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12 December, 2025

How Nissan Crossing Has Changed Over Time

By Andrea Monti

12 December, 2025

/ automotive photography, /

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As a petrolhead, I always make a point of visiting Nissan Crossing whenever I’m in Tokyo, even if only for a few hours or half a day. Situated in Ginza, one of Tokyo’s most exclusive districts, Nissan Crossing is an open space in which...

12 December, 2025

Towers – My favorite shot of 2025

By Omar Tibi

12 December, 2025

/ Architectural Photography, LOMO Voskhod, orwo un54, photo of the year 2025, /

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Everyone’s wonderful posts here have inspired me to review my reel, and as 2025 comes to a close, I think I need to offer up my own favorite from this year. And what a year it was! Between my Voskhod and Contax SLR system, I’ve shot hundreds...

Front of Ricoh FF-9SD

12 December, 2025

Ricoh FF-9SD Limited – Travails of a Transparent Camera in Central Asia

By Keith A Yeo

12 December, 2025

/ point and shoot camera, Ricoh FF-9S, Ricoh FF-9SD Limited, Ricoh Point & Shoot, /

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My grandfather had many cameras, he kept them in an old 1980s dry box, and it was only when he was spluttering with edema from his congestive heart failure did we even talk about cameras. But amongst the various clunky gear I sorted through a whil...

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

By Jens Kotlenga

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By David Smith

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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 ...

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“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 ...

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

By Hamish Gill

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Dave Powell on A Vast Illumination – My photograph of the year 2025
OK... Here we go!!! That's a fascinating, thought-provoking observation, Geoff! Because the subject is so strange, it’s taken me a…
Tony Warren on Towers – My favorite shot of 2025
I love moody shots like this one. Great. It also shows how important it is to understand fully what the…
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Thank you Geoff. I simpathise having a serious attack of the floaters at the moment myself.

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