street photography
Film - organic photography, by Gülben Şaş
"I love surprises and film photography is filled up with those." Tell us about yourself. I am 27 and from Istanbul, Turkey. About to work as a marketing manager in a global startup. When and how did the film journey begin for you? It was absolutely a coincidence! When I was in college in another city, I visited my friends in Istanbul. So we thought that would be nice to capture our fun day together. Non of us didn't have fancy phones back then, so we grabbed a cheap disposable camera
NYC on film, by Grégoire Huret
"Not knowing how the photograph will be is really stimulating for the mind and it completly changed my way of taking pictures." Tell us about yourself. I’m Gregoire Huret from Paris, I’m 30 and I just quit my job - I used to work in space planning for building construction - to find something new. During this break I decided to visit a friend and celebrate Christmas with my wife in NYC. When and how did the film journey begin for you? When I was 15 my dad gave me an old pentax becaus
Streets, by Etienne Despois
"I quickly realized that the analog photos were way better." Tell us about yourself. Hi, I'm Etienne a 35 years old guy that is french and lives in Paris. I currently work in IT in a research center. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I started using film when I came back from a trip and wanted to buy a better camera than the small APN that I had. At that time a good numeric camera was pretty expensive and I’ve just finished school so I wasn’t the richest man on earth (
Humans, by Kin Cu
"Humans inspire me so I focus on portraits or people on the streets." Tell us about yourself. I'm 27 from Vietnam. I'm an architect living in Hanoi city. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I began taking film photographs about 7 years ago. I used to use a DSLR Canon then i tried to use some film cameras and love it now as well. What drives you to keep shooting film? I love the tone of the film pallet. I learned to be patient and careful not to shoot any photo. B
Street, by Duran Levinson
"I like the look and feel of film, and the whole process is therapeutic and fun for me." About a month ago we shared some of Duran Levinson's work with the community. It was the first article from the series "South Korean Style". If you missed it, check it out here: [NSFW] South Korean Style - part I! This time, we're shouwin you his street work! You can find Duran Levinson here: www.duranlevinson.com, Instagram.
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
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
Mookie Brooks, about styles money can't buy.
"I really don't enjoy digital photography, it's too real, too precise" Tell us about yourself. I'm Dominique « Mookie » Brooks, I'm 21 and study engineering in France. I grew up in NYC, moved to Paris with my mom when I was 12. I got both passports, I can watch both football. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My grandpa was always using film, I always preferred it to digital stuff. He had a Minolta SRT 101, now it's mine. I really don't enjoy digital photography, it's t
![[NSFW] Gokhan Ipekkan. An adventurer](https://img.onfilm.photo/2016/10/gkhan-ipekkan_29456459913_o.jpg.w1600.webp)
[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
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
Nicola Simoncini: A moment taker
"I try to always bring the camera with me: that's probably what makes me feel like a moment taker." Tell us about yourself. I'm Nicola Simoncini, 21 years old currently studying marine biology at university. I live in a small rural town called Recanati in the center part of Italy. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I started taking photos on film when i discovered analog cameras were cheaper; joking, I feel more connected to the subject when I shoot film, I can actually
Chilici Madalina - About the feelings.
"On my analog camera, everything has to be intimate, spontaneous, and completely real." Tell us about yourself. I am 23 years old, I grew up in Oradea, Romania but now I am living in a charming town in Italy, Imola. I just graduated from Journalism, and for the moment, my time is dedicated to photography only. What was the first thing that interested you in film photography? Before starting high-school I got an analog camera and started playing with it. In the beginning, my mom used t