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27 June, 2025
Contax TVS I, TVS II, TVS III and T2 Kung Fu mash up – who wins? Which should you choose?
A comparison of the Photographs taken with each of these four cameras and any differences between the results. Should you get yourself a cheap (ish) lowly TVS or go all in and b...
26 June, 2025
Re-valuing 3200 speed films @EI1000 with Ilfotec HC
I haven’t had too much reason recently to load anything into my cameras rated higher than 400/500 – and by recently I mean a few years now. My approach to documentat...
26 June, 2025
A Fun, Funky Filter for Shooting Digital Infrared
Are you interested in trying digital-infrared photography, but put off by the expensive glass filters that are apparently required? Hesitate no more. We can spare you THAT expen...
25 June, 2025
Shooting Sanda (Chinese Kickboxing) Bouts
These photographs were taken during the 2025 Italian Sanda Championships as part of the sports photography course that I teach at the University of Chieti-Pescara in Italy. How ...
Telephoto lenses create such a literal and metaphorical distance between the photographer and their environment. Although one of my favourite lenses to work with is a 90mm, I re...
24 June, 2025
Shooting an Outdoor Volleyball Match
The 2025 IVVA European Veteran Volleyball Championship took place in my hometown of Pescara last May, so I took the opportunity to get the students on the sports photography cou...
“..I dream my limbs and head are the five rivers that make fertile the land of my ancestors. I dream about wild music, about longing, about an end to thirst…” ...
23 June, 2025
Thypoch Simera 21mm f/1.4 ASPH review
Since my initial reviews of the 35mm and 28mm f/1.4 Simera lenses, Thypoch has emerged as one of the most intriguing lens makers of the past few years. Their growing Simera line...
