10 February, 2024
Minox Photographs Smuggled from a Soviet Camp
In 1999, an exhibition opened at the Culture Museum in the town of Osnabruck. Germany. The photographs attracted a lot of attention, because they were taken between the years 19...
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24 January, 2024
Fujica Half – the Revival of a Half Frame Camera
At some point in the first half of the 90s I was very much into 16mm and Minox format film photography (still am); 35mm was something of a side thing, with 120 MF just a ro...
11 January, 2024
Ride Options in Vienna
Visiting Vienna is like returning to some place you never visited. I know it does sound weird, but it is so nonetheless, because every time I come here I see a different face of...
7 November, 2023
Veliko Tarnovo – a Glimpse into its Past
As my business trips are usually done by driving, when I have some meetings or work to do in Bulgaria, I always stop for a day or two in Veliko Tarnovo. It is on the “eas...
31 October, 2023
The End of a Summer with Nikon F4
We all wait for the summer to arrive. We all look forward to bask in the warm sun, to feel the warm wind, to travel and to enjoy whatever destination we choose for our holidays....
30 October, 2023
Nikkormat FT Mini-Review – Back to Basics
Nikomat or Nikkormat? Actually, both are ok to use, in order to describe one of the heftiest (but beautiful) cameras I have ever owned and handled. Well, apart from the Pentax 6...
28 October, 2023
Ilford Delta 3200 – a challenge accepted
The first and last time I have shot this type of film was in 2002; the format was 8×11 (9.2mm), cut from 35mm for my Minox cameras. Not bad results, perhaps I was...
27 September, 2023
Monastery of Varzaresti, Moldova – resistance through faith and tradition
Established as a principality in the mid-14th century, the small medieval state of Moldova is best known for its fierce resistance against the Mongols and Turks, up until the 17...