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Penning The City Down: A Half Frame Tale.
I might have already said, here and there. I might have as I have a well proven history f repeating myself. Anyway. I did try to like digital. And that's a fact. I mean, I was faking it so well I was actually beginning to believe it myself. But that was a long time ago; nowadays I got back to my own feet, and I am usually referred to as 'that freak who shoots film.' So, how did things turn out this way? What did really happen? I believe this camera did. Olympus Pen EES-2 Ilford XP2 400
Expired Streets On Expired colors
I have been a professional photographer for sometime now, and some of you know me well enough to know I tried well hard enough to both like and believe in digital. However, things did not turn out the way they probably should have. Basically, the more I tried, the more I disliked it. It's now been (also) quite sometime I have been teaching photography; all I try to do is to make both sure and clear the differences of those mediums to my students. Some of them will catch that right away, other
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
Everyday life on film by Sebastian Cvitanic
"Before shooting it's really important to talk about the person's background and what drives them in life." Tell us about yourself. I am 34. I was born in the south of Chile also known as Patagonia. Most of my jobs have been retail related, and some commercial photography mainly done with a digital camera. "Portrait of Koyo" Yashica124G / Kodak Portra 400 When and how did the film journey begin for you? I discovered an "agfamatic" 110 format camera lying around the house in the lat
Colours from Algeria, by Malek Bellahsene
"It must be the right click, otherwise you miss the shot "the decisive moment". " Tell us about yourself. I'm 21 Years old, I was born in a small town called "Seddouk" and i live in the city of Bejaia in Algeria. I work as a freelance photographer When and how did the film journey begin for you? I have been shooting with film for almost 6 Months, A friend of mine sold me a film Camera by pure chance , so it's was an opportunity not to waste. What type of film do you usually shoot a
Everyday life, by Xavier Guinand
"With film photography, you've to take your time, you can't take photo of something « just to try »" Tell us about yourself. I'm 21 years and I'm a french graphic & packaging designer from Reims (France). I work for a new craft beer brand called "BAPBAP" and I'm in charge of building the whole identity of the brand. Design and photography are the two fields where I can express myself, you can always learn new stuff and try new things. When and how did the film journey begin for you? Wh
Winding film and taking pictures, by Michael Shaffer
"Immediately i was hooked on the idea of collaborating with this little machine to make images wherever i went." Tell us about yourself. I'm 31, formerly based in Tokyo but now in Atlanta. When and how did the film journey begin for you? About 4 years ago i was drawn to film during my time in Japan. The film camera scene there is insane. Everything's concentrated too, so you just hop a train to one place and there will be 5 or 6 great camera shops within walking distance. I bought a r
Analog gadgets, from César Romero
"When i got it in my hands it hit me, the weight, the sturdiness, it felt real, not like any of my gadgets" Tell us about yourself. I'm an 33 years old computational engineer with an MBA in finance, i develop innovative solutions (software+hardware+human resources) for the supply chain of transnational corporations, i'm a techy guy in love with innovative gadgets... When and how did the film journey begin for you? As most 80's kids i grew up taking photos with the family 110 kodak came
City rush on film, by Oğuzhan Abdik
"In the beginning I was shooting for memories" Tell us about yourself. I am 27 and live in İstanbul. I am an architect. I own an office and my team consist of eight architects. My office is based in the very center of İstanbul. I spent most of my time in the office with designing spaces. I try to initiate a new start up on designing furniture and lighting. I usually don’t have time for photography because of the work. But I am trying to integrate photography with architecture and every othe
Life in Indonesia, from Zuki Satudua
"As an explorer, this offer is something I cannot refused. And as a photographer, I want to see and feel my shots in film." Tell us about yourself. My name is Zuki Satudua. I am a male, 40s, from Indonesia. I am an engineer, an explorer who enjoys art. I have been shooting with digital (my first camera is Nikon D70 DSLR) for the last 8 years. Until now my main gear is Nikon D700 DSLR and mirrorless Olympus E-M5. As an engineer, I always fascinated with mechanics. On the other hand, I rea
An Olympus and rolls of film, by Stefano Ardesi
"Buy a roll of film and try it!” Tell us about yourself. I’m 19 and i live in Brescia, Italy. I finished my studies in electronics in July, and I started to work in a company of the sector a couple of weeks later. In my free time I love to stay with my friends, and obviously, shoot films! When and how did the film journey begin for you? My journey started more or less one year ago, photography has always fascinated me, but I had never had a good camera to start shooting seriously, I k
La vie en couleur, by Manel Ologaray
"I shoot what I get, and that's in general Fujifilm. Obviously, I think this "limitation" gives an identity to the photos" Tell us about yourself. I'm Manel Ologaray. I'm a 27 years-old Catalan-French graphic designer and AD based in Barcelona. I do not like to consider myself as a photographer, I do not think this "tag" defines me. I use photography to visually express what I live daily. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I have always loved photography, and other artist