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17 December, 2025

‘Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story’ – A Rare Glimpse at Some of my Professional Work

By Hamish Gill

17 December, 2025

/ Stage Performance Photography, /

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I don’t share much of my professional work on here – sometimes I wonder why, as honestly I think most of my hobby work is pretty basic, whereas I am quite proud of some of the professional work I produce. The most recent shots I have p...

Close-up shot of a worn wooden panel mounted on a tiled wall, displaying four rows of vintage, cream-colored rotary fan speed controllers and two bottom rows of electrical sockets. A small red fire extinguisher is mounted directly beneath the panel.

17 December, 2025

Kopitiam Command Centre – One Shot Story

By Keith A Yeo

17 December, 2025

/ Kodak Film, Kodak Gold 200, Yashica Electro 35GSN, /

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Shot on Kodak Gold 200 film, on a Yashica 35 GSN. Disclosure, I did straighten the photo digitally, because of the life of me it appears I can’t take a straight photograph. We are often drawn to the grand statements, the spotless new applian...

David Hume

17 December, 2025

Brahmaputra – My Photo of the Year 2025

By David Hume

17 December, 2025

/ Leica D-Lux-8, photo of the year 2025, travel photography, /

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In October and November of this year my wife and I spent three weeks in India, the first time there for both of us. Part of that time was spent in a week-long trip on the Brahmaputra River in the Assam region of north-east India. It was a wonderfu...

17 December, 2025

5 Frames of Croome Panorama Tower

By Roger

17 December, 2025

/ Kentmere 400, Kentmere Film, Olympus OM4, /

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Fairly near where I live there is an observation tower that is under the care of the National Trust, part of the Croome estate, but because it is in the middle of a field a couple of miles away from the main house and park, it is rarely open; this...

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30 September, 2025

Following The Mighty Indus – From Nanga Parbat down the Karakoram Highway

By Ibraar Hussain

The man sat back and brooded, his eyes gazing upon the rolling mountains, which held his glance with their austere beauty; sheer and grand, with hues of blue and purple, their r...

29 September, 2025

One Keeper on the Roll – A One Shot Story

By Stephen Hanka

In May of 2021, when we were still under Covid-19 restrictions I, noticed a ripening cone at about eye level in peeking dawn sunlight on a young evergreen in my yard. I had a N...

29 September, 2025

EVENT: The LCE Worcester Film Photography Collective – 25th October 2025

By Derek Hope

As part of my work at London Camera Exchange, I have always been keen on making the Worcestershire area a photographic hub, an imaging oasis, a haven for those of us in habit of...

29 September, 2025

Twin Lens Reflex – My Experiences and Thoughts on this Camera Type – Show and Tell

By Tony Warren

History, design and examples from a number of TLR cameras.

28 September, 2025

Hitting the “Zone” – Shot-by-Shot street shooting with a Hasselblad 500CM

By Scott Ferguson

Going out to shoot still photos can be a bit of a ‘hit or miss’ experience for me. While always starting with high hopes to shoot beautiful and/or memorable photos,...

Pentax Pino 35 and Kentmere 400

28 September, 2025

5 Frames with a Pentax Pino 35 and Kentmere 400

By Steve Phillips

I think this camera came to my attention as I was browsing through various blogs and reviews about cheap take-anywhere point & shoot types. My own journey down that road had...

Picture of a Nikon F camera with 5 Nikkor lenses

27 September, 2025

5 Frames with 5 lenses and a Nikon F in Tennessee’s Oldest Town

By Victor Dively

I recently moved to Jonesborough, Tennessee, to be close to the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Great Smoky Mountains. Jonesborough is the county seat for Washington County, the fi...

27 September, 2025

Crosby’s Blitz Beach with a Yashica D and Kodak Gold 200 – The Whole Roll

By Peter Roberts

I’m sure every long-in-the-tooth parent knows this situation. And if you as a parent haven’t yet reached that certain age believe me you’ll experience it event...

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David Hume on ‘Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story’ – A Rare Glimpse at Some of my Professional Work
Great story and pics Hamish - and I really enjoyed this glimpse in to another side of a working life…
Eric Rose on Kopitiam Command Centre – One Shot Story
Great story! We must be related! It seems every photo I take is 1.5 degrees tilted clockwise. Doesn't matter which…
Hamish Gill on ‘Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story’ – A Rare Glimpse at Some of my Professional Work
Oddly, it’s the stress, I think, that helps get the shots. Cortisol for the win!

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