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Undisposable disposable cameras, by Bradley Cowan
"A disposable camera is the most affordable way to capture the world around you in the best possible light" Tell us about yourself. I’m 28 years old. I’m originally from New Zealand. I lived in London for two years, currently I live in Melbourne, Australia but am moving to Canada in a months’ time. I currently work as an office manager for a software company but focus most of my time into writing for a bunch of music and art websites. When and how did you start using disposable cameras
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
Picturesque analogs by Basia
"it's all about the light not cameras, about sense of time and the ability to give to the reality a little ethereal mood" Tell us about yourself. I'm 20 years old girl from Poland. I live nearby forest and sea - it's a wonderful thing for me because I love nature. I'm studying at the university and taking pictures with my digital and analogue cameras. When and how did the film journey begin for you? Firstly I had my digital camera but I remember that one day I went to my attic to find
History and technology with Zenit E, by Viljam Valdmaa
"Zenit E. The thing looks like it could probably survive a nuclear blast or diving into the Mariana Trench!" Tell us about yourself. I'm 22 and i live in Estonia. I'm a student and in my free time i play music. And shoot film! When and how did the film journey begin for you? It all started a little more than a year ago. Until then, i had absolutely no experience with any kind of photography. I didn't know anything about shutter speeds, aperture, I even had no idea what DSLR or SLR are
Dreamy world on film, by Fabio Sabatini
"I love the surreal touch that brutally blurred background give to portraits and not only" Tell us about yourself. I'm 44, I live in Rome and I do scientific research for living. I am professor of Economics at Sapienza University of Rome and I collaborate with the Higher School of Economics in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Here you can find my CV and other information on my activities: socialcapitalgateway I love my academic work and to date I am not interested in making photography a sour
Hooked on film with Giovanni Cardenas
"Film forces me to slow down and think about each shot before I release the shutter" Tell us about yourself. My name is Giovanni Cardenas, I'm 23 years old from Fontana, California (just an hour away from Los Angeles) and I am currently working at a warehouse pushing boxes while finishing my AA in Photojournalism. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My film journey began in my third semester at community college, I was then a Film major and was required to take an intro to
Pinhole cameras from Istanbul. Warning: they're addictive!
From shooting to enlarging - everything at home! In our quest to find analog photographers all over the world, we stumbled upon some talented young fellas who don't just shoot analog. They help others to shoot, develop and 'print', doing all the process at home. Curiosity struck, we talked to them, and here's what we found out: Tell us about this great project. Bu Bi Kamera project began back in 2013, when our founder, Erbil Sivaslıoğlu was having hard time with finding a proper, cheap da
Impossible shots by polaroidsnotdead
"It sounds like an old school emotion" Tell us about yourself. I'm 23 and live in the west of France near to the beach. I just finished my studies this year. I'm actually planning a trip to New Zealand and Australia for the next year. Leaving in November, can't wait. So I'm saving money for now with little jobs. When and how did you discover instant film? I discovered instant photography last year, in September I think. I always knew about but never tried it. It sounds like an old scho
Music and Film Photography with Bernd Frikke
Bernd Frikke chose film in a digital world! Tell us about yourself. I`m 33 years old and I live in Emden, Germany. Emden is located in the upper north west of the country near the dutch boarder and the coast of the North sea. I work as a social worker and mostly with autistic persons. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I`m old enough to know how the digital revolution in photography started, but never really cared a lot about it. I was more into making music and being in
Disposable shots by Jon Sparkman
"You just have to hope that something comes out the other end, who knows!" Tell us about yourself. Hi! I’m 26, from Cheltenham in the UK, and taking photos is fortunately my full time job. When and how did you start using disposable cameras? My last retail job was to work in a printing lab, where you develop films all day long. We had giant sacks of disposable cameras lying around, and I routed through and thought “Hey, some of these you can load films back in and use again!”. This s
Kuzey, a 6-year-old film photographer!
"I love it. I really get excited when my dad brings my photos home" In a previous post we've mentioned writing an article (For the love of film! with Kutay Kesim) about Kutay's son, so here it goes! Tell us about yourself. My name is Kuzey Aren Kesim. I am six years old. When did you shoot your first roll of film? When I was 5 years old. I shot my first film in the city (dad's comment: He refers to Sydney CBD) What film cameras do you use? I have an Olympus camera (dad's commen
Black and white skin by Marcin Pakuła
"I love my Kiev and every time I use it, it makes my heart beat faster" Tell us about yourself. I am 31 years old, I come from Łódź the city of Poland. I have PhD degree from Technical University of Lodz and photography is my hobby. When and how did the film journey begin for you? As a child I have always wanted to be a photographer, but in my family nobody taught me how to take a photo. So as a shy 7-years-old boy I found Smiena 8 in my house and I was staring through my window prete