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6 February, 2026

When Bad Light is Good for Holgas – The Whole Roll

By Neal Wellons

6 February, 2026

/ Foma Film, Fomapan 400, Holga 120N, /

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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? ...

5 February, 2026

Reticulated – A One shot story

By Michael Murray

This image is a testament to always looking and always shooting. It is also a testament to the serendipity of success. I shot hundreds of images last year, both casually and w...

4 February, 2026

One Shot Story Cotton Candy Sunset

By Fred Nelson

I live in San Diego and am treated to beautiful sunsets all year long all most as good as Hawaiian sunsets, if that could be possible. On this particular evening, I was surpris...

4 February, 2026

Viltrox 56mm 1.2 Pro APS-C Lens Review

By Hamish Gill

Since I started reviewing these Viltrox lenses in the latter part of last year, I have been more than intrigued to try one that has “Pro” in the nomenclature of the lens. So whe...

4 February, 2026

5 Frames with a Fujifilm X-T5 – Back to Basics Naturally

By Simon Sheldon

I recently bought a new digital camera, a Fujifilm X-T5 and while setting it up on and began to wonder about all the different automatic options. I have never really liked Autof...

The Drinking stone, a large boulder in the Hafren Forest Wales

3 February, 2026

The Drinking Stone – a One Shot Story.

By Richard Becker

Perched on a ledge just above the road through the Hafren Forest in Mid-Wales this huge boulder was given the name from it’s habit of descending at dawn each day to the river be...

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Neal Wellons on When Bad Light is Good for Holgas – The Whole Roll
I read your article when it was published and just read it again. I really enjoyed it. Great shots and…
Neal Wellons on When Bad Light is Good for Holgas – The Whole Roll
Thanks and that makes me feel good. Holgas rejuvenated me and allowed me to revisit tired old sites with a…
Geoff Chaplin on Storytelling with Film
Process isn't everything but it's 90%+ of the fun in film photography for me. Film forces me to think. Before…

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