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...
6 November, 2025
5 Frames at Penmon Point
A trip to north Wales provided a long overdue opportunity for some ‘proper’ photography. To me that means picking up my camera and going out with the sole purpose of creating p...
5 November, 2025
Pushing Pan F Plus: first stop, Santa Monica, second stop, Manhattan
Part 1 — Pushing One Stop in Santa Monica I took a quick trip to Los Angeles in late September and it was the first time I’ve visited the West Coast since taking up ...
16 October, 2025
The Rover returns – A one shot story
As an impressionable thirteen year old, the new Rover P6 3500 S driven by Dave, one of my snorkelling instructors, had me transfixed. The smart Rover ferried a few of us to a lo...