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20 October, 2025

Pretend Geisha – One Shot Story

By Eagle Omomuro

20 October, 2025

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27 June, 2025

Contax TVS I, TVS II, TVS III and T2 Kung Fu mash up – who wins? Which should you choose?

By Ibraar Hussain

A comparison of the Photographs taken with each of these four cameras and any differences between the results. Should you get yourself a cheap (ish) lowly TVS or go all in and b...

26 June, 2025

Re-valuing 3200 speed films @EI1000 with Ilfotec HC

By Simon King

I haven’t had too much reason recently to load anything into my cameras rated higher than 400/500 – and by recently I mean a few years now. My approach to documentat...

Nikon CoolPix 990 camera with Kodachrome slide attached as IR filter

26 June, 2025

A Fun, Funky Filter for Shooting Digital Infrared

By Dave Powell

Are you interested in trying digital-infrared photography, but put off by the expensive glass filters that are apparently required? Hesitate no more. We can spare you THAT expen...

25 June, 2025

Shooting Sanda (Chinese Kickboxing) Bouts

By Andrea Monti

These photographs were taken during the 2025 Italian Sanda Championships as part of the sports photography course that I teach at the University of Chieti-Pescara in Italy. How ...

25 June, 2025

The 21mm Focal Length (or Thereabouts) for Documentary Photography

By Simon King

Telephoto lenses create such a literal and metaphorical distance between the photographer and their environment. Although one of my favourite lenses to work with is a 90mm, I re...

24 June, 2025

Shooting an Outdoor Volleyball Match

By Andrea Monti

The 2025 IVVA European Veteran Volleyball Championship took place in my hometown of Pescara last May, so I took the opportunity to get the students on the sports photography cou...

24 June, 2025

Village walks and Life in The Rural Punjab – With a Konica Minolta Dynax Maxxum 7D

By Ibraar Hussain

“..I dream my limbs and head are the five rivers that make fertile the land of my ancestors. I dream about wild music, about longing, about an end to thirst…” ...

23 June, 2025

Thypoch Simera 21mm f/1.4 ASPH review

By vincentbihler

Since my initial reviews of the 35mm and 28mm f/1.4 Simera lenses, Thypoch has emerged as one of the most intriguing lens makers of the past few years. Their growing Simera line...

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