Philosophy & Reflections Archives

5 November, 2021

Photographer or Photographic Artist? – by Billy Sanford

By Billy Sanford

This article began as a post in the Photography Books and Theory group on Facebook. It is a friendly and informative group and as the name implies, it is a place to discuss book...

3 November, 2021

What do you do with all the photographs you take? Who actually sees them? – By Nik Stanbridge

By Nik Stanbridge

In the olden days, before domestic computers, sharing images shot on neg film was all about physical artefacts. In order to share your work you had to produce something tangible...

29 October, 2021

“Blur is a Part of Life” – A Collaborative Project

By Sroyon

When asked if blur in photographs is undesirable because it obscures what is there, William Klein disagreed: "If you look carefully at life, you see blur. Shake your hand. Blur ...

17 October, 2021

A Cinematic Photographer Discovering New Horizons by – Nicola Armento

By Nicola Armento

I can’t remember how it all started, I never even thought about taking pictures, but then one day, on that plane to New York in 2017, something changed. I was going on a trip w...

13 October, 2021

How Minimal Can You Go? How Minimal Is Too Far? – By Nik Stanbridge

By Nik Stanbridge

How minimalist can you go and still represent a subject when the photograph appears to be almost abstract and of nothing at all? I’ve been photographing the ground beneath our ...

29 August, 2021

Juggling Parenting and Film Photography – by Richard McKenzie

By Richard McKenzie

It’s a cliché but it’s true: everything changes the moment you become a parent. There’s the stuff they tell you about—the crying, the nappies, the many, many sleepless nights—an...

23 August, 2021

Façades of Kolkata, and the Value of “Boring” Projects – by Sroyon

By Sroyon

I’ve been part of the 35mmc team for the past year or so; some of you may have come across my articles, but behind the scenes, I also try and look for contributors who can...

27 July, 2021

Minolta Hi-Matic 7s and A Sentimental Journey Discovering True Optical Prints – by Shawn Granton

By shawn granton

It was the first week of January 2020 and I was down for the count with a cold. "A perfect start to a new year", I thought to myself, not realizing what would be in store just a...

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