Photography Philosophy Archives

12 February, 2026

There are no divine rights to earn a living as a photographer

By Andrea Monti

The recent controversy between a group of photographers and the creator of an AI-powered editing software that promises effortless, professional-quality headshots has once again...

11 February, 2026

The Aritistic Side of my Photography – A Reflection on When I Shoot

By Alexandre Kreisman

Now that the technical basics have become second nature – the things that let me work faster, think less, and shoot more deliberately – I would like to dive into the...

Darwin Ghost Town, CA. Hasselblad 503cw on Ilford FP4+.

5 February, 2026

Storytelling with Film

By Mike Amos

I prefer film. There… I said it! Man, it feels good to get that off my chest. Even in 2026 when digital cameras and phones are awesome, I always pick up a film camera. But why? ...

31 January, 2026

Nobody Saw Us

By DeVon Moore

I’ve been shooting on film for five years now. Somewhere along the way, I realized that I hated shooting on film. Without a witness and without a performance, it required me to ...

27 January, 2026

Sometimes I Don’t Know What I Was Photographing

By Eagle Omomuro

It’s got this kind of… mmm… It’s burn-y, melty… it’s not really a smoky taste… It’s kind of like this ‘ba-boom! zap!’ kind of taste. Don’t you think? – Remy, R...

20 January, 2026

In Terms of “Terms”, and Giving, Taking, or Harvesting a Photograph

By Simon King

A recent article by Tom Warland caught my eye, as it very succinctly offered thoughts from a perspective that to me seems to stand opposed to the conclusions I arrived at in my ...

19 January, 2026

High Risk, High Reward (or, Against Spray and Pray)

By Andrea Monti

I have recently stumbled upon a video of a guy ‘debunking’ the alleged myth of ‘one shot, one keeper’ —actually the orginal Japanese version was hikken, ...

12 January, 2026

My Doubts about Film Photography

By David Pauley

There are moments when I ask myself why I bother shooting these old film cameras. Often that question comes when I’m exasperated or discouraged. Maybe the color on a batch...

John Bennett on Kodak Snapic A1 Review – Overthinking With Well Built Simplicity
Comprehensive review, Hamish! I bought a Snapic A1 last year. Great little camera with impressive results. Good looking, too. And…
Michael Jardine on Nikon F2 – A few from the first roll
These are great- I wouldn't worry about that Afghan Girl: it's creator has proved to be a little, er... morally…
Walter Reumkens on Nikon FE – Out of the Drawer and Into the Light – A Journey of Recovery and Rejuvanation (Part Four)
That’s what I think too. But Gary said something different just now. My lab scanned the barcode and they’re identical…

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