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668 Reviews, Guides, and Essays

Use Your Flash
December 28, 2018
Flash photography I think is misunderstood, too many are confined to the perceived limitations of its use. I think flash can just be as important in making an image as focal length, aperture, shutter speed, or even framing itself. There’s no need to feel confined to its intended purpose; keeping ISO low, adding light in dark situations.
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Those Three Streets
Chinatown and I
December 25, 2018
Photographers, both well-known and amateurs, flock to the small block of three streets, situated just off Leicester Square, spending all hours of the day, snapping. Chinatown tends to be an object of extreme attraction for the people with cameras. To the point of exemplifying a fetish.
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At Ease in Abrantes
Exploring The Remote Inland Town of Portugal
December 18, 2018
The sun is harsh, I squint hard and think about the water I have to drink to stay hydrated. I order a coffee instead. Quiosque República serves the best espresso around. I’m in Abrantes, Portugal, last day of the 180 Creative Camp, my only full day to drift around with my Vivitar V3000.
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Raincouver
December 11, 2018
I liked how the edge of the curtain and the pole framed the woman. Her brightly-coloured umbrella contrasts well in the mostly dark blue background. Since it rains a lot Vancouver, hence “Raincouver,” it is common to see the city shrouded by dark clouds giving it a dark blue or grey atmosphere.
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Kodak Ektachrome
A Re-Introduced Classic Film
December 6, 2018
Back in the day, when I shot the original Kodak Ektachrome, it felt special. It wasn’t an “everyday” stock; I took more time with my photography when it was loaded in the camera. Other than the cost, its bold colors, sharpness, and fine grain placed it apart from other film.
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Ricoh Caddy
My Little Half-Frame
December 6, 2018
A well-illustrated review of a Japanese half-frame with a tack-sharp 𝑓2.8 25mm lens and an uncoupled meter.
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From Film to Digital, and Back Again
December 4, 2018
I remember waking up the day after they bought it [the camera] for me, rushing over to it, grabbing it and staring at it as if it were about to disappear. I remember mentioning to my parents that I was under the impression it might have been a dream.
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Zeiss Accordion
Getting Aquatinted With Ikon Ikonta 520/2
November 29, 2018
A chance encounter with Ikon Ikonta 520/2 medium format film camera from an antique mall.
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California Desert, Polaroid Style
Instant Results in Palm Springs and at Joshua Tree With a Polaroid 600
November 27, 2018
The magic of instant film begins the moment you press the oversized shutter button on the Polaroid camera. The distinct noise is apparent immediately, and this is followed by the sound of a soon-to-be-seen picture making its way along rollers toward the front of the camera, where it will be removed.
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Old Film and Life
November 23, 2018
My musings on shooting Fotokemika’s Efke KB 100, ORWO, Svema, Tasma, Atrivu, and Kodak Panatomic-X films.
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Paris Diaries
November 15, 2018
These photos were taken early this September when I went to Paris for two days and ended up staying for way more than that; a month. They feature my little apartment in Anvers and the first walks around the neighbourhood and the city. For the most part, this visual diary is about change(s), leaps of faith and it’s about me making it up as I go.
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Medium Format Rookie
My First Roll With Yashica Mat Twin-Reflex
November 13, 2018
This is my first ever roll of medium format film, shot over the course of a year in London. The enormous delay between opening the shutter and seeing the result a year later has been a very strange experience to me, as I used to get instant gratification (or not) from a direct flash of bright pixels.
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An Eight-Week Tryst With Black-and-White Film
November 9, 2018
Ilford HP5, pushed to 1600. . . Seeing their results in a full, contrasty, grainy glory made me fall out of love with colour- and into a winter affair with black-and-white film. Upon graduating from university, I found myself working a temp job in retail over the winter.
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Polaroid Sun 660 LMS Autofocus Camera Review
A ‘90s Instant Classic
October 30, 2018
An affordable and eye-catching way to get into instant film photography. If you were around in the ‘90s, these were all the rage.
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The Flat Tire
An Ordinary Day, an Ordinary Accident, a Lucky Coincidence
October 30, 2018
Mom, Papa and son are about to go for a picnic by the sea. Unfortunately, they find their car with a flat tire at the parking lot. There is no spare. No tools to repair. It’s Sunday, which means that all the shops are likely to be closed throughout the city.
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Pinhole Day, Abroad
Celebrating a Global Photography Holiday In Calabria, Italy
October 26, 2018
A trip to Italy to visit a friend and shoot my pinhole camera for the Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day event.
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The Body of Exile
October 23, 2018
✪ Note: NSFW images follow. The body of exile is a personal exploration that begins with an assertion that is followed by a question. If I am still because I am here, despite having left my land without my family in exile, then who am I and what is left once I am transplanted in another country, in another culture, with another language as unknown as the country that hosts me now.
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My Favourite Island
Little Skellig, From Afar
October 17, 2018
There is an island on the west coast of Ireland. I have never set foot on it. And yet it remains my favourite place in the world. I work as a seabird ecologist and because of this I get to spend a lot of time island-hopping around the Irish coastline in search of seabirds.
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Resettle to Vancouver
October 11, 2018
Emigration is a mix of fear, excitement, waiting, tears, and an accelerated exchange of goods. In 1999 my family sold all of their possessions and flew across the Atlantic to Toronto. Since then I’ve lost a significant amount of my Russian identity and gained a prodigious dose of Canadiana.
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On the Waterfront
Photographing Noyo Harbor, California
October 9, 2018
Situated along the Mendocino coast about 170 miles north of San Francisco, Noyo Harbor is one of the last remaining working harbors in Northern California. The locals told me not much has changed over the years. The picturesque fishing harbor looks like something straight out of a classic movie set with its rustic buildings, colorful fishing boats, and vintage signage.
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