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10 January, 2026

Ceci N’Est Pas Une Junior (or, Cognitive Dissonance – Part Two)

By Andrea Monti

10 January, 2026

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7 January, 2026

Rural Landscape

By Andrea Darra

About three years ago, after having lived on the outskirts of Verona for many years, my landlord decided against renewing my lease. It was August, and my family and I had until ...

6 January, 2026

Mismatched Reality or Advertising Stunt? (or: Cognitive Dissonance — Part I)

By Andrea Monti

In advertising, sometimes, disregard for reality is a deliberate choice because the aim is to pique the viewer’s curiosity no matter what. At other times, though, it is th...

6 January, 2026

Agfa Iso-Rapid 1F Review

By Tony Warren

The Agfa Rapid system and an Ahfa Iso-Rapid 1F

5 January, 2026

Artizlab Classic 35mm f/1.4 (v2-ish) Review

By Rollin Banderob

I found myself at an odd place without a 35mm lens for my digital rangefinder. Very odd for me, since that is by far my most used focal length, and I had volunteered to do news ...

An image of a Fujifilm TX-1 with the 45/4 mounted sitting on a table, with a 90/4 and 30/5.6 placed next to it.

5 January, 2026

Fujifilm TX-1 – Nine Years in – Both Eyes Open

By Gale Lee

This is a near-full rewrite of an article that was originally shared on Casual Photophile in August 2024. In addition to tweaking some content, I also wanted to correct a techni...

4 January, 2026

Labour Spilling Into Transit Time – One Shot Story

By Andrea Monti

The underground systems in Tokyo, where this photo was taken during rush hours, offer countless opportunities to take interesting photos. It’s no surprise that coaches and...

Minolta MC Rokkor 100-200 mm attached to Minolta SR-T 303

4 January, 2026

Minolta MC Zoom-Rokkor 100-200mm – the Best Worst Minolta Lens

By Alexander K

When I bought my first Minolta camera, it came both with a standard MD 50 mm 1.7 and a MC Rokkor 100-200mm zoom lens as a bonus. The camera was an SR-T 303 and quickly became my...

3 January, 2026

Photography experiencing architecture

By Marco Andrés

Featured image: Ramon C. Cortinés High School of Performing Arts, HMC (executive architect) and Coop Himmelb(l)au (design architect) How do people experience great works of arch...

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