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5 May, 2026

The Big Picture – A (Collaborative) One Shot Story

By David Hume

5 May, 2026

/ Exhibition, Reflecting on the past, /

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A double exposure featuring a shadow selfie and art deco light fitting and decorative window.

28 March, 2026

Double Exposures with a Rollei 35B

By Paula Smith

New Year comes and goes. By February, I’m feeling the creative doldrums—that post-holiday flatness where nothing seems to spark. So I decide to shake things up and try som...

27 March, 2026

Misfocused Photo’s Quick Fix with ChatGPT and Nano Banana

By Andrea Monti

When on an assigment I often take with me a second camera with a vintage lens. This is a way to test old glasses along modern ones, without risking failure. Every now and then, ...

Kodak Duaflex Camera with Flic Film Roll

27 March, 2026

Kodak Duaflex – Toronto-made – Fun or Fad?

By Sneakerzoom

Close to my birthday near the end of 2024, a friend of mine gave me box full of “old photography stuff” he had lying around, asking me if I would have use for it. Ne...

26 March, 2026

Metering Them Where They’re At – Shutter Speed Testing a Pair of Mechanical Cameras

By David Mackay

This article will save you money. Maybe. If you’re here for some photos, scroll to the TLDR and the photos at the end. Last year I came across this review by Dan Cuny of t...

Mountains and reflections, North Vietnam

26 March, 2026

Xpan on the Cheap

By Simon Foale

Some recent articles on 35mmc and elsewhere brought to my attention the marvels of the Hasselblad Xpan, also sold as the Fujifilm TX-1. It can expose a frame of 65 x 24mm on 35m...

25 March, 2026

The Next Ascent

By Josh Baker

The season of ennui arrives quietly, coasting in months after my 41st birthday. I am halfway there. The climb toward the apex of existence has been tumultuous. I can almost make...

25 March, 2026

Nikkor AF 85mm 1.8 D – A Rediscovery

By Jeffery Luhn

If you’ve read any of my posts on 35mmc, you’d think I was a strictly a B&W film shooter. There are times, however, when I fall off the film wagon and shoot digital for two ...

24 March, 2026

A Lucky Shot with a Kiev 60 – One Shot Story

By Andrea Monti

The story behind this photo is, actually, the story of the others that I failed to take on this roll of Ferrania P30 film. Having remembered that I had a number of mid-format ro...

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Erik Brammer on The Big Picture – A (Collaborative) One Shot Story
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Gary Smith on The Big Picture – A (Collaborative) One Shot Story
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