You are reeling your film into the developing tank for the first time, but somehow the film got stuck. In complete darkness, it’s difficult to tell what’s wrong. It&...
19 November, 2019
Video: Chatting to Ashley Carr in Stourport (part 2)
A couple of months ago I went to Stourport and met up with Ashley Carr. This is part 2 of the video I made, if you’d like to see the first part, you can find it here. If you’ve ...
13 November, 2019
Studying Eisenstaedt – By Frank Wu
Since taking up photography, I have tried to see as much of the art as practicable. Most recently, I visited Hillwood in Washington, D.C., the primary estate of the late Marjori...
1 November, 2019
Meeting the Vintage Field Camera Man at the Golden Spike 150th Anniversary – By Frank H. Wu
The highlight of the sesquicentennial celebration of the transcontinental railroad for me was meeting an amateur photographer toting his vintage field camera. I was honored to b...
Many years ago I met Jonas Lundström and I learned that he is a creative film shooter that doesn't fear odd cameras, expired films and trying out new things. In 2014 he announce...
16 October, 2019
What A Photographer Needs – By Ryan McCarthy
I need air, water, food, and a darkroom to practice.I need light, film and time.I need my photo assistant Ansel, who also happens to be my dog.I need my partner. I need my truck...
The above video is a bit of a preview video of the forthcoming documentary film 'Simon and Dave’s One Shot: Inchindown'. I've been lucky enough to see an early draft of the enti...
2 September, 2019
The Value of Inspiration
I’ve been feeling a little exhausted by photography and cameras lately. It’s a funny thing writing a blog about all this stuff, it just becomes relentless. What sometimes helps ...
