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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
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
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
Need and desire by Radoslaw Pujan
"For you all - be creative and show the beauty of the world with your photographs." Tell us about yourself. I am 37 years old. I was born and raised in Poland, also lived in France, now I live and work in Belgium. However I go to different countries to realize my photo projects. I work in the IT business, so photography is a perfect way to balance it and meet people. I am a sociable person, so sitting in the office would only kill me. When and how did the film journey begin for you?
Monochromes on medium format, by Vitalis Gerin
"Medium format is what makes me click!" Tell us about yourself. Howdy fellow film lovers, my name is Vitalis Gerin and I am an amateur photographer from Vilnius, the capital city of Lithuania which is a small country in Central Europe. All my (yet short) life (I was born in 1984) I have been studying and working in a technical field but I always felt that Art is my true passion. When I was younger I liked to draw and to play music (played a trumpet in school's orchestra) but I abandoned i
Film photography without borders, by Halim Ina
"The people's willingness to lay themselves bare to the camera, and to allow their stories to be transferred to film, is an honor which can only be returned by making the visual record faithfull" "Through the portraits displayed on these pages, over 400 girls living in rural India now have access to a quality education. In cooperation with Humana People to People India and Nirvanavan Foundation, schools have been introduced to villages where the education of girls was truly suffering. Many of
Film addiction, from Juraj Rapos
"I started just few months ago and I can´t stop it" Tell us about yourself. Im 29 years old,born in Slovakia.last year i moved to Amsterdam (Netherlands) to study photography at FOTOfactory Amsterdam. currently working at the hotel. When and how did the film journey begin for you? The film journey for me started when i was 12, i shot one roll of film, haha, but seriously i started just few months ago,and i can´t stop it.:) What type of film do you usually shoot and what made you cho
Falling for film, by Sandra Singh
"I'm in a long term relationship with my 35mm Asahi Pentax Spotmatic and its 50mm 2.0 lens" Tell us about yourself. I'm a 25 year old photographer from Munich, Germany and study photography at the University of applied science Munich. I also do some social and creative workshops with children on the side. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I started analogue photography in 2012, making darkroom prints from a photoshoot with me modeling as a astronaut. We shot some rolls t
Film to its limits, by Celine Meunier
"Photography is about capturing light and shadows and I like them shown." Tell us about yourself. Hi ! I'm a 26 year old born & raised in Paris, France. I work at a cultural institute named Institut du monde arabe, and i'm also part of an artist collective called Arabstazy. It is mainly electronic music, balanced with visual arts (VJing, photography...) to create a "total" performance. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My very first camera was a Fisherprice! I was probab
A dreamlike world, by Omar Rodriguez
"My inspiration;comes from the magical realism to create a dreamlike worlds and ineffable atmosphere where the viewer can feel free, surprised and evoke many emotions." Tell us about yourself. When and how did the film journey begin for you? What type of film do you usually shoot and what made you choose it? What camera makes you click? Between black and white and colour film which would you choose? Personally I am in love with black and white film because for me, transmits more than t
Analog heart beat, by Daniel Schöps
"My heart beats for black and white!" Tell us about yourself. I was born in the summer of ´84 and live in Siegburg, a cozy little town near Cologne, Germany. For paying my bills, I work half the time as a photographer. The other half, I do a lot of different jobs. For not beeing bored ;) When and how did the film journey begin for you? My first camera was a heritage from my grandfather. A Praktica SuperTL1000. This was 15 years ago. The first time, it was only trial and error. But I
Medium format photography, from Hans ter Horst
"I love pushing 135 format for street photography to give it a lot of contrast and just the right amount of grain." Tell us about yourself. I’m 54 years old, I’m from the Netherlands but currently living in Luxembourg after having lived in Stockholm, Paris and London previously. I have been living abroad for half my life. Currently I’m Head of Software Development for a company in Luxembourg. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I have been interested in photography for a l