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Penning The City Down: A Half Frame Tale.
I might have already said, here and there. I might have as I have a well proven history f repeating myself. Anyway. I did try to like digital. And that's a fact. I mean, I was faking it so well I was actually beginning to believe it myself. But that was a long time ago; nowadays I got back to my own feet, and I am usually referred to as 'that freak who shoots film.' So, how did things turn out this way? What did really happen? I believe this camera did. Olympus Pen EES-2 Ilford XP2 400
Eugene Klimut. Film takes time
"Every shot takes a huge amount of time but I really do enjoy it!" Tell us about yourself. My name is Eugene Klimut. I'm 25. I live in Grodno, Belarus. I work as an architect. In my spare time I take pictures on a film camera. A lot of my friends who work as photographers deal with digital cameras. It's rather expensive to take photos on a film camera and also it takes a lot of time to produce the final picture. They are asking me all the time why I'm using a film camera instead of a digita
Juan José Estevez. Film until the day I die
"Those colors and those tones made me fall in love, the quality of blurring and the film grain drove me crazy." Tell us about yourself. Hello. My name is Juan José Estevez. I'm 23. I was born in Spain but I lived almost all my life in Argentina. Now I work as a volunteer in a Non-Governmental Organization called "Remar" in spanish. It's a rehabilitation center for marginalized people. I use my audio-visual skills and my personal time to help and support this organization. When and how d
Sol Anna's film diary
"I consider colour as one of my strengths when taking photos, so black and white is a challenge." Tell us about yourself. I'm a 20 year old girl, dreamer and aspiring artist from Montevideo, Uruguay, a small country from South America. When and how did the film journey begin for you? When I was 15 I asked my father to give me his analogue camera, a canon Eos and he did so I sporadically took photos with it, and kept shooting with my digital. Then, two years ago a friend gifted me his
Christoph Boecken. Focus on what's in front of you
"Pentax 67. It’s built like a tank, works like a charm" Tell us about yourself. I’m 33 years old, living and working in Berlin, Germany as a freelance software developer, doing photography in my spare time. When and how did the film journey begin for you? In 2010, after shooting digital for about two years I remembered that my father had had a Hasselblad 500C/M in his drawer which he bought in the early 90s but never really used, so I asked him if I could borrow it. Back then I had no
Expired Streets On Expired colors
I have been a professional photographer for sometime now, and some of you know me well enough to know I tried well hard enough to both like and believe in digital. However, things did not turn out the way they probably should have. Basically, the more I tried, the more I disliked it. It's now been (also) quite sometime I have been teaching photography; all I try to do is to make both sure and clear the differences of those mediums to my students. Some of them will catch that right away, other
George William around the world!
"There is nothing more exciting than walking around with your camera somewhere you haven't been" Tell us about yourself. My name is George William C. Born in London, England. 23 years old and I’m an amateur travel photographer and live events videographer. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My film journey began with my first journey to Asia, Vietnam and China. At the time photography was a causal hobby. I wanted a camera that reflected that so I bought 10 or 12 disposab
Things started with an OM-1 for Håkan Nyman!
"Shooting film makes you think." Tell us about yourself. My name is Håkan, I am 42 years old and live in Sweden. I am working as an airport firefighter. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I started to shoot film "seriously" about two years ago when I got my hands on dad´s Olympus OM-1. After that I bought a Hasselblad 500cm. I also have a Mamiya RZ67 and a Canon eos 5, and of course a Zero 2000 pinhole. What type of film do you usually shoot and what made you choose
Photographs from a bittersweet land, by Dounia Fikri
"Minolta X-GM. I never cheated on her" Tell us about yourself. I’m 25 years old and I am running a vintage store and artcollective talisman in Taghazout, Morocco When and how did the film journey begin for you? One year ago I met a friend and photographer from Norway and he introduced me to film photography. Film photography is my new drug, I’m taking pictures of a bittersweet land, two different sides of Morocco. What type of film do you usually shoot and what made you choose it?
Body language on film by Dominic Zingale
"To inspire others to use film as a medium always brings joy and satisfaction as an artist." Tell us about yourself. I’m 27 years old, I’m from South Florida and I’m a graphic designer and photographer. Fujifilm GX680ii / EDC 180mm f3.2 / Fuji Velvia (1997) / Tetenal E6 / Epson V600 When and how did the film journey begin for you? My film journey began while I was in high school. It was something that I stumbled over accidentally. My professor mixed up my classes in my sophomore year
Film can open up a whole new world. By Sean Lewis
"I’m going to shoot film till the very last roll." Tell us about yourself. Hi! I’m 29 and I live near Charlotte, North Carolina. I work in research and development for a specialty chemicals company. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I’ve started dabbling in film in late 2012, but I didn’t devote myself to film exclusively until the beginning of 2015, specifically medium format film. Though I never really found my voice with 35mm film, those first rolls taught me more ab
Landscapes on medium format by Antonio García Lara
"Yashica Mat LM. When I finally had one in my hands, I just couldn't fight it anymore" Tell us about yourself. I am Antonio García, I am 33 years old and I am from Bujalance, Córdoba (Spain). I work as a graphic designer for a packaging business, so I don't have so much free time to photograph. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I started by chance, when I bought a Yashica Mat LM on Ebay. I always loved that kind of cameras so when I finally had one in my hands, I just c