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8 September, 2021

‘Dessert First!’ – Film Cameras and Sentiment in my New Photobook – By Hanna Quevedo

By Lindsey Baker

'Dessert First!' is a book of photographs taken with a few different cameras during the nine years I spent traveling North America. This book compiles photos of my best friends,...

4 September, 2021

Chasing a Hot Dog with a Leitz-Minolta CL – By Dan Castelli

By Dan Castelli

Like many photographers, I have a camera that serves as back-up to my primary photography equipment. In my case, it’s the Leitz-Minolta CL with the 40mm f/2.0 M-Rokkor lens. Th...

2 September, 2021

Jena BM 80mm f/2.8 – Fixed and Adapted to a Sony for Shooting Beautiful Roses – By Jordi Fradera

By Jordi Fradera

This is a new adventure with a Jena BM 80mm f/2.8 lens that belongs to the Praktisix. This is a lens that my friend Carles has loaned to me. The camera that has already done its...

1 September, 2021

Empty Paris – Covid 19 & Parisian Walks with a Minox 35ML – Angèle Fourteau

By Angele Fourteau

April 2021. France was again in a state quarantine due to Covid 19's third wave. We were restricted to an area of 10km around home plus a night curfew. From my teeny tiny flat, ...

23 August, 2021

Façades of Kolkata, and the Value of “Boring” Projects – by Sroyon

By Sroyon

I’ve been part of the 35mmc team for the past year or so; some of you may have come across my articles, but behind the scenes, I also try and look for contributors who can...

22 August, 2021

Montoggio – A Chronicle of an Absence – By Salvatore Da Cha

By Salvatore Da Cha’

This analogue photographic project was born from my desire to give new life and greater visibility to a small town in the Genoa hinterland, Montoggio. The shadow of the big city...

21 August, 2021

Shooting Film on the Trip for My Mother’s Funeral – By Jim McConnell

By Jim McConnell

I lost my mother to Covid-19 on January 29th, 2021, just two days after her seventy-third birthday. Apart from the obvious complications of holding a funeral in the middle of a ...

15 August, 2021

Ilford HP5 and a First Experiment at 3200 – by Jonathan Slater

By Jonathan Slater

Minolta's SRT series is regarded as something of a classic for good reason - they're beautifully tactile in the hands, make sounds that you can find videos dedicated to on YouTu...

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