroom Printing, /

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Ever since I first started photography, I’ve loved the darkroom. There have been times when I’ve drifted away from it – drawn in by the convenience of digital editing, whether from negatives or digital files – but I always find myself ...

30 October, 2025

5 Frames, some with the Bridge Turned into Shadow and Shape.

By Danilo Leonardi

30 October, 2025

/ Landscape Photography, Street & Urban Photography, /

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It sometimes seems as though every sunset has already been photographed. Most often, the image is of a landscape in the “golden hour,” a favourite of postcard pictures. Epic skies are often part of the same cliché, reflecting a very conventional “...

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22 May, 2019

Pentax P30t review – The Middle Child – By William Le

By Will

The best camera, they say, is the camera you get for free. I still don’t know who “they” are, but I do know that I found my camera in the back of a dusty closet when I was movin...

21 May, 2019

5 frames with a Canon Sure Shot Classic 120 – by Matt Evans

By Matt Evans

I was recently kindly gifted the Canon Sure Shot Classic 120 by someone who was no longer shooting film. It was in great condition and even came with a carry pouch, but after be...

20 May, 2019

Leica M10-P – Initial Experiments with a Nikon 35mm 2.8 PC Shift Lens

By Hamish Gill

The digital level is a feature that really intrigued me on the relatively short list of stuff the Leica M10-P offers. I enjoy the odd bit of architectural photography, and so wi...

19 May, 2019

The Kit Before the Horse – By David Allen

By David Allen

We used to live on one of the oldest streets in the dead-center of Toulouse, a city in southwest France. In case you were unaware, the coffee in France generally sucks. Seriousl...

19 May, 2019

Camera, Lens, Film and Peripheral Kit Reviews

By Hamish Gill

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19 May, 2019

Theory & Reflections

By Hamish Gill

Look for something to reflect upon, some photography theory or philosophy, or just want to read about how/why other photographers do what they do? Then this is the place to start!

19 May, 2019

Tutorials & Knowhow

By Hamish Gill

If you want to learn or discover a new technique, build on your skills, or be inspired to have a go at a bit of DIY or camera modification, then you're in the right place.

19 May, 2019

Photography & Project Work

By Hamish Gill

Looking for some inspiration, or just want to flick through the project work and photos?

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Paul Quellin on 5 Frames, some with the Bridge Turned into Shadow and Shape.
Very pleasing and evocative photographs to look at Danilo. I wondered if they might be very much of the place…
Michael Jardine on Printing Live: What I Learned from Sharing the Darkroom in Real Time
This is all wonderful. I persuaded myself to revive my darkroom practice during Covid lockdown days when I was indoors…
Michael Jardine on Robert Frank’s Leica (Well, Close)
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