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22 February, 2026
Looking back from the other side
Image above: Rows of galleys and pages. And yeah, most everyone smoked back then. Sept 25, 1977. I was a year out of journalism school and working the first of my eventual five ...
21 February, 2026
Behind the Quirinale – One Shot Story
I took this photo with my Nikon 35TI loaded with a roll of Ferrania P30 behind the Quirinale Palace, the official residence of the President of the Republic of Italy while one n...
21 February, 2026
5 Frames from a 50mm f1.7 Carl Zeiss Planar T* lens
One evening, while scrolling through the second-hand section of online camera shops, I discovered a CONTAX 137 MA with a Carl Zeiss Planar 50 mm f/1.7 T* lens. It had been reduc...
20 February, 2026
Agfa Rapid – Down the Rabbit Hole
A year ago I had never heard of the Agfa Rapid system and now I have five Rapid cameras, and counting – what’s going on! I had picked up an Agfa Iso Rapid IF for a dollar, initi...
20 February, 2026
My Brief Journey with “Blind” Leicas.
I have to admit that I have a soft spot for “blind” Leicas. The origin of these niche cameras comes from Leica side line of making camera bodies for the medical comm...
19 February, 2026
Photo Walk – A One-shot story
There’s a strong welcoming film group here in Birmingham Alabama and one of the leaders, Nathan Watson, has invited me many times to join in for their monthly film walk. I...
19 February, 2026
Translating a Summer Feeling with Panoramic Film
Italy overflows with culture, unique landscapes and beauty. It’s a country that offers so much to photographers that it can feel overwhelming. In my original list (before depart...
