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Malta
A Photographic Journey Checkpoint
May 4, 2018
I’ve been intrigued by film photography for a while, though it was never my primal way of shooting. Digital SLRs, being the de facto choice of a modern cameraman, were my main mode of capturing images. But this year, my two weeks at Malta, imported Contax T2 from Japan, and five rolls of Portra 400 have finally tipped the scales.
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Bare by Light
May 1, 2018
Light hammers the city. It pounds the buildings, the streets and the people with their fragile lives into an abstract backdrop. Light illuminates, detaches, and exposes its subjects as raw, primal figures of their habitat. The burning shadows solder the human figures into the hollow sets, making them one.
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Through the Green Fuse
Beyond Cameras, Lenses, and Computers
April 24, 2018
Through the Green Fuse is a portfolio of images that I created as an interpretation and celebration of the design of being, and through them, to enhance my understanding of its nature. Nineteen years ago I felt the need to explore photographic processes beyond both traditional and innovative uses as the means to advance my self-expression.
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From Chiang Mai to Chumphon
Day One
April 20, 2018
Back in 2014, I didn’t yet have a full-time job. Feeling particularly adventurous I decided to take advantage of my wide-open schedule and embark on a trip to the central province of Prachuap Khiri Khan, where my friend lived. This would be the first journey that I’d do on my own, and the first one with a film camera.
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Cold
You Don’t Get the Good Shots Laying in Bed
April 17, 2018
It is said that with age comes wisdom. No one ever said that we use that wisdom. The day before it had snowed about eight inches. I knew it was going to be cold and I accepted that challenge. Let’s face it: you don’t get the good shots laying in bed.
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The Beginning of The End
Last Moments Together With My Classmates Before Heading Off to University
April 10, 2018
A cream-coloured film burn with a torn-looking glimmering edge is obstructing the first frame of my roll. To me, this is the most important image out of all the exposures on my 35mm cassette. It marks the beginning of an adventure. The photograph above, the first frame, was taken during my board school field trip to Japan.
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Yashica Electro 35 GT Camera Review
An Affordable 35mm Film Rangefinder With a Fantastic Lens and Easy Controls
April 5, 2018
Learn everything there’s to know about this affordable rangefinder camera with the legendary Yashinon lens.
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Building an Instax Pinhole Camera
In a Chocolate Tin
April 3, 2018
How I made a tiny pocketable pinhole camera that uses Fujifilm Instax film and how you can make your own.
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Let's Go to the EX!
Toronto's Beloved Exhibition In 35mm Panoramas
March 20, 2018
The Canadian National Exhibition, locally known as the CNE or The Ex, is a three-week-long festival, the end of which unofficially marks the beginning of autumn in Toronto. During this last stretch of summer, just before the leaves turn yellow, throngs flock onto the grounds of Exhibition Place to mark the occasion.
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Sang Kancil
March 17, 2018
Kancil (an adorable mouse-deer) is a prominent character in Malaysian folklore. The animal is imagined as a tiny, clever creature capable of finding its way in the vast jungles of Southeast Asia. An inspiration to those who may feel small the name has also been adopted by a local manufacturer for a small city car which, undoubtedly, faced competition from larger international brands.
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Testing the Canon Sure Shot AF-7 in Chongqing
Part 2 of 2
March 13, 2018
This post is Part 2 of a test run did of an old film camera I bought. The camera, a Canon Sure Shot AF-7, was loaded with Kodak ColorPlus. The images are very, very minimally cropped, if at all. I wanted to preserve imperfections at the edges of the frames and also keep a consistent feel to the set.
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Testing the Canon Sure Shot AF-7 in Chongqing
Part 1 of 2
March 6, 2018
Airport Square in Chongqing is probably not a place you’ll ever go to. That’s not me being an elitist travel bore. Not deliberately anyway. Airport Square is a place I found myself in due to a bonus day in Chongqing after a delayed flight caused a missed connection.
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Open Your Eyes
February 27, 2018
A project aimed at interacting with people and their dreams. A portraiture of calm, peace, and vulnerability. “Open Your Eyes” is a series of photographs with the subjects’ eyes closed, thinking of their dreams. The series got initiated back in 2009 on the streets of Shenzhen, China.
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From Church, Charity Shop to a Coastal City in China
February 20, 2018
If you’re reading this, you probably have some interest in film photography. You may shoot film yourself. If you do, you’ve probably been doing so for longer than me. I started less than a year ago, which makes me evidence that there’s always someone thinking about picking up a film camera for the first time.
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Where to Develop Film in Chiang Mai
Eight Labs Listed With Sample Scans and Reviews
February 12, 2018
For a small city of a hundred thousand, Chiang Mai is remarkably well-equipped for film photographers. Should you need your lab to handle slide film, medium format, darkroom printing; or develop and scan within an hour; this article will help you find a place to go.
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Redscale Film
How Does It Work and How to Make One Yourself
February 6, 2018
This mini-guide explains how redscale film works and how to make your own redscale film. All you need is scissors, tape, and a dark room (most bathrooms will do). My wife introduced me to practical film photography through Lomography six years ago when we were just starting to date.
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Chiang Mai
Home
January 30, 2018
Within the eight-hundred-year-old crumbling walls, at the foot of Suthep mountain lies Chiang Mai. The city has outgrown its fort-like confinements many years ago, spreading far beyond the square perimeter that could be crossed afoot in thirty minutes.
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Gifts
My Fondness for Film
January 23, 2018
I’m holding a roll of film in my hand that just got ejected from my camera. There are three more at the lab. Another two canisters with monochrome emulsion waiting to be exposed through the new yellow filter. I can’t remember most of the shots that I’ve captured, except for some that I keep on thinking about, picturing how they may turn out.
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January 18, 2018
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A Better Way
December 26, 2017
Note from the editor. This is the final photo essay from the series, which I hope gives you a visual understanding of how enormous our cities have grown and help you imagine the amount of impact on our planet that they bring about. Being human requires consumption, which we often augment and enhance with our infrastructure.
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