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19 November, 2025

A new old lens at No Kings Day protests

By Art Meripol

19 November, 2025

/ Leica 50mm Summicron, Leica M4-P, Protest Photography, /

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I admit. I went down the rabbit hole trying to pick out ‘the’ Leica 50mm glass to put on my Leica M4-P. I bought the camera some years back from a friend and he included a Voigtlander Nokton 35mm 1.4. It’s a lovely piece of glass. But I couldn’t h...

19 November, 2025

Earnsey Bay – My photograph of the year 2025

By Michael Zwicky-Ross

19 November, 2025

/ Landscape Photography, photo of the year 2025, /

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Google Pixel 7a, f/1.89, 1/962s, 5.43mm, ISO64, un-retouched My sister was over from Germany for a few days and, living land-locked, she loves to see the sea. It was mid October and the weather was not very pleasant but we took her to Earnsey Bay ...

19 November, 2025

Saturday Night Fight Fever

By Andrea Monti

19 November, 2025

/ Sports Photography, /

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On October 18, I was ringside to shoot the European Boxing Union‘s female super-lightweight European title fight. The crown vas vacant and the two contenders were both Italians. Silvia Bortot, a former two-time European champion, and Sonia F...

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9 June, 2023

Canonet QL17 GIII – This camera almost has it all

By Simon Cygielski

For years, I’ve been searching for a fast, easy to carry, inconspicuous film camera to take with me wherever I go. I’ve gone through a number of the usual suspects, including th...

8 June, 2023

5 Frames around Osaka Castle with a Minolta XD5 and Fujicolor 100

By shawn granton

On March 29th of this year, Fujifilm posted a notice that they would suspend shipments of 35mm and 120 color film, both negative and slide, to its Japanese customers. As someone...

8 June, 2023

5 Frames with Rollei Ortho 25 Plus

By Eric

I honestly do not know what possessed me to buy this film. While I shoot a number of film speeds my usual go to is 400. Other less often but I usually stay between 100 and 800. ...

7 June, 2023

Plainclothes Angels (a One-Shot Story)

By Dave Powell

In my personal urban dictionary, a “plainclothes angel” is someone whose life crosses yours usually once, and for a short time. But they still have an out-sized impact on your f...

7 June, 2023

3 Days in “Our Town” with a Retina IIa, T-Max 100, Wratten 23A and Caffenol

By Dave Powell

In October 2022, Kate and I decided to spend a long Columbus Day weekend in Peterborough, New Hampshire. There, for more than 25 years, Monadnock Art has organized free tours of...

6 June, 2023

5 Frames with a Friendly Deer

By Joseph Irvin

Too friendly, if I'm honest. But this is why I carry a camera with me nearly everywhere I go. It's usually something like a Nikon F2 loaded with Tri-X (rated at 1600), with my 3...

6 June, 2023

5 Frames with the Polaroid Now on i-Type Color Film

By Erin O'Leary

There's something special about instant photography - the ability to capture a moment in time and hold it in your hands in an instant. And when it comes to instant cameras, few ...

5 June, 2023

NEWS: Negative Supply Holds June Sale Event for Premium Camera Scanning Products

By Molly Kate

Negative Supply is holding a sale for their premium line during June. Running now until June 30th, premium bundles and pro products will be reduced, some for the first time. If ...

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