11 November, 2025
A Portrait on Velvia 50
I never shot Fujichrome Velvia for portraits, except, apparently, when I did. I have absolutely no recollection of making some frames I found in a box labelled “1998. Blue Banan...
7 October, 2025
5 frames in France with a Contax RX
I have a problem. I love cameras. Especially older film cameras. It’s that tactile feeling of holding it and finding all the controls under my fingertips. A couple of year...
26 September, 2025
5 Frames with a Mamiya 6 on expired Fujifilm Pro 400H
Something very specific happens to my brain whenever I load up a medium format camera with expired film. It’s probably 90% fear. You never quite know what you’re going to end up...
19 August, 2025
Fujifilm Velvia 50 and an Aesthetic of Necessity
I’ve recently been digging through folders and shoeboxes, looking for photos I shot in Venice in January 1995. That was a painting trip, but of course I took some cameras with m...
10 July, 2025
5 (plus one or three) Frames of Raglan Castle – A Return to Velvia with the Best Camera Ever Made.
The ruins of Raglan Castle dominate the landscape mid-way between Abergavenny and Monmouth in South Wales and will be familiar to anyone travelling the A40 between the towns. Th...
(Title Picture: Man’O’War Cove. Dorset) I really like the Jurassic Coast which is part of the South Western Coast of England. It is a 95-mile stretch of shoreline in...
15 June, 2025
Riding and shooting the Warriors Race 2002
On Saturday Night August 24, 2002 there was an overnight bike race (fun ride) in New York. The ride was based on the cult film “The Warriors” where NYC gangs travel ...
8 June, 2025
Rocamadour with an EOS3 and Velvia 100
Writing about my EOS3 got me wondering, when had I last used it exactly, and on what? Looking through my notes showed use had gradually petered out and towards the end the photo...