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10 November, 2026

Meet Miss Velzoe Brown

By Jeffery Luhn

10 November, 2026

/ Musician Photography, Portrait Photography, /

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When I moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to the little village of Felton, in the Santa Cruz Mountains, I was motivated to get into the jazz music scene. Bob Smith, a trumpeter that had played with many West Coast big bands in the 1940s-1960s, ...

10 November, 2026

Meet me by the Steps – My 2026 Photo of the Year

By Peter Roberts

10 November, 2026

/ photo of the year 2026, /

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There may be a feeling of déjà vu about this image as it was taken at the same place as my 2025 photo of the year, the steps by the Painted Hall in the Greenwich Naval College. Nothing wrong with that in my opinion. We’ve all got our favouri...

Forma modular optical viewfinder with interchangeable laser-cut frameline cards, coloured contrast gels, and storage case.

10 November, 2026

Why I Built Forma – Reimagining a 75-Year-Old Viewfinder

By Peter Modzelewksi

10 November, 2026

/ Accessory viewfinder, Forma Viewfinder, /

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After more than a year of development, I’m excited to share Forma, a modular, multi-format optical viewfinder that can be tailored to your exact lenses and shooting formats—helping you find your frame before you set up, scout more efficientl...

Leica ii Summar

10 November, 2026

Leica ii D (1932) & Leica Summar 50mm f2 (1934 ) – NYC Street Shooting

By Scott Ferguson

10 November, 2026

/ Leica 50mm Summar, Leica iid, /

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In the waning days of Summer, 2026, I decided to take a flyer on an early Barnack Leica. I was intrigued by the history of the pioneering 35mm rangefinders, and perhaps attracted by the distinctive look, especially the black enamel models. After a...

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26 June, 2019

5 Frames with a 7Artisans 28mm f/1.4 – By John Scott

By John_S

7Artisans. I love what they are creating with their lenses. Tiny but high quality lenses that are fast and high quality – compared to some modern day plastic fantastic lenses at...

25 June, 2019

5 Frames with a Voigtlander Nokton Aspherical 40mm f/1.2 – By John Scott

By John_S

Disaster. Catastrophe. Destruction. Not the typical opening you would imagine for a 5 frames with story. But that’s where this story goes... But like all good fairy tales there ...

24 June, 2019

That time I made the Sonblad – The Poor Man’s Hasselblad CFV II – by Simon Forster

By Simon Forster

Got to love those guys and gals at Hasselblad as they have just announced a second generation digital back for possibly the most iconic camera ever made. Click here to watch the...

24 June, 2019

Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Angulon Review / Shooting an elderly symmetrical wide angle on a digital rangefinder

By Hamish Gill

This Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Angulon is the second bit of kit I’ve borrowed from London Camera Exchange (my local camera shop in Worcester) recently. Gareth, the manager there, a...

23 June, 2019

5 Frames With Ilford Delta 100 (expired 2006) – by Simon King

By Simon King

There were so many things that could have gone wrong with the rolls of Delta 100 I shot in April. ISO 100 films in general I tend to avoid, instead I prefer anything around 400 ...

22 June, 2019

5 Frames With CineStill 800T and Orange Filters on a Leica M6 – By Christian Schroeder

By Christian Schroeder

"Shiiiiiiiit, what has happened? I am such an idiot!" That's exactly what I thought when I was looking through my recent scans from the lab. But what had actually happened? It b...

21 June, 2019

Fujifilm Klasse 38mm F/2.6 Review – By David Narbecki

By David Narbecki

The Fujifilm Klasse (also branded as the Rollei RFM 35) was a premium compact made in 2001, well after the premium compact craze of the early 90's. With a f/2.6 38mm lens it was...

20 June, 2019

Frames with the Mighty Hasselblad XPAN – By Yul Vazquez

By Yul Vazquez

The Hasselblad Xpan is a camera I've always wanted since I first saw Mary Ellen Mark use one on the set of Steven Soderbergh's Che films - she had come over Spain to shoot some ...

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Ibraar Hussain on Amongst the ruins of Greyfriars in haunted Dunwich – My Favourite Photo of 202610/11/2026
Thank you David There is another in the series (in the Icarex link) which I was fond of - the…
Fred Nelson on Meet me by the Steps – My 2026 Photo of the Year10/11/2026
Very nice! I like the dark foreground.
David Hume on A Question of Scale – My Favourite Photo of 202610/11/2026
Cheers David P. No harm in making it fun, hey.
Gary Smith on Meet me by the Steps – My 2026 Photo of the Year10/11/2026
I love high contrast Peter, this is a great composition.
Gary Smith on Meet Miss Velzoe Brown10/11/2026
Inspirational! Thanks for sharing, Jeffery.

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