24 February, 2025
To Do or To Own? (or the Photographer’s Dilemma)
To Own or To Do is the photographer’s version of Erich Fromm’s dilemma posed in his famous essay, ‘To Have or to Be’. I don’t have the authority to...
23 February, 2025
A Final Chapter for Large Format
Linhof Super Technika. Komamura Woodman 45. Large format.
19 February, 2025
Adventures with my 50-year-old OM-1 and some new issues with scanning
This was going to be about my old original Olympus OM-1 but it really just reflects a journey that might feel familiar to many within the world of film photography today… ...
18 February, 2025
Never leave a roll behind…
In June of 2023, I set off on a two-week trip to Scotland. For weeks before I left, I agonized over what to bring, as we were trying to travel light. In the end, I decided on my...
13 February, 2025
TLR Challenge: 5 – Hamburg
I hate buying presents for birthdays. Generally if I buy something it’s not quite what the recipient wanted. I know my wife likes going to new places particularly in Euro...
8 February, 2025
Don’t Take It So Seriously – Putting the Funny Back Into Photography
“Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.” — E. B. White If you read the comments on YouTube, Facebook or...
6 February, 2025
Finding the Best 126 Cartridge Camera – Part I
The 126 Cartridge camera and I were invented around the same time. Meaning about 1962. Kodak introduced 126 cartridge film and these instamatic cameras in 1963. Above is s a pic...
1 February, 2025
Imago Absentia – A Portrait of the Absent
To photographers, the word portraiture conjures up an image of a human subject posing for a photograph. But what if the person is no longer with us and cannot be photographed? W...
