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23 April, 2017

Nikonos V – Underwater Film Photography – by Aukje

By Aukje

I can't remember exactly what triggered the idea to shoot underwater with a film camera first: a mention of the Nikonos camera in my twitter feed, or the painterly effect I got ...

16 April, 2017

35mm Compact Camera Photographer #26 – Caio Proença

By Caio Proença

Hi there, my name is Caio Proença, and I`m born 1991 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, where I still live. This year I finished my Master degree in History and Visual Culture, writing ab...

9 April, 2017

35mm Compact Camera Photographer #25 – Carlos Albisu

By carlos

Nowadays I shoot 100% with the Contax G1, I bring it everywhere. Before, when travelling I would bring with me 2 Contax G1 bodies, just in case. But now I am travelling with jus...

26 March, 2017

Comparing (or not) Oranges and Oranges – Finding my perfect classic Sonnar – PT3

By Hamish Gill

I started down this road with the hope of finding a classic 50mm Sonnar lens that somehow shone out in awesomeness above and beyond any other classic 50mm Sonnar lenses that I m...

12 March, 2017

Film vs. Digital – An argument against the argument

By Hamish Gill

How dull! Another film vs. Digital argument! Actually, that’s not what this is. Instead, this is intended as an argument against the argument, because seriously, I’m...

5 March, 2017

35mm Compact Camera Photographer #24 – Gran Angular

By Gran Angular

My name is Hugo Mireles aka Gran Angular (wide angle), I'm 27 and I'm from Mexico. I really enjoy using wide angle lenses and I have the idea that all lifetime situations fit be...

26 February, 2017

The story behind a photo of a plastic bottle or: A (slightly defensive) response to a comment posted on my Sony A7rii review

By Hamish Gill

The above is a photo of a bottle that me and Janine (my studio photographer at F8) recently took for a client. Quite boring isn't it? Though, technically it's quite a good phot...

18 February, 2017

My First Experience of Film – by Ross Gibson

By Ross Gibson

My name is Ross and I'm 14 years old. I first met Hamish at my mum and step-dad's wedding, he was the photographer along with his friend James. A while after the day I got in to...

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It's curious you photographed these women in what appears to be a serene and yet Mythical land and seascape which…
David Hume on Saying Goodbye To Some Old Cameras
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