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A square image of A Covered shopping arcade in the evening

3 December, 2025

A Covered shopping arcade in the evening – My Favorite Photo of 2025

By Keith A Yeo

2025 involved me traveling a bit for work and pleasure. On one particular trip, my partner accompanied me to Prague and Vienna for a few days before she flew back and I remained...

1 December, 2025

Relentless – A One Shot Story

By Andrea Monti

When in Tokyo, I don’t go to Shibuya unless I have a specific errand to run. Least of the usual ‘things are not what they used to be’ lament, the place never s...

30 November, 2025

A Guitarist – My photo of the year 2025

By Alexandre Kreisman

Okay, okay, I know the year isn’t quite perfect, but we’re close! And let’s be honest, after the last couple of years I’ve had, I think we deserve to cel...

28 November, 2025

Spicy Gossip – My best photo of 2025

By Tony Warren

This is a shot from a visit to the local Farmers’ Market and gives me the most satisfaction, just about. The atmosphere there is always very sociable, with numerous eating optio...

26 November, 2025

One By Four – A One Shot Story Told by Four Photographers – Part 3

By Dean Lawrence

After Scott Ferguson and David Hume’s posts a short while back and the comments within them, I was surprised to be asked to contribute. Surprised and terrified to be hones...

26 November, 2025

No Kings – My photo of the year (so far) 2025

By Art Meripol

This photo was also part of a recent post I shared here on 35mmc. Apologies for sharing it twice in quick succession, but this image also fits the idea of my favorite photo of t...

26 November, 2025

One By Four: a One Shot Story told by Four Photographers – Part 4

By David Pauley

Winter Sunlight, NYC, 2025. Rolleiflex 2.8F, Zeiss Planar f2.8, light yellow filter. Tri-X 400. This post is the final installment of a four-way conversation between Scott Fergu...

A photography of a wasp on a leaf in October 2025

24 November, 2025

The October Wasp – A One Shot Story

By Ed

I came across the wasp while walking to town on an unremarkable Sunday afternoon. This modest photo was taken with an ailing Pentax Auto 110 film camera, using a generic colour ...

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