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Photographs from a bittersweet land, by Dounia Fikri
"Minolta X-GM. I never cheated on her" Tell us about yourself. I’m 25 years old and I am running a vintage store and artcollective talisman in Taghazout, Morocco When and how did the film journey begin for you? One year ago I met a friend and photographer from Norway and he introduced me to film photography. Film photography is my new drug, I’m taking pictures of a bittersweet land, two different sides of Morocco. What type of film do you usually shoot and what made you choose it?
Body language on film by Dominic Zingale
"To inspire others to use film as a medium always brings joy and satisfaction as an artist." Tell us about yourself. I’m 27 years old, I’m from South Florida and I’m a graphic designer and photographer. Fujifilm GX680ii / EDC 180mm f3.2 / Fuji Velvia (1997) / Tetenal E6 / Epson V600 When and how did the film journey begin for you? My film journey began while I was in high school. It was something that I stumbled over accidentally. My professor mixed up my classes in my sophomore year
Film can open up a whole new world. By Sean Lewis
"I’m going to shoot film till the very last roll." Tell us about yourself. Hi! I’m 29 and I live near Charlotte, North Carolina. I work in research and development for a specialty chemicals company. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I’ve started dabbling in film in late 2012, but I didn’t devote myself to film exclusively until the beginning of 2015, specifically medium format film. Though I never really found my voice with 35mm film, those first rolls taught me more ab
Landscapes on medium format by Antonio García Lara
"Yashica Mat LM. When I finally had one in my hands, I just couldn't fight it anymore" Tell us about yourself. I am Antonio García, I am 33 years old and I am from Bujalance, Córdoba (Spain). I work as a graphic designer for a packaging business, so I don't have so much free time to photograph. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I started by chance, when I bought a Yashica Mat LM on Ebay. I always loved that kind of cameras so when I finally had one in my hands, I just c
Film until the end of time, by Małgorzata Bardoń
"I feel attracted by pinhole photography so sooner or later I will make a camera from a shoe box." Tell us about yourself. I live In Poland, In Gdynia, a beautiful modern town located in the Bay of Gdańsk. I'm 37 and work in the Tricity School of Photography in Gdynia, where I coordinate the school's administration. Marta, 18x24cm X-ray film, copied as an albumen print When and how did the film journey begin for you? It was years ago, in the 1980s. My Dad used to take pictures on fil
A passion for Smena 8m by Murat Uğur Eminoğlu
"Beginners. Start, do not stop, and try over and over again!" Tell us about yourself. I am 30 years old and live in Turkey. I am system manager, in other words an IT man. When and how did the film journey begin for you? When I got bored taking pictures with digital cameras 4 years ago, I started to develop a great interest in analogue photography. Since then, I have had a passion for analogue photography. What Could we always find in your gear bag? "Smena 8m" is an irreplaceable
Film connects people, by Kevin Verkindt
"Canon Eos 3. I’m pretty sure I will never part with this camera." Tell us about yourself. I’m Kevin, 24 years old and currently living in Belgium. I’m working full-time as a transport planner and I’m graduating college in one year. When and how did the film journey begin for you? Back in the days, I used to shoot film as a side project. These were mainly snapshots of friends and models. The real film journey began last year when I quit digital photography. I bought myself some new gea
Dadagraphy and double exposures by Andrés Martínez
"I like to play with lights in film photography." Tell us about yourself. 22, I'm from Chile and currently studying psychology and philosophy (this is my 4th year), working sporadically doing analog photography workshops for the lomography embassy here in Chile, and playing in a band. Detrás de los (Seguda edición). Camera Canon A-1, film kodak elitechrome (100 asa), cross process. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I started at age 15. I was very attracted to the resul
Need and desire by Radoslaw Pujan
"For you all - be creative and show the beauty of the world with your photographs." Tell us about yourself. I am 37 years old. I was born and raised in Poland, also lived in France, now I live and work in Belgium. However I go to different countries to realize my photo projects. I work in the IT business, so photography is a perfect way to balance it and meet people. I am a sociable person, so sitting in the office would only kill me. When and how did the film journey begin for you?
Analogs in a digital era, by Nicola Neri
"In my fridge there are more films than food." Tell us about yourself. I'm 35 years old, I live and work in Milan, Italy. I'm an Art Director for a videogame company and I do photography during my free time. I have been doing only film photography for the last three years and in my fridge there are more films than food. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I started to shoot with my father’s film camera when I was 18, it was a beautiful Nikon FE. Then moved to digital and o
Film journey at the beginning, by Andrew Seywright
Louis likes to experiment with multiple exposures. Tell us about yourself. I am recently turned 27 and come from a small town called Gourock on the banks of the River Clyde Estuary. I now live in Hyndland in the West End of Glasgow working as an MI Analyst for a bank. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My film journey only started a month or so ago when I picked up my Dad's Olympus OM-2n which he bought with his 21st birthday money in 1981. A friend of mine let me know w
Keeping film alive, by Stephen Dowling
"Shooting on a Lomo back in 2000 is one of the reasons I’m such a film fan" Tell us about yourself. I am 42, and originally from New Zealand, though I have been living in London for the last 20 years. I am a journalist. For the last few years I have been a science editor at the BBC, though for many years before that I was a music journalist. It has been an interesting change of subject. In my spare time I run the blog Zorki Photo, which is all about film photography. I review cameras and