medium format
Arnel Dela Gente: Losing my DSLR was a blessing in disguise.
"I put at least 5 rolls in each of my bags." Tell us about yourself. I'm 38 years old. I came from Manila Philippines and I'm working as a fashion, runway, portrait and events photographer in Paris, France. *An auto-portrait with my old Practica MTL 5* When and how did the film journey begin for you? Long story if i start from the beginning. I'll just tell you when I started film seriously. I have several 35mms and mediu
Adam White: Return to film photography
"Keep shooting, don’t get discouraged, explore and have fun." Tell us about yourself. Canon EOS3 Cinestill 800T When and how did the film journey begin for you? What Could we always find in your gear bag? Mamiya RZ67 on Fuji Pro 400H What camera makes you click? Canon EOS3 Cinestill 800T Who are your models? How do you interact with them before shooting? Models are people in and out of town, social media and Model Mayhem. I interact with them by keeping it low key and keeping them l
Phil Kneen: A photographer fascinated by fellow humans
"From the moment I got the first role of processed film back, I was hooked." Tell us about yourself. I'm a 46 year-old, full-time photojournalist and portrait photographer. I live and work from the Isle of Man. When and how did the film journey begin for you? When I was 15, my dad was working in Saudi Arabia as a teacher, on one of his visits home he brought me a secondhand Olympus OM10 camera with a 50mm 1.8 lens. From the moment I got the first role of processed film back, I was hoo
Aliki Smith: Feelings are the greatest element in my work
"I can’t not photograph." Tell us about yourself. I’m 35 years old, born in Florina, Greece. I was raised and live in Melbourne, Australia. I’m a Learning & Development Team Leader at Berry Street (Berry Street works with children, young people and families with the most challenging and complex needs, including those for whom Berry Street is often the last resort). I love my day job with a crazy passion. When and how did the film journey begin for you? What Could we always find in your gear
Floris de Rijke and his project amsterdamstreetportraits
"As soon as I used the film forward lever for the first time I was hooked." Tell us about yourself. I’m 33 years old, from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. At the moment I’m working part-time as a chef in a restaurant and try to freelance as a photographer next to my personal projects. In the past I’ve also worked as a cameraman, editor, producer and director as well as a few years of being a professional poker player. When and how did the film journey begin for you? In retrospect it prob
Kornel Kabaja: Find a passion and pursue it
"Pentax 6x7, boy does that camera sound good when you fire it!" Tell us about yourself. I’m 26 years old, was born in a small city in Poland, just by the shores of the Baltic Sea. I now live in probably the most inspiring, beautiful and thriving city in the country, Wrocław and am on my way to becoming a software tester while being a part-time barista and exploring the culture around special coffee roasting and tasting. I like dealing with fragile natural aromas, pushing the development of
Michael Taborsky: Shooting film from a young age
"Every time I get a "new" old camera, I get excited about it, because each camera sounds and feels different." Tell us about yourself. I'm 28 years old, living in Vienna at the moment. I'm doing my masters degree in communications at the moment and work full time as a PR & Social Media consultant at a local agency. Besides that I shoot film. When and how did the film journey begin for you? At a pretty young age. My mother studied applied arts and shot a lot of Polaroid back in the day
Serena Salerno: Chase away anxieties!
"I began to experience something using 35mm film and then I passed to 120mm film. Since then I fell in love." Tell us about yourself. I’m 24 years old, I’m from Torre Annunziata, a province of Naples. I studied fashion photography in Naples and now I do different jobs but my dream is to work full time as a photographer. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I approached photography with a digital SLR, but I felt there was always something missing, I did not feel satisfied,
Trey Pentecost: Simple, common experiences on film
"Some good friends gave me a Mamiyaflex and a few rolls of T-Max. I was hooked." Tell us about yourself. I’m 39, live in New York City, and run a small IT services company. I also occasionally shoot photos for money. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I guess when I was a kid. I used to love playing with cameras whenever I could, and I'm sure I wasted plenty of my parents' film. I got into it seriously in 2005 when some good friends gave me a Mamiyaflex and a few rolls o
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
Marian Chinciusan: Shoot with whatever gets in your hands
"Olympus OM-1 for 35mm. It's the one I connected with." Tell us about yourself. Hello, my name is Marian, I'm 29 and I work as a web-developer. I grew up in small town in Romania called Tarnaveni and now I live in Cluj-Napoca. That's where I shoot the most. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I think it started about 2 years ago, when I shot my first rolls of film using an old Yashica 35mm SLR. I liked it, but I felt I needed to do more than just shoot and take the film t
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