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21 November, 2025

8×10 camera for $10 in ten minutes

By Jeffery Luhn

21 November, 2025

/ Alternative Process, DIY Camera, /

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I signed up to teach a photography event to 8-year-olds at a summer activity event. It was scheduled to take place on my college campus in late June, 2025. The ‘class’ was comprised of two 1-hour sessions. My first thought – we could get she...

Life and Death in London

21 November, 2025

Life and Death in London – My photo of the year 2025

By Geoff Chaplin

21 November, 2025

/ photo of the year 2025, Street & Urban Photography, /

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This hasn’t been easy and I thank David, Scott and Hamish for setting me the (actually enjoyable) task. It turned out my favourite fell just outside the last 12 months (I’m taking ‘2025’ to mean the previous 12 months up to the date of writing) – ...

21 November, 2025

5 Frames with Svema Foto 100 with an Argus C3

By Brashtown Czar

21 November, 2025

/ Argus C3, Svema Film, svema foto 100, /

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I recently learned about Svema films, and was instantly intrigued by Svema Foto 100. Film from the most important Soviet film factory, still made in Ukraine, with punchy contrast, fine grain, and near-infrared sensitivity up to 750nm? I’m in...

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9 June, 2025

A Year in Pictures – 12 Frames in 12 Months

By Scott Ferguson

It’s been one year since I unexpectedly came into custody of a Hasselblad 500CM and a Leica M2. This opened up a whole new creative outlet for me and has become a very ab...

9 June, 2025

Balda CA 35 – A Fantastic little camera shot with Kodak Eastman Double X 5222

By Ibraar Hussain

Having been drooling over Hamish’s article on the Minolta TC-1 and full of fond memories of a black Contax TVS III I used to have, being the best of the Contax T series I&...

A watch and digital clock... one hour apart

8 June, 2025

Can Time “Slip”? – One-Shot Story

By Dave Powell

I think H.G. Wells did centuries of disservice to future scientists when he wrote “The Time Machine.” It’s a great story, but its title and text subtly imply that a machine is r...

View of Rocamadour. France.

8 June, 2025

Rocamadour with an EOS3 and Velvia 100

By Richard Becker

Writing about my EOS3 got me wondering, when had I last used it exactly, and on what? Looking through my notes showed use had gradually petered out and towards the end the photo...

Film with sprockets St. Michael's Church

7 June, 2025

Analogue Photography goes ICH…

By Jens Kotlenga

…or 5 frames on the intersection of UNESCO World Heritage and UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. In early February this year the German Commission for UNESCO added Analo...

6 June, 2025

NEWS: Omnar Bertele FLB 50mm f/2 – Finally Announced

By Hamish Gill

Those who follow what I get up to will know I am half of Omnar Lenses. Well, today we finally announced the Omnar Bertele. I will save you all the waffle, as it can all be read ...

6 June, 2025

Konica Minolta Dimage A200 – Dogging down Green Lane – Local Photo Walks, Pt1

By Ibraar Hussain

This will be a sort of Local Photo Walk series. Probably a wee bit of inspiration or ideas for people who want some idea or excuse to enjoy their photography. With a banged up k...

5 June, 2025

On Detachment. Or ‘If You Love Something, Set It Free’ (cit. Sting)

By Andrea Monti

A number of philosophies and religions preach the virtue of detachment from things as a path to enlightenment. When applied to gear, this advice won’t only save your soul ...

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