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For the love of film! with Kutay Kesim
"When I started to shoot film, buying a full frame DSLR started to become irrelevant" Tell us about yourself. I am a Turkish Australian. I spent the first 30 years of my life in Turkey where I was born and raised. For the past 10 years, I have been living in Sydney - the city I am in love with. I work in the government sector, but I also have a small photography business named Kutay Photography. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I first purchased my film camera around 8
Swap soup and double exposures with Khánh Hmoong!
"For film photography, try to play with films as much as you can and you'll see some interesting results that digital can't bring you..." Tell us about yourself. Hi, I'm Khánh Hmoong, a 35-year-old film photographer based in beautiful Nha Trang city in Vietnam. When and how did the film journey begin for you? started taking pictures since the late of 2010 and mostly with film till now. The story began when my friends introduced me to film photography and I enjoyed it since then. What
Simplicity through disposable cameras! with Chris Bouldin
"No meters, no adjustments, just my eye, and a simple plastic lens." Tell us about yourself. Chris Bouldin, 38, Tulsa, Oklahoma. I am an editor for a magazine and technical trade documents in the petroleum marketing industry. I work for the Petroleum Equipment Institute. My wife and I also own a photography company (www.twistedtreephotography.com). When did you start shooting film? When I started getting bored shooting babies and weddings with my wife. I married a photographer, and w
Film takeover with Luke Dennison
"The 50mm Summicron...if it's good enough for Henri Cartier-Bresson, its good enough for me." Tell us about yourself. Well, my name is Luke Dennison and I'm 20 years old currently residing in Michigan in the United States. I work as a wedding and portrait photographer when I'm home and a documentary photographer abroad, which is where my true passion lies. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My dad had an old Minolta SLR with a 45mm f2.0 lens when I was just starting photo
Film for every occasion, by Michaela Ferguson
"Part of the love of film photography for me is capturing a moment the best I can, exactly how it is" Tell us about yourself. I'm 21 years old, and live in a small mountain town in Colorado. I'm a caregiver for elderly people in the community. When and how did the film journey begin for you? About 10 years ago my father dug out his old SLR from the closet and taught me the basic mechanics. I began with taking basic photos of things around the house, learned how to work in the darkroom
See Romania on film with Ionut Luca
"I like to watch the intensity of shades that color film has." Tell us about yourself. Hi, my name is Ionut, I'm 28, from Constanta, Romania. I`m working as a sales assistant in a building materials warehouse. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My journey on the film began in the summer of 2011 in one of the Romanian seaside resorts (Costinesti,Romania). It all started with a film camera (SMENA 8M) and a film received from a friend. I started to shoot and after I develop
Analog recordings from İstanbul with Sina Ademir
"Photography, I believe should be done with analog recordings because I believe there is spirit in analog recordings." Tell us about yourself. I was born in Ankara, I am from İstanbul, Turkey and I am 27 years old. When and how did the film journey begin for you? When I was in college in 2009, one of my best friends got me into film photography. What type of film do you usually shoot and what made you choose it? I like to store many kinds of film and photography chemicals in my frid
A trip to Australia with disposablemelbourne (Katarnya Murdoch)
"It is trial and error with every shot and every roll but it’s the beauty of it" Tell us about yourself. I am 28, I live in Melbourne (of course!) and I work in marketing to pay the bills! When and how did you start using disposable cameras? Back in the 90’s, when film photography was all there was, disposable cameras were an easy and cheap option for kids and teens to capture their special moments and growing up. I remember always having one when on school camps, for special birthday
On film from France with Eric Frot.
"Leica M cameras which I think are the best suited to my way of shooting" Tell us about yourself. Hi! My name is Eric Frot. I’m 50 years old, I work as a graphic designer (mostly) and photographer. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I started shooting around 1983, so it was film only. What type of film do you usually shoot and what made you choose it? I shot a lot of different films during those more than 30 years. For black and white I mostly use Kodak films and 99% i
Film magic with La fille renne (Cécile)!
"Canon AE-1 Program. With this camera, it was love at first sight" Tell us about yourself. Hi! I'm from France and in my day job, I do a lot of animal osteology. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I had my first film camera when I was ten, from my father (an Olympus Trip AF 21). During adolescence, it was the beginning of the digital photography and I switched to it, with different cameras. It allowed me to learn, to exercise myself and to define better what I like. Thre
#StayBrokeShootFilm with Corey Deshon
"I own about sixteen film cameras now (Okay I'll admit, I have a problem)" Tell us about yourself. I currently live in Los Angeles, California where I work as a freelance writer in the film industry, and have recently begun directing as well. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I always loved taking pictures as a kid, and that grew to an interest in photography. So it started like everyone else really, just getting a cheap DSLR and playing around with no real goal in mind.
From Russia with love - Max Kondratov
"Photos looked like as if they were made in the 30s. I liked it." Tell us about yourself. Hi, my name is Максим Кондратов (Max Kondratov), I’m 33 years old and I live in Moscow, Russia. I worked as a designer and now I want to work as a film editor. At the same time I'm getting a degree in cultural studies and love to play piano and compose electronic music. When and how did the film journey begin for you? Perhaps it started when I found photographs that were made by my grandfather. An