analog photography

[NSFW]Roman window - part II, by Fabio Sabatini

"Loneliness (a state I truly love)." Our first post about Fabio's work was published in 2015, called Dreamy world on film, by Fabio Sabatini. Last year in december we posted the first part of the project "Roman Window". If you'd like to see the other round of shots, you can check them out here. Some words from Fabio, about the project: "I wanted to represent a series of states of mind I am very familiar with: sorrow, regret, loss, but also intimacy, self-dialogue and the liberation that

turkey

Alone on the streets, by Metin Arslan

"A big city that people live in mass numbers but basically walk alone." Tell us about yourself. I'm from Turkey, living in Istanbul. 24 years old. Currently I'm a film student but I do daily jobs or freelance works when I need money. How did your film hourney begin? My journey with film began with finding an old film camera (compact and really cheap one) in my parents house two years ago. Meanwhile I had been shooting with a digital camera. After I saw the results, film had me instantl

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Fur, by Denys Trofimchuck

"I like to shoot women dressed in fur, there is something Helmut Newton-ish to it." This fall we wrote an article about Denys Trofimchuck's work. He was trying to figure out an idea for a project and started shooting legs! Yes, that's right, legs! If you want to read more about it, here's a link to our previous post! This time, we'd like to share a story he shot recently. Tell us about your new series. I like to shoot women dressed in fur, there is something Helmut Newton-ish to it. So

Germany

Boys on film, by Annika Weertz

"Shooting film just makes you think before pressing the shutter." Tell us about yourself. I am 25 years old and I am doing my Master's program (technical editorship and multimedia documentation) at the moment. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I have had a Holga for a while and I had only used it once until this year, because I had such an incredibly awful experience getting the film developed. To cut a long story short, I was misinformed about the costs and ended payin

Germany

Maximilian Heinrich: Focus on your vision

"I quickly realized that there is a whole world to explore and got hooked." Tell us about yourself. I was born in 1985 in Munich, Germany. I work as a Senior Conceptual Designer at a digital full-service agency, consulting large companies on their corporate websites, digital storytelling strategies, and creative content output. On the side, I shoot portraits and do street photography almost every weekend. I used to work as a video reporter for Siemens and thus learned how to shoot and pr

Fabio Sabatini

[NSFW]Roman window - part I, by Fabio Sabatini

"Loneliness (a state I truly love)." Remember Fabio Sabatini? Over a year ago we published the first article from an ongoing series and now we're back. If you'd like to read the previous post, you can check it out here. This time we're focusing on his series called "Roman window". Could you tell us more about the project? I shot this series in an attic with a great view on Rome and most of all, a fantastic light. I shut down the blinds to create a surreal light effect. I wanted

USA

[NSFW] A Bodypaint Tribute, by Corey Deshon

"A never before seen synthesis of texture and color in a celebration of the feminine form." One of the first photographers we wrote about on onfilm.photo was Corey Deshon. If you would like to read the article, you can find it here. This time we're featuring his latest project, called "Obnoxious Liberals: A Bodypaint Tribute to Jean-Michel Basquiat." Tell us more about the project. What I've done for this series is take selections from the great body of work of the neo-expressionist pa

Nils Karlson

Pinhole photography by Nils Karlson

"Zero Image 2000 , quite sharp for a pinhole, but still fuzzy enough not to be confused with a normal camera." Last time we interviewed Nils Karlson we talked about his book "Earth Stands Still". You can check it out here. This time it's all about pinhole photography! Tell us about your pinhole cameras. I settled down to two pinhole camera these days, after a wild trip through different cameras in early 2015. It has boiled down to my first pinhole camera, a Zero Image 2000, which shoots

japan

Crazy double-exposures by Yoshitaka Goto

"I often shoot double exposures or multiple exposures. The results are crazy and dreamy. " Tell us about yourself. I live in Gifu city, Japan and work for a global logistics company and part time as a photographer. What interested you in film photography? I often shoot double exposures or multiple exposures. The results are crazy and dreamy. I always enjoy them. How did the first roll of film come out? My first film camera was HOLGA 135. The result was almost a failure because

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Escape the “see, press like, move on” attitude. By Marija Grubor

"We kind of clicked like two parts of the same puzzle, the Russian tank and me." Tell us about yourself. I’m 24 years old and I live in Skopje, Macedonia. I’m a psychology graduate with two years of clinical training, but currently work as a freelance author. And as wildly as I love my profession, my favourite soul food is art, especially poetry and photography. What was the first thing that interested you in film photography? To be honest, I originally tried it only because i was stu

Croatia

Film feels right for Nikola Škarec

"It just feels right shooting on film!" Tell us about yourself. I'm Nikola. I was born in 1998 and grew up, surrounded by nature, in a small village near Zagreb, Croatia. What was the first thing that interested you in film photography? I always wanted to capture the things I thought are worth keeping. Now I use photography as a way to express myself. My recent work is based on portraits, even though I would like to do more nature and minimalist schemes. The thing that got me into

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#SlayThePortrait Photography Contest

"Enter to win a New Petzval 85 Art Lens (Brass) and many other things!" The guys from Casetify reached us and told us about their global portrait photography competition that they're hosting together with friends from Lomography. So we thought that the amazing Petzval Lens would fit great on a film camera body!♥ Winner takes $2000 worth of personalized tech goodies, including a kickass kickstarter lens. The competition ends on 10th Dec at 11:59pm PST. TO WIN 1. Take as many Portrait