analog-photography
History and technology with Zenit E, by Viljam Valdmaa
"Zenit E. The thing looks like it could probably survive a nuclear blast or diving into the Mariana Trench!" Tell us about yourself. I'm 22 and i live in Estonia. I'm a student and in my free time i play music. And shoot film! When and how did the film journey begin for you? It all started a little more than a year ago. Until then, i had absolutely no experience with any kind of photography. I didn't know anything about shutter speeds, aperture, I even had no idea what DSLR or SLR are
Dreamy world on film, by Fabio Sabatini
"I love the surreal touch that brutally blurred background give to portraits and not only" Tell us about yourself. I'm 44, I live in Rome and I do scientific research for living. I am professor of Economics at Sapienza University of Rome and I collaborate with the Higher School of Economics in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Here you can find my CV and other information on my activities: socialcapitalgateway I love my academic work and to date I am not interested in making photography a sour
Hooked on film with Giovanni Cardenas
"Film forces me to slow down and think about each shot before I release the shutter" Tell us about yourself. My name is Giovanni Cardenas, I'm 23 years old from Fontana, California (just an hour away from Los Angeles) and I am currently working at a warehouse pushing boxes while finishing my AA in Photojournalism. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My film journey began in my third semester at community college, I was then a Film major and was required to take an intro to
Impossible shots by polaroidsnotdead
"It sounds like an old school emotion" Tell us about yourself. I'm 23 and live in the west of France near to the beach. I just finished my studies this year. I'm actually planning a trip to New Zealand and Australia for the next year. Leaving in November, can't wait. So I'm saving money for now with little jobs. When and how did you discover instant film? I discovered instant photography last year, in September I think. I always knew about but never tried it. It sounds like an old scho
Music and Film Photography with Bernd Frikke
Bernd Frikke chose film in a digital world! Tell us about yourself. I`m 33 years old and I live in Emden, Germany. Emden is located in the upper north west of the country near the dutch boarder and the coast of the North sea. I work as a social worker and mostly with autistic persons. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I`m old enough to know how the digital revolution in photography started, but never really cared a lot about it. I was more into making music and being in
Disposable shots by Jon Sparkman
"You just have to hope that something comes out the other end, who knows!" Tell us about yourself. Hi! I’m 26, from Cheltenham in the UK, and taking photos is fortunately my full time job. When and how did you start using disposable cameras? My last retail job was to work in a printing lab, where you develop films all day long. We had giant sacks of disposable cameras lying around, and I routed through and thought “Hey, some of these you can load films back in and use again!”. This s
Kuzey, a 6-year-old film photographer!
"I love it. I really get excited when my dad brings my photos home" In a previous post we've mentioned writing an article (For the love of film! with Kutay Kesim) about Kutay's son, so here it goes! Tell us about yourself. My name is Kuzey Aren Kesim. I am six years old. When did you shoot your first roll of film? When I was 5 years old. I shot my first film in the city (dad's comment: He refers to Sydney CBD) What film cameras do you use? I have an Olympus camera (dad's commen
Black and white skin by Marcin Pakuła
"I love my Kiev and every time I use it, it makes my heart beat faster" Tell us about yourself. I am 31 years old, I come from Łódź the city of Poland. I have PhD degree from Technical University of Lodz and photography is my hobby. When and how did the film journey begin for you? As a child I have always wanted to be a photographer, but in my family nobody taught me how to take a photo. So as a shy 7-years-old boy I found Smiena 8 in my house and I was staring through my window prete
Colors through the viewfinder, by Cristian Ogredof
"I started to take pictures (the results were a disaster, but since then I think I learned more)" Tell us about yourself. Hello, my name is Cristian, i 'm 29 years old living in Constanta(the city), Romania and i am a comercial worker in a bricolage store When and how did the film journey begin for you? In the beginnig of 2012 I saw some film photos done by a friend of a friend and i fell in love with the look and colors of analog pictures. Next day I went to the flea market and came
Cheap and easy film adventures with Jess Ruby!
"With a disposable you just click the button and that’s it. You don’t even have to think about it." Tell us about yourself. I’m 27, I’m from New Mexico and I’m a fashion and commercial photographer. When and how did you start using disposable cameras? I was slow to get on the digital bandwagon. I refused to give up film until digital technology caught up quality-wise. So there was this period of time when everyone was making and buying digital cameras, and I was sort of waiting it ou
Meet Polina from Belarus!
"I just need to keep choosing and shooting" Tell us about yourself. My name is Polina, I'm 27, I was born in Belarus and lived there most of my life but now I'm located in St. Petersburg, Russia. I'm a facilities service coordinator. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I slowly started shooting film in 2010, really slow. I always knew we had a film camera in the house, my mum's Zenit E, but nobody really cared. One day, don't remember why, I decided to dust off the came
Faces on film, from Vietnam by Tùng Ps
"I'm in love with film so I would like to shoot all of them" Tell us about yourself. Hi everyone! I'm a freelance film photographer from Hanoi, Vietnam. I'm 25. Literally my main job is not correlative to art. I am an Occupational Health & Safety lecturer for companies, organizations. This job pays me well enough to let me follow my film passion without worrying about my life. When and how did the film journey begin for you? It started 20 years ago when I was 5. My father got a Prati