film photography

Using the light, by Andrew Miller

"The process of shooting film appeals to me more. " Tell us about yourself. I'm 35 years old. I am from Ohio but currently live on Maui via Chicago. I make a living on Maui with photography, family portraits on the beach, real estate, and will soon be doing work for magazines and things like that. Have to be diverse out here. When and how did the film journey begin for you? That's very easy to answer. I learned on film because I started photography before there was much of a digital m

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Maximilian Heinrich: Focus on your vision

"I quickly realized that there is a whole world to explore and got hooked." Tell us about yourself. I was born in 1985 in Munich, Germany. I work as a Senior Conceptual Designer at a digital full-service agency, consulting large companies on their corporate websites, digital storytelling strategies, and creative content output. On the side, I shoot portraits and do street photography almost every weekend. I used to work as a video reporter for Siemens and thus learned how to shoot and pr

Fabio Sabatini

[NSFW]Roman window - part I, by Fabio Sabatini

"Loneliness (a state I truly love)." Remember Fabio Sabatini? Over a year ago we published the first article from an ongoing series and now we're back. If you'd like to read the previous post, you can check it out here. This time we're focusing on his series called "Roman window". Could you tell us more about the project? I shot this series in an attic with a great view on Rome and most of all, a fantastic light. I shut down the blinds to create a surreal light effect. I wanted

USA

[NSFW] A Bodypaint Tribute, by Corey Deshon

"A never before seen synthesis of texture and color in a celebration of the feminine form." One of the first photographers we wrote about on onfilm.photo was Corey Deshon. If you would like to read the article, you can find it here. This time we're featuring his latest project, called "Obnoxious Liberals: A Bodypaint Tribute to Jean-Michel Basquiat." Tell us more about the project. What I've done for this series is take selections from the great body of work of the neo-expressionist pa

Nils Karlson

Pinhole photography by Nils Karlson

"Zero Image 2000 , quite sharp for a pinhole, but still fuzzy enough not to be confused with a normal camera." Last time we interviewed Nils Karlson we talked about his book "Earth Stands Still". You can check it out here. This time it's all about pinhole photography! Tell us about your pinhole cameras. I settled down to two pinhole camera these days, after a wild trip through different cameras in early 2015. It has boiled down to my first pinhole camera, a Zero Image 2000, which shoots

japan

Crazy double-exposures by Yoshitaka Goto

"I often shoot double exposures or multiple exposures. The results are crazy and dreamy. " Tell us about yourself. I live in Gifu city, Japan and work for a global logistics company and part time as a photographer. What interested you in film photography? I often shoot double exposures or multiple exposures. The results are crazy and dreamy. I always enjoy them. How did the first roll of film come out? My first film camera was HOLGA 135. The result was almost a failure because

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Escape the “see, press like, move on” attitude. By Marija Grubor

"We kind of clicked like two parts of the same puzzle, the Russian tank and me." Tell us about yourself. I’m 24 years old and I live in Skopje, Macedonia. I’m a psychology graduate with two years of clinical training, but currently work as a freelance author. And as wildly as I love my profession, my favourite soul food is art, especially poetry and photography. What was the first thing that interested you in film photography? To be honest, I originally tried it only because i was stu

Croatia

Film feels right for Nikola Škarec

"It just feels right shooting on film!" Tell us about yourself. I'm Nikola. I was born in 1998 and grew up, surrounded by nature, in a small village near Zagreb, Croatia. What was the first thing that interested you in film photography? I always wanted to capture the things I thought are worth keeping. Now I use photography as a way to express myself. My recent work is based on portraits, even though I would like to do more nature and minimalist schemes. The thing that got me into

Kimberly Seabury

Double exposures by Kimberly Seabury

"Photography continues to empower me." Over a year ago we wrote an article about Kimberly Seabury and we posted her amazing photos. If you want to see it, click here. Back then, when we asked her if she makes any experiments on film, her answer was a quick "I do! I love double exposures, long exposures and cross processing.", so this time we chose to focus more on her double exposures, which are amazig, so enjoy! More of her work can be found here: www.kimberl

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#SlayThePortrait Photography Contest

"Enter to win a New Petzval 85 Art Lens (Brass) and many other things!" The guys from Casetify reached us and told us about their global portrait photography competition that they're hosting together with friends from Lomography. So we thought that the amazing Petzval Lens would fit great on a film camera body!♥ Winner takes $2000 worth of personalized tech goodies, including a kickass kickstarter lens. The competition ends on 10th Dec at 11:59pm PST. TO WIN 1. Take as many Portrait

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[NSFW]Inspired by people. From Jose Antonio Hernandez

"I started to wonder if I could reach to that kind of aesthetic." Tell us about yourself. I’m 27 years old and I was born in Venezuela. I work as a creative in the advertising industry. What was the first thing that interested you in film photography? I saw the work of a friend of a friend that’s a Spanish photographer (Noel Quintela) and I started to wonder if I could reach to that kind of aesthetic. Then I started to learn about different masters of photography, different films and

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"Nature, grain and simplicity" by Luca Ellena

"He uses film because this medium enables him to master composition better and slows down the process of creating an image." Luca Ellena is a young photographer from Fribourg, Switzerland who visits cities and places around the globe to witness and document life but also shoots around his hometown. To create his photographs he uses digital and film cameras, depending on which project he is working on. He uses film because this medium enables him to master composition better and slows down