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[NSFW]Roman window - part II, by Fabio Sabatini

"Loneliness (a state I truly love)." Our first post about Fabio's work was published in 2015, called Dreamy world on film, by Fabio Sabatini. Last year in december we posted the first part of the project "Roman Window". If you'd like to see the other round of shots, you can check them out here. Some words from Fabio, about the project: "I wanted to represent a series of states of mind I am very familiar with: sorrow, regret, loss, but also intimacy, self-dialogue and the liberation that

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[NSFW] South Korean Style - part I, by Duran Levinson

"I like the look and feel of film, and the whole process is therapeutic and fun for me." Tell us about yourself. My name is Duran Levinson, I'm a 28 year old cinematographer and film photographer based in Cape Town, South Africa. I have been shooting film for 3 years and my work revolves around street and portrait photography. I work as a freelance filmmaker and am mainly working on set as an on-set visual effects supervisor and assistant. I work between South-Africa and Asia and will be mo

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Alone on the streets, by Metin Arslan

"A big city that people live in mass numbers but basically walk alone." Tell us about yourself. I'm from Turkey, living in Istanbul. 24 years old. Currently I'm a film student but I do daily jobs or freelance works when I need money. How did your film hourney begin? My journey with film began with finding an old film camera (compact and really cheap one) in my parents house two years ago. Meanwhile I had been shooting with a digital camera. After I saw the results, film had me instantl

A trip to Italy, by Matthew Wilkinson

"I don't think you can beat the look of film." Tell us about yourself. My names Matthew Wilkinson and I’m a wedding/lifestyle and music photographer from Norfolk in the U.K. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I started shooting film about 2 years ago, I’ve always liked the thought of doing the whole process myself, from taking the shot, developing it, to printing an image in the darkroom and I don't think you can beat the look of film. What camera makes you click?

Germany

Become familiar with your camera, by Krystian Krawczyk

"Still a long way to go, but I am looking forward to it. " Tell us about yourself. I am 34 years old, born in Poland in 1981. My Mom moved to Dortmund/Germany in 1982 - my Dad already lived there since 1976. I still live in Dortmund, lucky that I found work after studying near my home city. My son is six years old now, and he likes to help his dad taking analog pictures, especially while using middle format cameras with waist level finders. It is obvious that I love photography, but I´m als

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Working around the limitations of each camera, by Jeremy Pratt

"Having only ever used a DSLR before, I found the change drastic" Tell us about yourself. My name is Jeremy Pratt, and I'm a 20 year old photographer from Vancouver, Canada. I’m currently studying Physics and Astronomy at the University of British Columbia. How did you start shooting film? I started practicing film photography back in September, after being lent a Fujica AZ-1 by a friend, and since then have shot using a variety of film cameras and lenses. Having only ever used a DSLR

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Fur, by Denys Trofimchuck

"I like to shoot women dressed in fur, there is something Helmut Newton-ish to it." This fall we wrote an article about Denys Trofimchuck's work. He was trying to figure out an idea for a project and started shooting legs! Yes, that's right, legs! If you want to read more about it, here's a link to our previous post! This time, we'd like to share a story he shot recently. Tell us about your new series. I like to shoot women dressed in fur, there is something Helmut Newton-ish to it. So

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Boys on film, by Annika Weertz

"Shooting film just makes you think before pressing the shutter." Tell us about yourself. I am 25 years old and I am doing my Master's program (technical editorship and multimedia documentation) at the moment. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I have had a Holga for a while and I had only used it once until this year, because I had such an incredibly awful experience getting the film developed. To cut a long story short, I was misinformed about the costs and ended payin

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Using the light, by Andrew Miller

"The process of shooting film appeals to me more. " Tell us about yourself. I'm 35 years old. I am from Ohio but currently live on Maui via Chicago. I make a living on Maui with photography, family portraits on the beach, real estate, and will soon be doing work for magazines and things like that. Have to be diverse out here. When and how did the film journey begin for you? That's very easy to answer. I learned on film because I started photography before there was much of a digital m

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Maximilian Heinrich: Focus on your vision

"I quickly realized that there is a whole world to explore and got hooked." Tell us about yourself. I was born in 1985 in Munich, Germany. I work as a Senior Conceptual Designer at a digital full-service agency, consulting large companies on their corporate websites, digital storytelling strategies, and creative content output. On the side, I shoot portraits and do street photography almost every weekend. I used to work as a video reporter for Siemens and thus learned how to shoot and pr

Fabio Sabatini

[NSFW]Roman window - part I, by Fabio Sabatini

"Loneliness (a state I truly love)." Remember Fabio Sabatini? Over a year ago we published the first article from an ongoing series and now we're back. If you'd like to read the previous post, you can check it out here. This time we're focusing on his series called "Roman window". Could you tell us more about the project? I shot this series in an attic with a great view on Rome and most of all, a fantastic light. I shut down the blinds to create a surreal light effect. I wanted

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[NSFW] A Bodypaint Tribute, by Corey Deshon

"A never before seen synthesis of texture and color in a celebration of the feminine form." One of the first photographers we wrote about on onfilm.photo was Corey Deshon. If you would like to read the article, you can find it here. This time we're featuring his latest project, called "Obnoxious Liberals: A Bodypaint Tribute to Jean-Michel Basquiat." Tell us more about the project. What I've done for this series is take selections from the great body of work of the neo-expressionist pa