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23 December, 2025

High Surf, Thick Fog — My favorite photography of the year 2025

By John Eaton

23 December, 2025

/ Landscape Photography, photo of the year 2025, /

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Like others on 35mmc, I was immediately attracted by Hamish’s invitation to submit one’s favorite photo of the year – in my case because I believed that I had just shot it in early November! However, to date I haven’t been a contributor to 35mmc,...

23 December, 2025

Bad Luck at Heian Jingu Shrine – One Shot Story

By Andrea Monti

23 December, 2025

/ Documentary Photography, ilford HP5+, Nikon 35ti, /

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As it is customary in Japanese Shinto shrines, also the Heian Jingu in Kyoto has an area where bad luck is left hanging in the open. 御御籤 —o-mikuji—are small strips of paper that people can choose at random to find out their fortune. As every to...

The Carousel Bar

23 December, 2025

The Carousel Bar at Hotel Monteleone – My 2025 picture of the year

By Jonathan Murray

23 December, 2025

/ photo of the year 2025, /

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Photography has been part of my life for half a century. At thirteen, living on Royal Air Force Base Akrotiri in Cyprus, I joined the base photography club and found myself under the guidance of an RAF press photographer. He taught me the basics —...

pic of Mamiya C220, plus a Mamiya C33 and spare lens

23 December, 2025

5 Frames With a Mamiya C220

By Victor Dively

23 December, 2025

/ Ilford Film, ilford FP4+, Mamiya C220, /

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This past year I decided to focus on black and white film photography and to tackle landscape photography. For me, that has been a hard challenge. My occasional attempts at landscape photography while out hiking and looking for wildlife have alway...

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4 March, 2025

London Calling – Traveling with a Canon AT-1

By Edgar Garcia

The Minolta SRT-102 did not speak to me. It was a very serviceable camera, and in looking at the photos that I shot with a better understanding of aperture and shutter speed, I ...

4 March, 2025

A Call for Lived Wisdom, Through the Lens of a Dented Nikon FM

By James Gates

At some point in life, everyone needs a “Jim.” A Jim is someone who comes along during that crucial time (generally your early-20s), when you start to believe you have everythin...

3 March, 2025

Film Camera Zen – Book Review

By Hamish Gill

A little while ago I was contacted by the company promoting Bellamy Hunt’s new book, Film Camera Zen, asking me if I would like to take a look at a copy for the benefit o...

Brightin Star 28mm f/2.8

3 March, 2025

Brightin Star 28mm f/2.8 XSlim Pro-M Review on a Leica M11

By Rollin Banderob

Oh 28mm how you have vexed me over the years. While using Sony mirrorless bodies back in 2014 I ventured into trying rangefinder lenses to make a smaller, lighter kit – on...

2 March, 2025

One Shot Story – A Mallard Drake

By RichardH

Close to my home there is a small valley with a creek and 10 kilometers of paved trail. I have been riding my bicycle on the trail for a few years, witnessing a steadily increas...

2 March, 2025

Validation – A One-shot Story

By Gary Smith

This story begins around New Year’s Eve 2024 when I happened to be browsing YouTube and I watched a video entitled: The Film Camera You Should Actually Buy. Some may recal...

1 March, 2025

5 Frames with Flic Film Aurora 800, Konica Hexar RF, and Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.2.

By Eric

I was looking for color film stocks I had not tried before at my local camera shop and purchased a couple of rolls of Flic Film Aurora 800. I had never heard of the company. I u...

Viltrox 25mm 1.7

28 February, 2025

Viltrox 25mm 1.7 APS-C lens review

By Mike Brooks

I recently had the opportunity to test a new prime APS-C lens; the Viltrox 25mm 1.7 Z mount. In full frame terms, that means you have something close to a 35m perspective, one o...

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