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30 October, 2020

The Remains of the Abandoned Microscopy Lab – Shooting Expired Film – Pt 1 – by Ricardo Andrade

By Ricardo Andrade

I work as a microscopist in life sciences at the University of the Basque Country, in Bilbao, Northern Spain. I started using microscopes in 1993, while doing my PhD in the fiel...

6 October, 2020

When You Pray, Be Specific – By Gerard Exupery

By Gerard Exupery

It’s another beautiful day in paradise. Dark, and rainy. It’s one of those days that suggest the beauty of film. F-stop wide open, the darkness and grain, the feeling of an impr...

24 September, 2020

The Wet Side – My Early Career in NYC Darkrooms – By Gerard Exupery

By Gerard Exupery

Working as a photographer’s assistant, especially for fashion photographers, got old fast. The first job I had was for a guy, let’s call him Tasso, who turned out to be a… well,...

26 August, 2020

My Friend Jim – By Gerard Exupery

By Gerard Exupery

This is my friend Jim. Jim was one of those people who understood what it is like to yearn for something big where his talents could go. He was a musician and writer and even wr...

12 August, 2020

Artefacts of a Laboratory – Adapting an enlarging lens to a Sony DSLR – By Jordi Fradera

By Jordi Fradera

This story began when a few days ago I looked for the entry “Photography” in the well-known DUDEN thematic dictionary (Bildwörterbush of Duden - Leipzig 1940 - also published in...

2 August, 2020

It’s All Done with Mirrors – A Tale of a Telescope Street Photo – By Tom Ace

By Tom Ace

The 1960s and '70s were good times for hobbyists in the USA. Chemicals, electronic parts, and optical supplies were widely available - in some ways more so than they are today. ...

27 July, 2020

pixl-much-latr – delivering on a Kickstarter 22 months behind schedule

By Hamish Gill

I’ve just started shipping pixl-latr - a product I launched on Kickstarter in June 2018 with an expected delivery date of September the same year. In short, I’m 22 months behind...

20 July, 2020

Death in the Camera Store / Learning to See On the Other Side of Fear – By Gerard Exupery

By Gerard Exupery

I am standing with my fingers knitted together, resting on the top of my head. A few feet away, there is a gun pointed at my face, and I'm trying like I've never tried anything ...

Jeffery Luhn on Shielded – Photographing Ukrainian Refugees in Denmark
Milosz, These are extraordinary photos! I didn't know anything about the custom of floral head dresses. The symbolism fits right…
Charles Young on One By Four – A One Shot Story Told by Four Photographers
More BS than usual!
Gary Smith on Saying Goodbye To Some Old Cameras
Great article Kary! At least the number I have is smaller than the number you got rid of. These days…

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