27 November, 2025
5 Frames, No Kings
I was excited to bring my M3 to the recent No Kings protest in Manhattan in October. I don’t have a huge amount of experience shooting ‘documentary’ style to ...
6 November, 2025
Kodak Tri-X 400 or Ilford HP5+ 400 who? when? where?
There were several options for black and white films back in the day. There has been a period a few years ago when suddenly the options were limited and the films sometimes hard...
6 November, 2025
5 Frames at Penmon Point
A trip to north Wales provided a long overdue opportunity for some ‘proper’ photography. To me that means picking up my camera and going out with the sole purpose of creating p...
5 November, 2025
Pushing Pan F Plus: first stop, Santa Monica, second stop, Manhattan
Part 1 — Pushing One Stop in Santa Monica I took a quick trip to Los Angeles in late September and it was the first time I’ve visited the West Coast since taking up ...
16 October, 2025
The Rover returns – A one shot story
As an impressionable thirteen year old, the new Rover P6 3500 S driven by Dave, one of my snorkelling instructors, had me transfixed. The smart Rover ferried a few of us to a lo...
15 October, 2025
Adox HR-50 and PanF in PMK Pyro
The launch of Leica Monopan 50 prompted me to buy the Adox HR-50 (the same film) and give it a try. Recommended ASA and developing time in PMK is not given so I decided to expos...
20 September, 2025
5 Frames of Ilford HP5 on the Streets of Belfast with a Minolta Maxxum 5
Belfast has been like a second home to me now for the better part of 20 years. I fell in love with the city and its people the first time I visited Belfast as an undergraduate i...
20 August, 2025
5 frames with my Minox 35GT
I first got interested in photography in around 1982, at the tender age of 15, saving my pocket money to buy a Zenit EM, and three years later, having started work, a Minolta X3...