29 January, 2026
5 frames with Rolleiflex T
Recently I have got lucky to acquire a Rolleiflex T from a friend of mine. He is an acclaimed portrait photographer and instructor with 40 years of experience in photography. Ne...
27 January, 2026
Ilford HP5 Plus at a Historical Engine Factory
After getting back into film and starting the Analogue Photography series with the iconic Kodak Tri-X, I turned to its European counterpart for this round — the equally legendar...
23 December, 2025
5 Frames With a Mamiya C220
This past year I decided to focus on black and white film photography and to tackle landscape photography. For me, that has been a hard challenge. My occasional attempts at land...
6 December, 2025
Osaka with a Leica iiig and Summitar
After a three hour drive and a two hour flight I needed a drink – I say ‘a’ euphemistically: beer, nihonshu (“sake”), red wine and whisky hit the spot but set the tone for the f...
4 December, 2025
Horseman 980 – A Seasonal Essay
Most people coming into film photography start with the camera and then try to figure out how to scan the results. I went the other way. I shot film for 30 years, finally switch...
30 November, 2025
5 Frames with a Leica iiig, Summitar and FP4+ at 400asa
I have written about the Leica iiig in the context of other Leicas here. Briefly summarising these are the key differences compared to the M3 for me: Advantages Smaller and ligh...
27 November, 2025
5 Frames, No Kings
I was excited to bring my M3 to the recent No Kings protest in Manhattan in October. I don’t have a huge amount of experience shooting ‘documentary’ style to ...
6 November, 2025
Kodak Tri-X 400 or Ilford HP5+ 400 who? when? where?
There were several options for black and white films back in the day. There has been a period a few years ago when suddenly the options were limited and the films sometimes hard...