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20 January, 2025

A Japanese Luthier and a Fingerstyle Player from My Home Region (and My Past) – A One shot story

By Andrea Monti

I took this photo at GuitarPlanet, in the Ochanomizu district of Tokyo, because I was intrigued by the different bracing of the guitars’ lower backs. The picture in itself...

15 January, 2025

One Shot Story of a Bird From a Car

By Benjamin Amberg

If I was true to my hillbilly roots I would pull out a gun and shoot this fucking bird. But I’m not so I won’t. I abandoned those years ago for city life, a German...

8 January, 2025

Reedy Island Range Rear Lighthouse – One Shot Story

By Nicholas Johnson

I was finishing out my roll of Arista-EDU-400 film in an Argus C3, and this light house looked very forlorn on a slightly overcast winter day here in Delaware, USA. The lighthou...

3 January, 2025

One Shot Story: Behind the Fence

By Andrea Monti

There is nothing special about this photo in itself, but when placed in context, it changes the way we may look at it. The photo was taken in the fishing neighbourhood of my hom...

A Mid-Century-Modern "Happy Holidays" sign

25 December, 2024

Happy Holidays! – One-Shot Story

By Dave Powell

Growing up in the 40’s and 50’s, I developed an enduring love for everything Mid-Century Modern. Including Christmas decorations. During the 31 years that Kate and...

21 December, 2024

One Shot Story: (Un)Available Coin Lockers at Shin Osaka Station

By Andrea Monti

コインロッカー, the coin-operated lockers, are fundamental to travel around Japan: this is the first lesson any first-timer to this Cou...

13 December, 2024

Working Undercover – A one (or two) shot story

By Paul Quellin

There were two remaining 5×4 sheets of Ilford Delta 100 left in a dark slide. The sun had finally emerged after weeks with heavily overcast skies. Working from the home off...

8 December, 2024

Brighton montage – a one shot story

By Mark Ellerby

February 2014 at a conference in Brighton. I took my recently acquired Rollei B35 along with some Kodak Gold. In the less interesting intervals of the conference I sneaked out t...

Hamish Gill on 5 frames in Barcelona with the Voigtländer VM 35mm 1.2 III on Leica M6
The photos are film, so maybe he just picked the wrong photo - I didn't even notice. i don't think…
Michael on Light Lens Lab Nine Element 28mm f/2.8 review
Enjoyed your review. I owned the LLL 35mm 8 element and was blown away by the build quality.
Gary Smith on Not Resolutions, but 15 Ideas to Get Out of a Rut in 2025
Luckily I haven't experienced a slump yet but it will come, I'm sure. Great article Kary. I particularly like your…

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