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Phil Kneen: A photographer fascinated by fellow humans
"From the moment I got the first role of processed film back, I was hooked." Tell us about yourself. I'm a 46 year-old, full-time photojournalist and portrait photographer. I live and work from the Isle of Man. When and how did the film journey begin for you? When I was 15, my dad was working in Saudi Arabia as a teacher, on one of his visits home he brought me a secondhand Olympus OM10 camera with a 50mm 1.8 lens. From the moment I got the first role of processed film back, I was hoo
Scott Morrison: Allow yourself to stop, breathe, appreciate the world around you
"Olympus Trip 35. My love for this camera now knows no bounds." Tell us about yourself. I am 43. I live in Belfast. I work as Team Manager in an IT company. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My (initially digital) photography journey began in 2011 when I won a DSLR in a charity draw at work. Rejecting several offers from colleagues to sell the camera, I soon began to play around, getting to grips with the basics. Before too long I began to see my work featured in som
Lee Whitehead: Film Noir
"I went and bought my first film camera that day and never looked back." Tell us about yourself. I’m 28 years old Photographer from Manchester UK When and how did the film journey begin for you? About 3 years ago I was doing some Street Photography in Manchester and met a Photographer called Mark Manzi, showing me his work he explained how using film had made him take his time when setting shots up and how having only 36 possible shots on a roll makes you consider what is worth shooti
Igor Termenón. Fashion on film
"I can find inspiration in almost anything around me" Tell us about yourself. I'm 30 years old. I'm from Ponferrada, a small town in northern Spain but I'm based in Edinburgh, UK. I work as a photographer, I edit a publication called Girls/Boys on Film and I'm also the creative director and co-founder of Future Positive and Future Positive Studio. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I've been using film since I started taking photos when I was around 20 or 21 years old, b
George William around the world!
"There is nothing more exciting than walking around with your camera somewhere you haven't been" Tell us about yourself. My name is George William C. Born in London, England. 23 years old and I’m an amateur travel photographer and live events videographer. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My film journey began with my first journey to Asia, Vietnam and China. At the time photography was a causal hobby. I wanted a camera that reflected that so I bought 10 or 12 disposab
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
People from Rosaline Shahnavaz
"I loved the intimacy of the shots I was getting." Tell us about yourself. I'm 24 years old, from London and I'm a photographer. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My father's photographs of my mother have always been a big inspiration for me. He beautifully documented their relationship and when they first met. He gave me the camera he had shot these photos on and this was my first 'real' camera. I then began photographing my friends and my boyfriend obsessively. I loved
Citizens by Rossella Castello
"In the end, developing negatives, printing in the darkroom, playing around with chemicals was what made up my mind and made me shoot only film now" Tell us about yourself. Hey, I’m Rossella and I’m 21. I’m from Italy but I have been living in London since two years now. I am attending my last year of Photographic Arts. Tell us about the project Citizens Ten different shops, ten different cultures, one road. CITIZENS is an attempt to show how different ethnicities are cooperatively w
Film is timeless, by Tom Sebastiano
"Digital is great, but film is beautiful" Tell us about yourself. Hi, my name is Tom and I’m a 48 year old salesman living in London. When and how did the film journey begin for you? In 1982, I bought my first camera a Fujica STX1. As a kid I loved to draw and paint, but as I got older I gradually realised that to be any good required a lot of time and practice neither of which I had the patience for. So I thought maybe I could experiment with photography as a creative outlet, I guess
Meet Darren Greaves from FilmDev.org
"Before I knew it I had bought a small collection of old 35mm cameras and I was totally hooked" Tell us about yourself. Hello. My name is Darren Greaves, I'm 46 years old and I live in London. For my day job I'm a Computer Programmer. Some info on FilmDev FilmDev is a website that I created for sharing and comparing film developing “recipes” (combinations of film and developer). I created FilmDev in 2008 when I was looking to get into developing my own film. It occurred to me that
Take a ride with Brian Bell
"Whether it's a crispness of detail, or a dreamy blur I just think so much more of a mood can be conveyed and implied in monochrome" Tell us about yourself. I am a self employed photographer working throughout Kent on the South East Coast of England. I shoot commercial and event commissions as well to supplement sales of my portfolio of more artistic personal work. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I have had a keen love of photography from a young age but only took it u
Shoot gold! by Jordan Ciacci
"Canon AE-1. I get excited every time I use this magnificent camera as I just can’t wait to get the film developed" Tell us about yourself. I am 19 years of age. I was born in Cambridge before I moved around England, ending up in a town called Northampton. I then moved further down country to Somerset for a brief year. But now, I find myself living in Falmouth, Cornwall. I am currently looking working in catering, however I am looking to start a career in media where I can be creative,