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24 September, 2026

This is a Stadium, Not a Correctional Facility – One Shot Story

By Andrea Monti

This is how the access point to a stadium has changed over time. From a place where people gather to have fun enjoying the performances of the soccer players, it has now been mo...

22 September, 2026

A Tour of Franco Summa’s Studio – One (plus Two) Shot Story

By Andrea Monti

Franco Summa (1938-2020) was an Italian architect and artist born in Pescara, Italy, where he realised most of his artistic vision. Summa’s works have been showcased in tw...

21 September, 2026

Just a Simple Picture: A One Shot Story

By David Pauley

On a recent evening walk along the East River waterfront, I spotted a colorful group of sea kayakers beating their way back upstream from an outing in New York Harbor. I had a N...

11 September, 2026

One Shot Story – The Self-Portrait

By Michael Kaplan

I’ve always held a fascination with the self-portrait, whether rendered in paint or in print. I suppose it has something to do with my background in film theory. To me, th...

A black and white photography show a row of trees and deep shade

1 September, 2026

A Study in Deep Shade – A One Shot Story

By Ed

This image was made one Saturday morning at about 8.30AM. At the time, the southern counties of England experienced three weeks of extreme heat, with temperatures rising to 30C ...

25 August, 2026

The Eclipse Was Real, But Did We See it? – A One Shot Story

By Danilo Leonardi

Where were you when the eclipse happened? On 12 August 2026, at 7 p.m., I was on the bridge at Finchley Central Station. The sun was low over London, and people had stopped to l...

19 August, 2026

Open-Shut – A One-Shot Story And A Meditation on High-speed Film

By David Smith

“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” — Benjamin Franklin High-speed film has been keeping me up at night. It whispers my name, taunts me, dare...

11 August, 2026

The battle of the accordion and the violin – Two Shots Story

By Andrea Monti

Feeling music performed live is a unique experience that reconnects us with our primal self, the one that lived in communities where music was part of rituals and marked the key...

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I've been using some early-generation AF SLRs recently. I'm guessing that the first model is maybe a little pedestrian in…
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Bob Janes on Minolta Dynax 7xi review – Everything turned up to ‘xi’03/11/2026
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