Ilford FP4
High heels, by Maximilian Heinrich
"That's why I fell in love with Polaroid. Love all what's vintage!" It's time for the forth article from Max! The project is called "High Heels". How did this idea of a project came to you? Full-disclosure, this was my very first completely analog photo set at a time when I was still learning the basics about analog photography. So all I wanted back then was to do a first „test fashion shoot“ on black and white film (35mm). It felt naturally to start with a completely black outfit for
Matthew Osborne: The female form.
"I am a rangefinder shooter at heart" Tell us about yourself. 38yrs, living in Coventry UK and I juggle photography and accountancy jobs. Speedgraphic+AeroEktar+TMax400 When and how did the film journey begin for you? I lost interest in digital photography perhaps 3 years ago now (using a Nikon D800) and while looking for something more I bought 3 rolls of Ilford FP4+ film for my late Grandfathers Yashica MG-1. I learnt to develop my own black and white film and I guess the rest is h
Adam von Wolfsberg: WWII reenactment and civilians
"My first "real" camera - a 1930 Leica II." Tell us about yourself. My name is Adam, I am 26, and I live in Brno, Czech Republic. I'm importing and selling chocolate. "Volle Deckung!"; Leica IIIc (1941) + Leitz Summitar 2/50 mm; Agfa APX 100 When and how did the film journey begin for you? I wasn't much interested in photography at first. We had a compact analog camera when I was a kid, and later a digital camera, but I never used them much. But back in 2005, I got into WW2 reenactin
Winding film and taking pictures, by Michael Shaffer
"Immediately i was hooked on the idea of collaborating with this little machine to make images wherever i went." Tell us about yourself. I'm 31, formerly based in Tokyo but now in Atlanta. When and how did the film journey begin for you? About 4 years ago i was drawn to film during my time in Japan. The film camera scene there is insane. Everything's concentrated too, so you just hop a train to one place and there will be 5 or 6 great camera shops within walking distance. I bought a r
Black and White without a doubt, by Avi Cohen
"It's a real love story!" Tell us about yourself. My name is Avi, I'm 24 YO from Haifa, Israel. Right now I'm an Architecture student trying to handle between photography and studies and in between working in photoshop, so photos are mainly part of my life. When and how did the film journey begin for you? Actually I was born into an age of film, as an 8 year old child I got a little Canon point and shoot camera that i shot with during travels and untill the age of 15 i used it to class
Ghosts and peel-aparts, by Brian Henry
"I shoot and experiment with anything I can get my hands on" Tell us about yourself. I am 26 years old and co-owner of a curiosity shop here in Baltimore, MD called Bazaar. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I became a serious film addict when I was in high school. My school was fortunate enough to still have their traditional black and white darkroom running and I spent countless hours in there, in complete fascination with processing and experimenting with my photograph
Chemicals smell and film photography, by Matteo Prezioso
"I love the intimacy of film, and its visual honesty." Tell us about yourself. I was born in 1968. I am a professional photographer. Italian by birth, I've left my country around 20 years ago. First in the US (Los Angeles) where I studied photography, and started working in portraiture/stills set photography. I then moved to London, where I lived for 11 years; here I began working in moda, fashion, editorial, and books for actors. Camera: Nikon F4s Lens: Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 AF-D Film: Mi
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
From Russia with love - Max Kondratov
"Photos looked like as if they were made in the 30s. I liked it." Tell us about yourself. Hi, my name is Максим Кондратов (Max Kondratov), I’m 33 years old and I live in Moscow, Russia. I worked as a designer and now I want to work as a film editor. At the same time I'm getting a degree in cultural studies and love to play piano and compose electronic music. When and how did the film journey begin for you? Perhaps it started when I found photographs that were made by my grandfather. An