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6 March, 2026
My Favorite Failures
I remember a line in the movie ‘Girl, Interrupted’ where Vanessa Redgrave explains the meaning of the word ‘ambivalence.’ It’s not something you d...
5 March, 2026
5 Frames with a Voigtländer Vito B and Ferrania orto 50
When you prepare for shooting in the darkest time of the year, in a place that’s further north than Quebec City people would most likely say ISO 400 minimum and a fast lens. So,...
5 March, 2026
Another Man’s Treasure
This is a one roll project from a couple of years ago. At the time, I had not yet ventured into seriously working towards a set. Any images that seemed to go together were pur...
4 March, 2026
Harps – Many Stories in One Shot
Given the worn-out shadow of a biohazard logo on the box, I believe it is clear that the red box isn’t being used for disposing of broken musical instruments. Cambridge is one o...
4 March, 2026
Lab-Box – A Developing Story in Which a Photographer Tries to Avoid Loading a Paterson Reel But Ends Up Doing it Anyway
It seems like I have always taken photos, starting with a 126 instamatic as soon as I could handle one. Then in the late 1970’s when I wanted to take some proper photographs (wi...
3 March, 2026
5 Frames with the Mamiya 43mm f/4.5
A lot has been written about this wide-angle lens for the Mamiya 7 and 7II medium format (6 x 7) rangefinder cameras, including here at 35mmc. It’s a non-retrofocal (10 el...
For one reason or another (and one reason more than any other), I’ve neglected photography for some time, only bothering to grab a camera whilst on holidays or weekends away, an...
2 March, 2026
Fortuitous Fog – Earl Crag
Earl Crag is a gritstone rock outcrop above the village of Cowling in North Yorkshire bordering West Yorkshire in the UK. It is about 1 km long and 365 metres above sea level an...
