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Spur-of-the-moment shots by Madhu Narayan

"I tried different types of digital cameras for a few years, but found the pictures to be too “clean,” without any character." Tell us about yourself. I am 32 years old. I live in the United States and I work at a small college. What interested you in film photography? I have always been interested in photography and I started out in college with film. I tried different types of digital cameras for a few years, but found the pictures to be too “clean,” without any character. This past

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Lieven Symaeys: Analog diptych

"People who model in front of this camera are always pretty relaxed because it doesn’t feel like a real serious camera." A while back we published an article about Lieven Symaeys and his project called "The tiger project". If you want to see his previous work, you can find it here. This time, we're sharing shots that he took using an Olympus-Pen EES-2, a half-frame rangefinder. He created a series of "double exposures" not one over the other, but one next to the other. Actually we wante

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Girls on film by Andrei Certan

"Never used a DSLR in my life!" Remember Andrei Certan? A while ago we published an article about his work filled with double exposures called "Andrei Certan - A new reality". If you are interested, you can find it here. The moment to show you another side of his work came. This time it is all about girls on film! You can find Andrei Certan here: Instagram Flickr

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Obsession for disposables by Rita Wang

"I love the idea of being able to capture 27 different moments in time without feeling the urge to edit them immediately" Tell us about yourself. 19, residing in sunny Los Angeles, California, but I spend most of my year in Boston as a student at Tufts University. When and how did you start using disposable cameras? My first exposure to film cameras was in elementary and middle school, when it was the trend to send your kid on school field trips with a disposable camera for picture-tak

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[NSFW] Marta Sanchez and Camille

"I just take photos on film." Tell us about yourself. I'm 28 years old, I'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina and I work in a women's clothes shop. When and how did the film journey begin for you? Just get away from a few demons in my life. When did you receive the first roll of film? September the 10th, 2014. What camera makes you click? Kmil (pronounced "Camille" (actually a Pentax k1000)). What inspires you most? Music, Cinema , a couple of Books, people and my own not

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[NSFW] Gokhan Ipekkan. An adventurer

"Just go out on the streets no matter what gear you have, it's not that important." Tell us about yourself I'm 25 years old, a Turkish adventurer guy. Currently I study in Poland as a 5 year full-time Master of Arts student in Cinematography in Lodz Film School. I've been earning from photography as a freelancer for more than 2 years now. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I jumped through photography and digital cameras considering having very sharp images and making

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Femininity on film, by Ana Martínez Requena

"I was curious about it, so i began shooting film." Tell us about yourself. I am 25 years old, from Madrid (Spain) and I work as a journalist. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I began shooting film like two years ago. I love analog techniques and I have an enlarger that "I put and remove" from my bathroom. But I also like digital, I think it is very useful sometimes. I think I was curious about it, so i began shooting film. Do you develop the film rolls yourself?

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Martin Brusewitz - Love after two rolls of film

"I'm not so much about the equipment, more about taking photos." Tell us about yourself. I'm 32 years old, born in Sweden but live in New York City. I work as a freelance journalist and writer. When and how did the film journey begin for you? A friend of mine (@danielbl0ck on instagram) had collected a bunch of analogue cameras. One day he gave me one of them and two rolls of film. I fell in love. How did the first roll of film come out? Really good. I documented my at the time

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Murat Erman Aksoy - Ever changing shapes

"Support your local lab." Tell us about yourself. I’m 28-years-old Berliner, drawing lines for a living. When and how did the film journey begin for you? It started in a closet a decade ago, when something shiny caught my eye. What Could we always find in your gear bag? Ricoh GR10 with cheap film in it + spare Porta400 for more important occasions. What camera makes you click? Hassi 500C/M & Konica Hexar AF, although it doesn’t click that much. Who are your subjects?

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Andrew Gillespie: Photography, a creative outlet.

"My absolute favorite thing about shooting both film and digital is that the film makes me really take my time and think exactly what I want to achieve with this shot" Tell us about yourself. I've just turned 25, originally from Auckland, New Zealand and living out of Melbourne, Australia. I work for a Medical Software company, which means my photography is my main outlet for my creativity. What first interested you in analog photography? It was actually when I was in Europe, I had a

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People and raw emotions. By Sara Van Handenhove

"There is a whole mental process behind every shot. And then there’s of course, the anticipation. The best part." Tell us about yourself. Hi, my name is Sara and I am 22 years old, I currently live in Montreal and I’m a student. What was the first thing that interested you in analog photography? Months after my parents split up, my father started dating a photographer and I was fascinated by her work. I loved going to her apartment because she is the one that introduced me to the medi

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Invisible Theatre by Tim Gao

"Street photography is not just a sharp triggering of shutter to shape the outside world in the form of light and shadow." Tell us about yourself. I was born in 1986 and grew up in a small village called Xilai in northern Jiangsu Province, China. I came to Shanghai in 2008 and regarded the fantastic city as my second hometown ever since. I am now a full-time photographer for a Shanghai-based Italian fashion brand of haute couture. What first interested you in analog photography? My lo