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Film until the end of time, by Małgorzata Bardoń
"I feel attracted by pinhole photography so sooner or later I will make a camera from a shoe box." Tell us about yourself. I live In Poland, In Gdynia, a beautiful modern town located in the Bay of Gdańsk. I'm 37 and work in the Tricity School of Photography in Gdynia, where I coordinate the school's administration. Marta, 18x24cm X-ray film, copied as an albumen print When and how did the film journey begin for you? It was years ago, in the 1980s. My Dad used to take pictures on fil
A passion for Smena 8m by Murat Uğur Eminoğlu
"Beginners. Start, do not stop, and try over and over again!" Tell us about yourself. I am 30 years old and live in Turkey. I am system manager, in other words an IT man. When and how did the film journey begin for you? When I got bored taking pictures with digital cameras 4 years ago, I started to develop a great interest in analogue photography. Since then, I have had a passion for analogue photography. What Could we always find in your gear bag? "Smena 8m" is an irreplaceable
Film connects people, by Kevin Verkindt
"Canon Eos 3. I’m pretty sure I will never part with this camera." Tell us about yourself. I’m Kevin, 24 years old and currently living in Belgium. I’m working full-time as a transport planner and I’m graduating college in one year. When and how did the film journey begin for you? Back in the days, I used to shoot film as a side project. These were mainly snapshots of friends and models. The real film journey began last year when I quit digital photography. I bought myself some new gea
Dadagraphy and double exposures by Andrés Martínez
"I like to play with lights in film photography." Tell us about yourself. 22, I'm from Chile and currently studying psychology and philosophy (this is my 4th year), working sporadically doing analog photography workshops for the lomography embassy here in Chile, and playing in a band. Detrás de los (Seguda edición). Camera Canon A-1, film kodak elitechrome (100 asa), cross process. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I started at age 15. I was very attracted to the resul
A brief (yet helpful) guide to buy expired film
When buying expired film we must consider one thing, we are buying a lottery ticket... There was a time when anyone could go to any store and buy a roll of color film, also there were a lot of photography stores if some specific roll was needed, where a variety of brands, styles and ISO numbers was offered. As the digital revolution took place, the big manufacturers decreased their film catalog, offering just the most commercial types. Nowadays, the hunt season for those lost gems is almost
Film journey at the beginning, by Andrew Seywright
Louis likes to experiment with multiple exposures. Tell us about yourself. I am recently turned 27 and come from a small town called Gourock on the banks of the River Clyde Estuary. I now live in Hyndland in the West End of Glasgow working as an MI Analyst for a bank. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My film journey only started a month or so ago when I picked up my Dad's Olympus OM-2n which he bought with his 21st birthday money in 1981. A friend of mine let me know w
Keeping film alive, by Stephen Dowling
"Shooting on a Lomo back in 2000 is one of the reasons I’m such a film fan" Tell us about yourself. I am 42, and originally from New Zealand, though I have been living in London for the last 20 years. I am a journalist. For the last few years I have been a science editor at the BBC, though for many years before that I was a music journalist. It has been an interesting change of subject. In my spare time I run the blog Zorki Photo, which is all about film photography. I review cameras and
Girls on film by Daniel Pestana
"I love Fuji because of the natural colours and by overexposing it I can get those wonderful pastel tones that I really love a lot." Tell us about yourself. I'm 37 years old, I'm from Reguengos de Monsaraz but I currently live in Lisbon, Portugal. I'm a Professional Translator. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My film journey began around 1988, when my father bought a Minolta Maxxum 7000. I started shooting with it, and the more I shot, the more I became in love with p
Film passion starts in basements too, by Marko Marković
"Canon AE-1. I carry it everywhere i go." Tell us about yourself. I’m 43 years old, from Belgrade, Serbia. Employed at McCann Beograd, a major advertising agency for the past 16 years. Currently I am working as a Digital Content Editor. My job is to create and prepare various web content. For one year now I am also taking photographs for one of our client’s social media channels. Canon AE-1, 50mm f1,4 Kodak Portra 160 When and how did the film journey begin for you? It began two year
Everyday life on film by Sebastian Cvitanic
"Before shooting it's really important to talk about the person's background and what drives them in life." Tell us about yourself. I am 34. I was born in the south of Chile also known as Patagonia. Most of my jobs have been retail related, and some commercial photography mainly done with a digital camera. "Portrait of Koyo" Yashica124G / Kodak Portra 400 When and how did the film journey begin for you? I discovered an "agfamatic" 110 format camera lying around the house in the lat
Chicks by Menna Ismail
"I would say that I never actually knew how to shoot photographs, until I started to use film. " Tell us about yourself. I am 22, born and raised in New York City. I am student, studying Advertising and Marketing at The Fashion Institute of Technology. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I used to be a digital photographer. I embarked on the journey of film this summer, when i realized how much the advanced editing tools were depreciating the art of taking a picture. To me
People from Rosaline Shahnavaz
"I loved the intimacy of the shots I was getting." Tell us about yourself. I'm 24 years old, from London and I'm a photographer. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My father's photographs of my mother have always been a big inspiration for me. He beautifully documented their relationship and when they first met. He gave me the camera he had shot these photos on and this was my first 'real' camera. I then began photographing my friends and my boyfriend obsessively. I loved