film photography
Kuzey, a 6-year-old film photographer!
"I love it. I really get excited when my dad brings my photos home" In a previous post we've mentioned writing an article (For the love of film! with Kutay Kesim) about Kutay's son, so here it goes! Tell us about yourself. My name is Kuzey Aren Kesim. I am six years old. When did you shoot your first roll of film? When I was 5 years old. I shot my first film in the city (dad's comment: He refers to Sydney CBD) What film cameras do you use? I have an Olympus camera (dad's commen
Black and white skin by Marcin Pakuła
"I love my Kiev and every time I use it, it makes my heart beat faster" Tell us about yourself. I am 31 years old, I come from Łódź the city of Poland. I have PhD degree from Technical University of Lodz and photography is my hobby. When and how did the film journey begin for you? As a child I have always wanted to be a photographer, but in my family nobody taught me how to take a photo. So as a shy 7-years-old boy I found Smiena 8 in my house and I was staring through my window prete
Colors through the viewfinder, by Cristian Ogredof
"I started to take pictures (the results were a disaster, but since then I think I learned more)" Tell us about yourself. Hello, my name is Cristian, i 'm 29 years old living in Constanta(the city), Romania and i am a comercial worker in a bricolage store When and how did the film journey begin for you? In the beginnig of 2012 I saw some film photos done by a friend of a friend and i fell in love with the look and colors of analog pictures. Next day I went to the flea market and came
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
Meet Polina from Belarus!
"I just need to keep choosing and shooting" Tell us about yourself. My name is Polina, I'm 27, I was born in Belarus and lived there most of my life but now I'm located in St. Petersburg, Russia. I'm a facilities service coordinator. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I slowly started shooting film in 2010, really slow. I always knew we had a film camera in the house, my mum's Zenit E, but nobody really cared. One day, don't remember why, I decided to dust off the came
Faces on film, from Vietnam by Tùng Ps
"I'm in love with film so I would like to shoot all of them" Tell us about yourself. Hi everyone! I'm a freelance film photographer from Hanoi, Vietnam. I'm 25. Literally my main job is not correlative to art. I am an Occupational Health & Safety lecturer for companies, organizations. This job pays me well enough to let me follow my film passion without worrying about my life. When and how did the film journey begin for you? It started 20 years ago when I was 5. My father got a Prati
Instant shots from New Jersey by Victor Reynolds
He likes bleaching instant negatives. Tell us about yourself. I am 53, live in Plainfield, NJ, and am a Medical Underwriter by day. When and how did you discover instant film? I grew up with my Dad's land camera and also used Polaroid backs for 4x5 in the 1980s. However, I rediscovered instant early in 2014. What type of instant film do you usually shoot and what made you choose it? 1.Instax Wide: good color and an all-around film. 2. Impossible 600 Black & White which have been my
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
Analog skating with Wee
"The impatience you feel when you can't wait to develop them" Tell us about yourself. I'm Sharif but many call me Wee. I'm 24years old from Singapore and studying psychology and shift duties as firefighter. Skating and photography and art is my passion. Shooting film is an emotional thing to me. The satisfaction you get when you thought it wasn't a good picture, the impatience you feel when you can't wait to develop them and the disappointment that pushes you to persevere. When and how
Blurred lines by George Felea
"I see the film as a physical space that can take almost every idea coming out of the mind" Tell us about yourself. Hi! My name is Felea George, I'm an 28 years old back office support for an IT company, from Galati, Romania . When and how did the film journey begin for you? It all started in the early childhood , in the country side. I remember finding a Petri (or maybe a Zorki, i don't recall that well) in my uncles attic. I've wasted the loaded film taking pictures of moving trees
Engineer by day but always film photographer. Selin Yanikara
"My second camera was a Pentax K1000; the “student” camera. Since then I can’t stop!" Tell us about yourself. I’m 26 and live in United States for 3 years now, (I’m originally from Turkey). I’m an engineer by day, currently getting my PhD in Boston. When I have time outside work and my research (even when I have tons to do), I walk around the city for hours and shoot film. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I was always into photography, but I started shooting film in 201
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