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14 November, 2025
A Stone Igloo – My favourite photo of 2025
This photo was taken whilst on a hike with my local walking group, the Sheffield 40s/50s ramblers group, with my Rollei 35T that often comes with me on daywalks, because of its ...
14 November, 2025
Olympus Pen F 40mm G.Zuiko f1.4 and Rollei Retro 400s – My experience with this iconic camera
This post was one of my first few on 35mmc, that’s after lurking for a few years before I plucked up enough courage and audacity to get some of my photos and writing publi...
13 November, 2025
5 Frames with Kodak Portra 800 Pushed to 3200 at Thin Air Exhibition
Portra 800 has always been a film stock reserved for “Special Occasions”. Frugal shooting doesn’t often lend to nearly £20 for a roll of 36 shots, so when I do decide to shoot a...
Who put the cigarette filters there? There seems not to be a real consensus about photo editing and photo authenticity. The discussion is lively and appears to be endless. So, w...
12 November, 2025
Made in Hong Kong
I was made in Hong Kong. I was born in Hong Kong in 1994, when the Union Jack was still on the Hong Kong flag. My mum is from Taiwan and my dad is a native HongKonger. Three yea...
12 November, 2025
A Barn at the End of my Road – My Photo of the year 2025
I decided to submit this photo after culling to about 25, then a dozen, then 8 and finally two favorites for 2025. I decided to write up a little story on each and then made m...
I mentioned the Lomography Instant briefly in my earlier article about the Polaroid Go, and I think it deserves its own short story. The Lomo Instant was my first instant camera...
11 November, 2025
A Portrait on Velvia 50
I never shot Fujichrome Velvia for portraits, except, apparently, when I did. I have absolutely no recollection of making some frames I found in a box labelled “1998. Blue Banan...
