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Maria Guzman’s Lens: Celebrating Women’s Strength, Vulnerability, and Natural Beauty
Experience the delicate balance of strength and softness in Maria Guzman’s portrait series featuring Emily.
Andrew Gillespie: Photography, a creative outlet.
"My absolute favorite thing about shooting both film and digital is that the film makes me really take my time and think exactly what I want to achieve with this shot" Tell us about yourself. I've just turned 25, originally from Auckland, New Zealand and living out of Melbourne, Australia. I work for a Medical Software company, which means my photography is my main outlet for my creativity. What first interested you in analog photography? It was actually when I was in Europe, I had a
Fragments by Nick Prideaux
"I feel like I am such a beginner to photography and that’s what I like about it - I’m always learning." Tell us about yourself. I am 32 years old and I am from Byron Bay, Australia - a small town on the east coast. I am a freelance photographer and English language tutor. What first interested you in analog photography? My father’s Nikon F2 camera - I started using it when I was in high school and that’s when I really became interested in the process of film photography. One of my f
Simon McDermott: Film photography creates tangible memories
"The best photos come out of times when you would least expect it." Tell us about yourself. My name is Simon McDermott, I’m 18 years old and I’m a writer from Sydney, Australia. When and how did the film journey begin for you? Growing up, my dad used to take film photos of my sisters and me all through us growing up. We have numerous plastic boxes stacked to the brim with printed photos and real tangible memories. Whilst going through a few of these photos I realized how in years ti
Lucas Tarrant: Discover how others live their lives
"I really dig the OM system" Tell us about yourself. I am 25 years old, I am from Adelaide, Australia, but I currently live in Melbourne, Australia. I study my masters fulltime and work a soul-crushing admin job in the HQ of a department store. When and how did the film journey begin for you? About a year ago when I was living in Seoul, South Korea I was introduced to a small community of people shooting with the format and through exploring local areas that specialized in selling and
Aliki Smith: Feelings are the greatest element in my work
"I can’t not photograph." Tell us about yourself. I’m 35 years old, born in Florina, Greece. I was raised and live in Melbourne, Australia. I’m a Learning & Development Team Leader at Berry Street (Berry Street works with children, young people and families with the most challenging and complex needs, including those for whom Berry Street is often the last resort). I love my day job with a crazy passion. When and how did the film journey begin for you? What Could we always find in your gear
The Film sense, By Liam Warton
"One of the reasons I prefer shooting analog is that the camera's feel much better in the hands than the new plastic dslr's" Tell us about yourself. I am a 24 year old Australian living in Stockholm, Sweden. I work part time as a portrait and wedding photographer and spend the rest of my time working in a cafe. Self Portrait with my Pentax 67 + Fuji Neopan Acros pushed 2 stops in Kodak d76 When and how did the film journey begin for you? The journey began only a couple of years ago w
Do you want to go to the seaside? with funshootr (Temily Leith)
"receiving back the freshly developed prints is next to picking up online orders from the postman or carving that 5 hour roast" Tell us about yourself. I'm 23 years old, from Perth and am in the life limbo state between uni life and adult life. When and how did you start using disposable cameras? My grandfather is a photographer and nearly every second birthday or Christmas my sisters and I would get a new film camera. So summer holidays growing up were nearly always spent taking happy
Undisposable disposable cameras, by Bradley Cowan
"A disposable camera is the most affordable way to capture the world around you in the best possible light" Tell us about yourself. I’m 28 years old. I’m originally from New Zealand. I lived in London for two years, currently I live in Melbourne, Australia but am moving to Canada in a months’ time. I currently work as an office manager for a software company but focus most of my time into writing for a bunch of music and art websites. When and how did you start using disposable cameras
Kuzey, a 6-year-old film photographer!
"I love it. I really get excited when my dad brings my photos home" In a previous post we've mentioned writing an article (For the love of film! with Kutay Kesim) about Kutay's son, so here it goes! Tell us about yourself. My name is Kuzey Aren Kesim. I am six years old. When did you shoot your first roll of film? When I was 5 years old. I shot my first film in the city (dad's comment: He refers to Sydney CBD) What film cameras do you use? I have an Olympus camera (dad's commen
For the love of film! with Kutay Kesim
"When I started to shoot film, buying a full frame DSLR started to become irrelevant" Tell us about yourself. I am a Turkish Australian. I spent the first 30 years of my life in Turkey where I was born and raised. For the past 10 years, I have been living in Sydney - the city I am in love with. I work in the government sector, but I also have a small photography business named Kutay Photography. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I first purchased my film camera around 8
A trip to Australia with disposablemelbourne (Katarnya Murdoch)
"It is trial and error with every shot and every roll but it’s the beauty of it" Tell us about yourself. I am 28, I live in Melbourne (of course!) and I work in marketing to pay the bills! When and how did you start using disposable cameras? Back in the 90’s, when film photography was all there was, disposable cameras were an easy and cheap option for kids and teens to capture their special moments and growing up. I remember always having one when on school camps, for special birthday