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5 October, 2025

Make Sense (or: Meaning is in the Eye of the Beholder)

By Andrea Monti

I am a big fan of Jim Hall. A god of the Jazz Olympus, he was an amazing guitar player and played (i.e. lived) according to a simple but effective maxim: make musical sense. He ...

5 October, 2025

A Phone camera vs 15 year old point-and-shoot

By Daimon Tilley

I am really enjoying getting back into film photography, and contributing, in a small way, to this site. But I also enjoy digital, for me the two are complimentary. This summer ...

4 October, 2025

JOBO SilverBase – A brief look at the compact rotary processor – Shake it or stir it?

By Jens Kotlenga

As far as film processing is concerned, recently switching to JOBO’s SilverBase rotary processor means I have come full circle on my pilgrimage on the path of film developing. I...

4 October, 2025

The Kiwanis Jam Skateboarding Competition on Film

By David Smith

“The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.” — Tony Hawk In 1988, when I was in grade 3, my father bought me a copy of Thrasher Magazine. It became my chil...

3 October, 2025

Zeiss ZK Planar T* 50mm F/1.4 – Test Shots and an Unpleasant Incident

By Andrea Monti

I am a huge fan of Zeiss lenses, and I have made sure to own at least one of them for each camera system I have used over the years. To be honest, my only regret when switching ...

3 October, 2025

“Half Framing” Practically Any Film Camera (Part 1 of 2)

By Dave Powell

I love creativity of all kinds. But it has taken me down some strange rabbit holes (like here, here, here and here). This article is another. I hope you find it interesting and ...

2 October, 2025

VIDEO: A Conversation with Eric Woods – The madness in the world, community, hobbies and interests as distractions

By Hamish Gill

I have for a while now been meaning to find a way to restart having chats with photographers I have become friends with through the website. I loved making the occasional videos...

2 October, 2025

A Few More Shots From An Urban Exploration Trip

By Andrea Monti

Hip-hoppers and skateboarders are often seen together in many urban landscapes. Actually, these performing arts come from different US social and geographical milieus. However, ...

Russ Rosener on Olympus XA2 and Cosina CX-2 – In the Zone
This was a very enjoyable read and quite a few good photos to prove each camera's worth. I owned an…
Gary Smith on 5 Frames from a cheap and simple camera – and a very rare one too
And how did you locate the Danish Photohistorical Society?
Chris Giles on 5 Frames from a cheap and simple camera – and a very rare one too
Thanks Tony I understand that contact prints were commonly used back then, so the little 4.5 x 6cm print would…

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