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24 February, 2018

35mm Compact Camera Photographer #28 – Grégoire Huret / Tete De Loup

By Gregoire Huret

Hi, I’m Grégoire Huret, I live in Paris. I’m also know as Tete de Loup because it’s the name of my website (www.tetedeloup.com) where I post my photographs shot with 35mm cameras.

23 February, 2018

“Are You a Photographer?” – By Frank Wu

By frankhwu

“Are you a photographer?” the woman seated next to me on the airplane asked. She had spied my camera bag with two bodies and three extra lenses. “Are you a model?” I replied, a...

17 February, 2018

My photography is better than yours – By Anil Mistry

By Anil Mistry

My photography is better than yours. Your photography is not bad, But my photography gets more likes- I’ve counted them. All from total strangers on social media. STRANGERS! My ...

9 February, 2018

It’s Not the Camera – by Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

Deep Springs College, a photo by me of the same place as photographed by professional Sam Contis As a teacher (my day job), I have tried to avoid ever saying that any question f...

26 January, 2018

The Short Life of Tri-X Man – by Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

I am not the person I thought I was. When I got back into film photography, shooting a Contax G2, I envisioned myself loading it with roll upon roll of Kodak Tri-X black and whi...

13 January, 2018

The Contrarian with the Contax – By Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

I am a contrarian. When I was looking to start again in film photography, I knew immediately that I wanted a vintage Contax G2. My goal was to have a camera that was compact eno...

13 January, 2018

Nikon F75 Project – Part 4 – The SLR viewfinder, fundamentally flawed and entirely outdated…?

By Hamish Gill

The biggest issue I have is with the concept of the SLR is the viewfinder. It seems to me that the technology around the SLR viewfinder was flawed from day one, and has now been...

30 December, 2017

Discovering Film Photography in the Digital Age – by Joe Y

By Joe Y

Every photographer has a story. Those who take up film photography have especially unique ones. We can all recall our “firsts”: first camera, first photo, first print. These “fi...

Daniel Castelli on Reedy Island Range Rear Lighthouse – One Shot Story
I have my father’s C-3. It is framed and hangs in a prominent place in my darkroom. It reminds me…
Paul Quellin on A Zeiss Ikon’s Demise and Harman Phoenix 200 – First Experiences
Great article Philip, with the difference between the two cameras perfectly illustrated with the images. I have had a couple…
Nicholas Johnson on Reedy Island Range Rear Lighthouse – One Shot Story
I saw it on ebay and bought it purely for the mechanical aesthetic. Which is apparently why the other million…

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