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Obsession for disposables by Rita Wang
"I love the idea of being able to capture 27 different moments in time without feeling the urge to edit them immediately" Tell us about yourself. 19, residing in sunny Los Angeles, California, but I spend most of my year in Boston as a student at Tufts University. When and how did you start using disposable cameras? My first exposure to film cameras was in elementary and middle school, when it was the trend to send your kid on school field trips with a disposable camera for picture-tak
Simon McDermott: Film photography creates tangible memories
"The best photos come out of times when you would least expect it." Tell us about yourself. My name is Simon McDermott, I’m 18 years old and I’m a writer from Sydney, Australia. When and how did the film journey begin for you? Growing up, my dad used to take film photos of my sisters and me all through us growing up. We have numerous plastic boxes stacked to the brim with printed photos and real tangible memories. Whilst going through a few of these photos I realized how in years ti
Do you want to go to the seaside? with funshootr (Temily Leith)
"receiving back the freshly developed prints is next to picking up online orders from the postman or carving that 5 hour roast" Tell us about yourself. I'm 23 years old, from Perth and am in the life limbo state between uni life and adult life. When and how did you start using disposable cameras? My grandfather is a photographer and nearly every second birthday or Christmas my sisters and I would get a new film camera. So summer holidays growing up were nearly always spent taking happy
Undisposable disposable cameras, by Bradley Cowan
"A disposable camera is the most affordable way to capture the world around you in the best possible light" Tell us about yourself. I’m 28 years old. I’m originally from New Zealand. I lived in London for two years, currently I live in Melbourne, Australia but am moving to Canada in a months’ time. I currently work as an office manager for a software company but focus most of my time into writing for a bunch of music and art websites. When and how did you start using disposable cameras
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
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
Disposables in a complicated world, by disposablelife
"With disposables there is a rawness because so much is out of your control" Tell us about yourself. My name is Wyatt and I'm 27 years old. I live in Los Angeles and I'm an actor. When and how did you start using disposable cameras? I started using disposables Summer of 2010. I planned a 10 day trip to Big Sur with several of my friends and was so excited to document our travels, but I quickly realized I forgot my camera. That was a horrible feeling, but at the grocery store I saw a 3
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
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