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10 August, 2018

Film Photography as the “Long Tail” – By Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

I wonder if film photography will settle down like other avocations, sustainable in its own right, related to but distinct from its digital counterpart. In our economic era, bot...

1 August, 2018

How to Travel Without a Camera – By Elben Shira

By Elben Shira

Our senses are heightened when we travel. Everything is new—the mist enveloping the mountains, the cow meandering among the cars, the woman in the striking dress—and we want to ...

28 July, 2018

In Pursuit of Elegance (if Not a “Good” Photo – Whatever that Means) in the Highlands – By David Allen

By David Allen

My field of study was mathematics. And, in mathematics, there is a high value placed on the elegance of a solution, rather than on the time or energy spent on one. I love this p...

21 July, 2018

The Necessity of Bad Photos – by Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

I need to take more bad photos. What I mean is I ought to shoot more, period. But I know that I learn more from the bad photos than the good ones.

17 July, 2018

I’m a photographer, and I like cameras – why is that not ok? (Video)

By Hamish Gill

The other day I posted the above photo to Instagram. I quite often have light hearted conversations with people about whether or not it’s ok to put chrome lenses on black camera...

16 July, 2018

Some of my Favourite Film Photographers – Simon King

By Simon King

When I first started shooting film it was as a side project, a hobby and as a way to explore the analog side of photography - around which such mysticism and cult exists. I expe...

15 July, 2018

Three 50mm lenses that fit my needs (video)

By Hamish Gill

Following my recent Canon 50mm 1.4 ltm review, a couple of friendly comments were made at the end of episode 26 of The Classic Lenses Podcast about why I wasn’t keeping the lens...

12 July, 2018

The Photos Not Taken – by Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

“Please move along,” the man said. I had wanted to photograph the door he opened, of the brownstone on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, along a quiet residential street on an a...

Ian Gamester on Calm Down – How Slow Photography Eased My Pre-Match Anfield Anxiety
Thanks. I was transported back to childhood as soon as I started constructing the Lego. It was quite amazing how…
Ian Gamester on Calm Down – How Slow Photography Eased My Pre-Match Anfield Anxiety
Good luck to Arsenal, it could be your year.
Russ Rosener on Calm Down – How Slow Photography Eased My Pre-Match Anfield Anxiety
Truly this is one of the best posts about photography, and WHY we do photography that I have seen in…

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