documentary
Dream about motherland with Tamas Paczai
"Film photography is a great big toy, probably better then Lego for a bunch of guys above the age of 14. " Tell us about yourself. I'm 35. I was born in Romania then we moved to Hungary when I was 8. I'm the Head of Photography for a Hungarian monthly women's magazine Képmás and also having assignments for international and local press as a freelance photographer. When and how did the film journey begin for you? When I was about 12 and grabbed the family camera to shoot a duck in the
Time kept between layers of silver. By Piotr Trojanowski
"The most important thing when using film is that I have to think about the result before I even touch the camera." Tell us about yourself. I was born in 1984 so I’m in the age of Christ. Currently I work for a clothing company, I am responsible for supplies during the production times. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I wasn’t born with the camera. Photography was always present in my home but it wasn’t my hobby or anything. In 2008 I decided to enter the photography
Travels around the world, by Lénika Muñoz
"There is something really emotional about films, you have to accept them and embrace all the mistakes and imperfections." Tell us about yourself. I am 27 years old and I am a visual artist. I do painting, drawing, engraving, photography and tattoos, but I've never been able to live from it. So I've been traveling since 2014 and doing any kind of job. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I bought an old camera when I was living in Australia. I always liked photography but
Bits and parts of life, by Camila García
"I enjoy film photography because it teaches you to be patient, you have to wait for the perfect moment, the perfect light." Tell us about yourself. My name is Camila García, I'm 26 six years old. I live in a little country in South America called Uruguay, right between Argentina and Brazil. I'm a text editor but I've been working on printing books in braille for about four years. I really love my job, I'm the only person doing it in my country and it's very necessary; information is power
Martin Brusewitz - Love after two rolls of film
"I'm not so much about the equipment, more about taking photos." Tell us about yourself. I'm 32 years old, born in Sweden but live in New York City. I work as a freelance journalist and writer. When and how did the film journey begin for you? A friend of mine (@danielbl0ck on instagram) had collected a bunch of analogue cameras. One day he gave me one of them and two rolls of film. I fell in love. How did the first roll of film come out? Really good. I documented my at the time
Fragments by Nick Prideaux
"I feel like I am such a beginner to photography and that’s what I like about it - I’m always learning." Tell us about yourself. I am 32 years old and I am from Byron Bay, Australia - a small town on the east coast. I am a freelance photographer and English language tutor. What first interested you in analog photography? My father’s Nikon F2 camera - I started using it when I was in high school and that’s when I really became interested in the process of film photography. One of my f
Nikola Stokanovic: Human stories
"Respect each frame." Tell us about yourself. My name is Nikola Stokanovic. I am 31, born in Belgrade -Yugoslavia today Serbia and i shoot interiors and F&B (food and beverage) for a living. What was the first thing that interested you in film photography? What first interested me.. Everything! Every sound that film cameras produce like film rewinding, shutter sound, curtain and mirror move. Expectations of what would come out after developing. That feeling when you hold a SLR film ca
Gibson Kim - Mass Society Project
"With film everything is uncertain, just like the world we live in." Gibson about this project: "I took those photos when I was an undergraduate. With a heart full of passion but also with fear and hesitation (a photographer doesn't makes enough money here, in South Korea)" Tell us about yourself. Hi, I am Gibson, a photographer and Art Director based in South Korea. I am 22. I am studying Visual Culture Studies at Korea University. I am also working there as a research assistant. In ad
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
Arek Sołtysik: Remnants of hope
"The existence of ornamental plants in public and private places." Tell us about yourself. I am self-taught photographer based in Myszkow, Poland. From the beginning of my adventure with photography I was most interested in photographing people. As the time has passed my perception of photography has evolved. Documentary photography has increasingly began to attract my attention. More can be found here Talk a bit about your project - remnants of hope - The color green is known as
Homeless. By Iulian Ignat
"It's amazing how thin the line between most of them and us can be." Tell us about yourself. I'm 43 years old, I was born and still live in Bucharest and have been working for the past 18 years as an editor for a weekly magazine. When and how did the film journey begin for you? From the beginning I shot on film and never felt the urge to give up on film and switch to digital. When I shoot using digital cameras I feel like I don't belong, that the results don't represent myself. My fat
Thoughts on a portrait
I am sitting in front of a picture of a girl I never knew. I found it once before, years ago. It struck me then (as it strikes me now) that she lived once as I live now, although she’s just on paper. Although I never met her, I know some things about her; I know why I will never know her, how she came to be, and how she ceased to. I can tell by the slight curve of her eyebrow that she carried wit with style. Why does this interest me? In fact, why should this bring interest to anyone? It was