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5 April, 2025

An Unexpected Trip Home with my Rolleiflex 2.8F

By David Pauley

5 April, 2025

/ Kodak Film, Kodak Portra 400, Rolleiflex 2.8F, /

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Reed George on An Unexpected Trip Home with my Rolleiflex 2.8F
Thank you for sharing both your words and images, David. I really appreciate how your images share the mixed emotions…
Wim van Heugten on An Unexpected Trip Home with my Rolleiflex 2.8F
It's mnot Royal Dutch Shell anymore. This rekenown Dutch company moved to great Brittain a few years ago and is…
Ibraar Hussain on An Unexpected Trip Home with my Rolleiflex 2.8F
Superbly written essay Giving such imagery and a feel for where you grew up The photographs looks as movie stills…

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