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Dhaiba Atika - Lights, waves and people
"Film - it is an adventure and i want to think twice before I jump." Tell us about yourself. I am 30 years old, from Agadir Morocco . I actually design jewelry and plan on opening my own jewelry shop, meanwhile I sell them at friend's shop . When and how did the film journey begin for you? I grew up in film camera generation. When I was a kid, we had a Polaroid camera at home. That was the moment when cameras began to fascinate me. I started to collect all sort of cameras I could lay
Riccardo Sirica: Feminine Beauty
"Put your heart in what you do, it will change everything!" Tell us about yourself. I'm a 48 y.o. italian guy and I live in Rome where I work as engineer. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My father was into this. When I was 13 y.o. he gave me a Canonet 28 (still in use!) with a roll of bw film and he told not to waste it.. I just did my shots about the killing of a pig in a village festival. But I suddenly realized that reportage was not my focus. I was so interested i
Simon McDermott: Film photography creates tangible memories
"The best photos come out of times when you would least expect it." Tell us about yourself. My name is Simon McDermott, I’m 18 years old and I’m a writer from Sydney, Australia. When and how did the film journey begin for you? Growing up, my dad used to take film photos of my sisters and me all through us growing up. We have numerous plastic boxes stacked to the brim with printed photos and real tangible memories. Whilst going through a few of these photos I realized how in years ti
Arek Sołtysik: Remnants of hope
"The existence of ornamental plants in public and private places." Tell us about yourself. I am self-taught photographer based in Myszkow, Poland. From the beginning of my adventure with photography I was most interested in photographing people. As the time has passed my perception of photography has evolved. Documentary photography has increasingly began to attract my attention. More can be found here Talk a bit about your project - remnants of hope - The color green is known as
FE. By Iulian Ignat
"Could places be conquered by femininity?" Here's another article from Iulian Ignat! You can see the other one we wrote about him and his project here. Tell us about the project, FE. Around the end of 2011 I felt the need to make a change. Til then, I always tried to catch things that were already happening, to go as unnoticed as I could, make my camera invisible and not take part in what was happening, either if it was daily street photography, a show, the carnival of Venice or the l
Spring Giveaway is over!
Let us start by thanking everyone who entered the giveaway! Choosing the winner wasn't one of the easiest things to do! And now, the moment you've all been waiting for is here! Spring Giveaway is over and we chose a winner and he's going to receive an amazing little camera! A Revue 400C with a case! The camera goes to Dustin Bennett! Dustin is a freelance photographer. Born in Oklahoma City, OK. September 7th, 1994. Curre
Toby Harvard: Timeless strangers
"Always on the lookout for strangers with a certain spooky/haunted/timeless quality." Tell us about yourself. 35, from London, and I've been writing lately (my movie The Greasy Strangler, which premiered at Sundance and SXSW, is released in October). When and how did the film journey begin for you? As a child, messing around with my parents' film cameras. What Could we always find in your gear bag? Kodak Ektar 100 film, pentax k1000 and canon ae1 cameras. And sometimes an olympu
Camila López Díaz: Connect with what's in front of you
"I always say that we, photographers build a “new reality”." Tell us about yourself. I’m Camila, I’m 24 years old and I’m from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I studied advertising and photography and currently I’m working at an audiovisual production. Canon AE-1-Kodak Ektar When and how did the film journey begin for you? When I realized that “digital world” was killing our sensibility little by little. I always said that photography’s essence comes from working with film. The Digital Age
Naghi Bernard - Complementaris
"To all the film lovers : never stop shooting film" Tell us about yourself. I am 23 years old and I try to make a living out of photography, currently I am a masters student at the University of Arts and Design , dep. of Photography in Cluj-Napoca , Romania. Tell us about your project - Complementaris Complementaris is a series of photographs that illustrate the pureness of the feminine body and soul in a complementary contrast with the fruits, which are well known for their mystical
Razvan Bradut. Storytelling
"Shoot as if you would be proud of your heritage and be playful about it, as we are the modern storytellers." Tell us about yourself. I’m 31 years old, born and raised as a veterinarian in Galati, Romania. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I guess it was boredom from shooting digital and wanted a change, about 2 years ago. I did some research and ended up with a mint K1000 that I still use to this day. But without the help of the ones that stepped before me on this road
Marianna Cardenio: Inside/Outside and more
"Inside nature, there is man. Inside man, there is nature." Tell us about yourself. My name is Marianna Cardenio, 24 years old, Italian, Freelance Press Photographer based in London and Madrid. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My film journey began about seven years ago. I started doing experiments with an old Nikon when I was studying photography in Florence. It was love at first sight! I still develop my own films in the darkroom and every time I enjoy it more. I fee
Móni Vilà getting intimate with film
"A small but strong warrior." Tell us about yourself. I’m 29, I was born and “grew up” in Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia. When someone asks about what I do for a living, I’d like to answer pointing to what makes me live or the things I can't live without: Reading, watching movies, drinking coffee, obviously taking photographs, but also thinking about photography, writing about photography and dreaming about photography. *Nikon F4S - Ilford HP5 400* When and how did the film jou