Germany
Thomas Wild: With a film camera, you won't miss anything else!
"I always try to figure out which camera and lenses are the best choice. Sometimes this takes longer than choosing my clothes." Tell us about yourself. I'm a 36 years old graphic designer, musician and photographer from München, Germany. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My passion for film started in highschool, where I had a photo course and the possibility to develop black and white film. We had a great teacher, we could do whatever we wanted and learned the basics o
Tom Ahrens: Mirrors of my feelings
"The interaction between the model and the photographer...you can see this in the pictures." Tell us about yourself. I'm from Germany, 40 years old and i live in Hanover, that's Lower Saxony. I worked as a photographer and a coach for photography years ago. Now it's just a hobby, but that does not mean i do it with less passion. Actually i think i've more fun than ever before, because i'm able to realize my own ideas now. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My first cam
Dennis Wisnia: No random shots
"I’m in love with my medium format Mamiya" Tell us about yourself. I’m 27 years old. Established in Hanover, Germany where I work as freelance photographer. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I grew up in a digital generation. My family made use of polaroid photography in the 80’s/ 90’s. I had my first experience with digital cameras, taking pictures of my friends skate and bmx actions. The outcome was sports photography. Now only portraits. Especially of beautiful wo
Btihal Remli: Belief thorough medium format
"I was one of those collectors. Buying old cameras wherever I found them until I bought a Hasselblad and it was a perfect match." Tell us about yourself. My Name is Btihal Remli. I am a 28 year old moroccan girl currently based in Cologne Germany. Mainly I work on photographic projects, but as I graduated from Architecture I also work on different stuff. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My Film Journey began long time ago. I think when I was still a teenager. But after
Motoki Tonn: Film. Go for it
"I always take a contax or a Mamiya 7 with me." Tell us about yourself. I am already 42 years, though most consider me to be around 25 ;-) I do communication design for a living and some photography jobs as well. When and how did the film journey begin for you? It came from music and there I always was in the analog world (using the digital for production as well, but keeping most of the production chain analog). I always wanted to do more photography and directly started with analog,
Carl Nilsson: Nothing beats film
"For me as a photographer it's best to know the person I shoot with" Tell us about yourself. I'm 27 y/o. Originally I'm a fashion designer but recently I've started studying computer science (yes, sounds schizophrenic, i know) and live in southern Germany(Stuttgart). When and how did the film journey begin for you? Actually i can't remember, how exactly it did start with photography and me. I guess it was through deviantart.com where i started uploading illustrations that i made, when
Anna Hermann. Inspiration found in nature
"I adore plants, seeing their progress of growing, the way the colors change" Tell us about yourself. I am 26 years old, from Germany, Berlin. For a living, I help out in my mother´s business and work on my own projects. When and how did the film journey begin for you? Around 8 years ago. My dad who was a passionate analogue photographer who took amazing care of his equipment showed me his photographs - which is when I fell in love. So I became more and more interested in taking pictu
Christoph Boecken. Focus on what's in front of you
"Pentax 67. It’s built like a tank, works like a charm" Tell us about yourself. I’m 33 years old, living and working in Berlin, Germany as a freelance software developer, doing photography in my spare time. When and how did the film journey begin for you? In 2010, after shooting digital for about two years I remembered that my father had had a Hasselblad 500C/M in his drawer which he bought in the early 90s but never really used, so I asked him if I could borrow it. Back then I had no
Shoot film and never go back, by Martin Kuntke
" When i picked up the scans and saw the results, i fell in love again with film and since then i never shot digital." Tell us about yourself. I am 27 years old and I am living in Berlin (Germany). I have got a totally boring but also extremely stressful office job as a callcenter agent. I really hate it but I need to do something for a living. No money no honey haha! But I also have some photography jobs sometimes. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I have been intereste
Film Thrill from Alex Urban
"Manual focusing with the Pentax 67 is just a breeze" Tell us about yourself. I am 32 years old and from Regensburg, Germany. I am studying business information technology and I am also a freelance photographer. When and how did the film journey begin for you? In April 2014 I saw spooky photographs from the early 20th century of children wearing their hand-made Halloween masks. I wanted to recreate the setting and the mood so I decided to shot the whole project on film. After I got the
Girls and the analog virus, by Georg Schmidt
"I bought an old polaroid- land camera from a flee market, so that's when I got the virus for analog stuff" Tell us about yourself. I`m 48 years old and i live near to Frankfurt/Germany. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I came in contact with photography because we have launched our online shop for clothing and acc and we needed to build up our products on images. At that time i bought an old polaroid- land camera from a flee market, so that's when I got the virus for a
People on film by Lester Cannon
"The photos came back great and I was sold on film from then on." Tell us about yourself. I am from California but currently living in Germany. When and how did the film journey begin for you? When I got back into photography in 2011 I noticed that many of the photographers who I admired or thought their photos had a unique look were film photographers. After seeing the amazing results that film could produce I decided I needed to shoot film also. I had no clue what to buy and my fir