analog photography
Legs Unlimited by Denys Trofimchuk
"A Polaroid. And I was blown away by technology and the looks of it." Tell us about yourself. My name is Denys Trofimchuk. I am 27 years old, and I am originally from Eastern Europe,from Ukraine. I've been living in New York City for the last 5 years. At the moment I am working a pretty much desk job- I am a product photographer for a jewelry company in Diamond District. What was the first thing that interested you in film photography? When I was a kid, my uncle, who was a submariner,
Andrei Certan - A new reality
"Never used a DSLR in my life! " Tell us about yourself. My name is Andrei Certan, 22 years old. From Moldova. I'm an economics student. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My photography journey began about 4 years ago, when I picked up my grandfather's Zenit B. Never used a DSLR in my life! What camera makes you click? The one I have with me, in my bag. What do you focus on when shooting film? Creating a "new" reality when talking about double exposures. Oth
David Congnard - Film photography, impossible to erase!
"Photography is light. Never forget." Tell us about yourself. I'm 43 years old. I'm from Paris, not Texas, France. I'm in charge of copyright in a media company. What first interested you in analog photography? It's impossible to erase ! So, you must make effort, be attentive and careful. Watch (observe), perceive (feel), understand (grasp), frame (choose), release (decide). Doing things seriously, with respect for them. What camera makes you click? First, SLR : Nikon F3, Conta
Claire Dunaud - Autoportraits
"I am very shy. I found a way to express myself through photography." Tell us about yourself. Hello, I am 28 years old, I am from France more precisely the suburb of Paris. Now I’m unemployed so I have plenty of time to work on my pictures. What first interested you in analog photography? I love all the rituals, the process of analog photography; the mechanic, the chemistry … it’s something I can understand compared to numeric photo. The film is touchable, it is real, that is why I lo
Violeta by Pelayo Arbues!
"After I got my first rolls developed I fell in love with film photography." Tell us about yourself. I was born 32 years ago in León and I am currently living in Madrid. Right now I work as a data scientist at Weplan. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I started shooting digital quite a long time ago. After some years, I started to have less and less time to spend shooting, and my job makes me sit in front of a computer many hours a day. At that time, my friend Julian st
Andrei Purcarea: Long gone moments
"That small fragment in time imprisoned in a compact box" Tell us about yourself. I am 28 years old, I am from Oradea, Romania, but I currently live in Bucharest and I am a copywriter in my day to day job and I also earn a little bit from creating voice-overs for online video ads, radio ads etc. My passions are photography (analog and digital), voice-over and podcasting, videography and audio editing. What was the first thing that got you into film photography? The process of obtainin
Ondra Zeman. Understand the world we live in.
"I enjoy pressing the shutter and that's all. " Tell us about yourself. My name is Ondra Zeman, I live in a small town Slavkov u Brna in Czech Republic, I'm a 34 years old kid and work as a freelance graphic designer. Film photography has become my passion since 2007, completely self-taught. I can't exactly talk about my work, because there is such a wide range between everything. But I will try hard to introduce. I don't really care about the format, but my favorite seems 6x7 with Pen
Richard PJ Lambert - Destructors
"The final pictures are the opposite of immediacy; they are unpredictable and susceptible to fault." A while ago we wrote an article about Richard PJ Lambert and the amazing photographs he is shooting. We're posting another one for his project called "Destructors" where he's talking about ways to mess around with chemicals Tell us about the project! “Honour thy error as a hidden intention” by Brian Eno. I work from a state of perpetual creative block. When my pictures feel lifeles
Happy world photography day - 2016!
Today we're celebrating world photography day! It's the 19th of August! World photography day! Last year, on this very same day we published an article featuring artists that we had published until then (you can see it here). Since that day we published a lot of articles and we'd like to thank all of you for the help and support you've given us! We're celebrating this special day with our community by giving you a sneak peak into what's coming to onfilm.photo! The following images are
Norbert Eleryk: A medium format love story
"Film never dies !!!" Tell us about yourself. Hey. I'm originally from Poland but I live in London for the last 11 years. I'm 34 years old and I work in the casino as a croupier and I'm in the process of starting to organise photographic workshops. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My first memory is when my dad gave me my first camera (age 10) it was simple Kodak film camera which I took with me for a school trip. When I came back he developed my pictures and he was no
Ilinka D'Intino: Illuminating the human body
"The light which illuminates gently the dark, the inner world, showing the human body." Tell us about yourself. I'm old enough for a mother of an 18-year-old daughter. Born and grew up in Serbia, I am now living in the southwestern part of Germany. For my life I need my money hard, in a profession, like many other people also. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My journey into the film photograph started many years ago, born from the desire to express myself. What
Chris Henderson: Portraits on film
"Film forced me to slow down, think before pressing the shutter, really look at the light and the model with my own eyes." Tell us about yourself. I'm 31 years old. I'm from Aberdeen, a small city in Scotland of mainly gray granite buildings. I work as a photographer in the oil & gas sector creating detailed virtual tours of offshore North Sea platforms, and I also shoot weddings and model portfolios. When and how did the film journey begin for you? When I was at art school in 2002-20