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5 February, 2019

An Experience Thrift Hunting in my Hometown – By Gavin Bain

By GavinBain

In November 2018 my wife, our daughter and I took a trip back to my hometown in Sydney, Australia for my brothers wedding. I took a fair few rolls of film and my Zorki 4 sportin...

4 February, 2019

Practice [and not a New Camera] Makes Perfect!

By Hamish Gill

There’s a lot to be said for practice when it comes to manual focusing cameras. Unfortunately, it’s fair to say that practice is something that I’m completely out of when it com...

31 January, 2019

35mm Compact Camera Photographer #31 – Trenton Trammell

By Trenton Trammell

I’m Trenton Trammell, an 18 year old college student living in Atlanta, Georgia. I’m a full time student, often indulging myself in spontaneous skateboarding sessions and trips ...

25 January, 2019

Nikon 50mm f/1.8 – Returning to the Cheap Fifty: A Homecoming – By Max Cooper

By Max Cooper

For the longest time I coveted a 50mm f/1.4 Nikkor AIS. This yearning began in art school, where photography was the family member that drank too much at Thanksgiving and was co...

12 January, 2019

Film Photography Shows Why Private Property and Capitalist Markets Work Well – By Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

If anyone had doubts about it, the comparison of digital photography and film photography presents a compelling argument for the norms of private property and the capitalist mar...

8 January, 2019

Do We Need to Know What We’re Looking At? – By Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

I recently took two tours that revealed different philosophies about how we look at the world around us. At the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, there are no title cards for t...

3 January, 2019

35mm Compact Camera Photographer #30 – Wen Zeng

By Wen Zeng

My name is Wen. I'm a 23 year-old design strategist from Los Angeles, California. I'm an avid traveler, reader, and someone who possesses an unbound curiosity for the world.

1 January, 2019

Motivation in Your Photography or The Importance of A Project – By Julian Higgs

By julianhiggs

It is often said that the best way to improve something, anything that you do creatively is to give yourself a project. A self set goal that focuses your creative energies onto ...

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Geoff Chaplin on Amsterdam, with RULES and a Zeiss Sonnar 50mm lens
Thanks Ibraar!
Walter Reumkens on Pakistan – 33 Years exploring – With two Olympus DSLR’s and Steve – Part 1 in The Punjab
A very good story and beautiful, impressive pictures, Ibraar. I'm also waiting for part 2. Thank you for sharing.
Neal A Wellons on Pakistan – 33 Years exploring – With two Olympus DSLR’s and Steve – Part 1 in The Punjab
I really enjoyed your fascinating narrative and beautiful photographs. I'm really looking forward to your next post.

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