9 April, 2021
Finding the P-Word in Photography – By Laura Cogan
Up until very recently my only outlet for my photography was Instagram. It actually started with my first instagram page which is @laurainiceland where I would very strictly onl...
OK, Buckle Up Cowboys... My grades in school were always D’s and F’s. Probably because I just didn’t go to the classes that bored me. I would go to the library and read instead....
26 March, 2021
Kershaw Penguin, Learning Photography, and My Introduction to Medium Format – By Peyton Hunter
When I was a young teenager, I was gifted my first ever DSLR for my birthday, a third- or fourth-hand Nikon D3100, arguably the perfect camera for someone to learn photography o...
15 March, 2021
Film Photography is Not about Serendipity (for me)!
I don’t shoot film for the “serendipitous nature” of it. I know this is something a lot of people embrace and get a lot of enjoyment out of when shooting film. But for the large...
Film photography has its ups and downs - even as someone who’s been shooting film for a long time, I still find myself staring into the abyss wondering how on earth I’ve managed...
There is an island off the coast of NJ in the Atlantic Ocean called Sandy Hook. It's about 60 miles from where I live. Most of the island was at one time part of Fort Hancock. T...
24 February, 2021
Finding My Analogue Groove – By Laura Cogan
I’m Laura, also known as @hassywonderland on Instagram and this is an introduction to me and my journey through photography that’s led to my current style of shooting analogue. ...
22 February, 2021
Bokeh as the Subject (in Photos and Writing)
One of the things I most enjoy about writing for this website is how much creativity it allows me. I started writing this post before, but ended up getting distracted and writin...