I went to Barcelona for the first time in September of 2019. I was in awe of the beautiful, vibrant city as much as the beautiful, vibrant people that live there. Walking Barc...
29 March, 2020
The Tsukiji Outer Market at Dawn with a Leica M3 and Roll of Kodak Tri-X – By Steven Bleistein
The Outer Market of Tsukiji in Tokyo is a favorite morning photography spot of mine. You might have once heard of Tokyo’s famous Tsukiji Fish Market, where frenetic tuna auction...
19 February, 2020
Pushing T-Max 400 to EI3200 with a Leica M3 Monochrom and First-Gen Summilux 35mm f/1.4 – Steven Bleistein
If you shoot monochrome film, you don’t have to make do with shooting at box speed if it is a higher speed that you want, and if that is the case for you, you should not hesitat...
25 September, 2019
5 Frames with a Wondering Mind and a Leica M3 – By Ong Sien Hong
My interest in photography has always been people. So naturally, when I take a camera out into the street, I look out for faces around me. I imagine most of us street photograph...
9 July, 2019
5 Candid Portraits in Paris with a Leica M3, Summicron 50mm f/2, and Kodak T-MAX 100 Film – By Steve Bleistein
I love Paris. While I live in Japan, my business often takes me to Europe, and whenever it does, I always spend a weekend or so in Paris before moving on to wherever I need to g...
14 April, 2019
5 Frames with Film Never Die IRO200, a Leica M3, Leica Summicron-M 50mm f/2 – By Steven Bleistein
On a recent trip to Melbourne, Australia, I decided to drop several of the city’s fine analog photography shops, including Film Never Die store on Bourke Street, a stone’s throw...
13 April, 2019
5 Frames with Kodak T-MAX P3200 (Pushed to 6400), a Leica M3 and v1 35mm Summicron – By Steven Bleistein
The other day, I was shooting in Tokyo’s Tsukiji outer market on a dark and drizzly morning. Not only was it overcast, but I was shooting in the shadows of buildings, so ISO 400...
23 February, 2019
5 frames in Kolkata with a Leica M3 and Voigtländer 28mm f/1.9 – by Sroyon Mukherjee
I grew up in Kolkata, and after graduation I moved to London for work. Since then, I’ve gone back about once a year. Walking around the city with a camera around my neck is what...