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17 December, 2025

‘Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story’ – A Rare Glimpse at Some of my Professional Work

By Hamish Gill

17 December, 2025

/ Stage Performance Photography, /

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I don’t share much of my professional work on here – sometimes I wonder why, as honestly I think most of my hobby work is pretty basic, whereas I am quite proud of some of the professional work I produce. The most recent shots I have p...

Close-up shot of a worn wooden panel mounted on a tiled wall, displaying four rows of vintage, cream-colored rotary fan speed controllers and two bottom rows of electrical sockets. A small red fire extinguisher is mounted directly beneath the panel.

17 December, 2025

Kopitiam Command Centre – One Shot Story

By Keith A Yeo

17 December, 2025

/ Kodak Film, Kodak Gold 200, Yashica Electro 35GSN, /

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Shot on Kodak Gold 200 film, on a Yashica 35 GSN. Disclosure, I did straighten the photo digitally, because of the life of me it appears I can’t take a straight photograph. We are often drawn to the grand statements, the spotless new applian...

David Hume

17 December, 2025

Brahmaputra – My Photo of the Year 2025

By David Hume

17 December, 2025

/ Leica D-Lux-8, photo of the year 2025, travel photography, /

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In October and November of this year my wife and I spent three weeks in India, the first time there for both of us. Part of that time was spent in a week-long trip on the Brahmaputra River in the Assam region of north-east India. It was a wonderfu...

17 December, 2025

5 Frames of Croome Panorama Tower

By Roger

17 December, 2025

/ Kentmere 400, Kentmere Film, Olympus OM4, /

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Fairly near where I live there is an observation tower that is under the care of the National Trust, part of the Croome estate, but because it is in the middle of a field a couple of miles away from the main house and park, it is rarely open; this...

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13 October, 2025

Mr. Ding Pactcron 35mm f/1.8 Review

By vincentbihler

Mr. Ding might be one of the most discreet lens makers today, rarely releasing products under his own brand. Still, he’s the mind behind several lenses sold through other distri...

12 October, 2025

Portrait Photography – How I Approached Strangers at a Wedding

By Alexandre Kreisman

Last year, I was invited to a wedding, where I knew about 10 people out of the 130 plus guests. Unfortunately, they were working, so I was alone amongst a lot of people who were...

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Florence on film

By David Smith

When I was nineteen, I dreamed of becoming a professional cyclist. Although, I was living in Northern Ontario, where the winters are long, I spent the short summers riding for h...

11 October, 2025

5 Frames with the Contax TVS, Kono! Art 100 and a Baltic Marina

By Jens

Some trips are like good coffee: strong, slightly bitter, and they wake you up to reality – or at least to the view. My August 2023 jaunt to the Baltic coast – Travemünde, Laboe...

11 October, 2025

Kodak Ektachrome E100 on Holidays in 2025.

By David Hume

The purpose of this article is to lay to rest my nagging question as to whether there’s any point in me shooting slide film for holiday snaps in 2025. Spoiler alert – my answer ...

10 October, 2025

Minox 35 EL review – The Original Minox 35

By Bob Janes

Forty-one years ago, I borrowed this very Minox 35 EL from my father for a trip to Zaragossa. When I came back and had the film developed, I was quite blown away by the quality ...

10 October, 2025

One By Four – A One Shot Story told by four photographers – Part 1

By Scott Ferguson

First, I’d like to thank my fellow 35mmc contributors David Pauley, David Hume and Dean Lawrence for having the temerity to quadruple down on the idea of a dialogue-driven post ...

10 October, 2025

Leica iiig – a Filmfurbish Edition / Rose Tinted Review

By Hamish Gill

The Leica iiig is a camera that I have previously been uncertain I would like – I saw it as almost a worst of two worlds option from its era. It’s a camera from a period w...

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Hamish Gill on ‘Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story’ – A Rare Glimpse at Some of my Professional Work
Oddly, it’s the stress, I think, that helps get the shots. Cortisol for the win!
Hamish Gill on ‘Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story’ – A Rare Glimpse at Some of my Professional Work
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Hamish Gill on ‘Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story’ – A Rare Glimpse at Some of my Professional Work
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