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Without Incident by Zeno Gill
I called the series "Without Incident" to celebrate our having completed the shoot without the authorities shutting us down
Speed Graphic portraits by Brantt Higa
Leading up to the shoot, I'm really nervous because 1; they're strangers. 2; I'm very introverted. 3; would be the first time I'm shooting strangers.
Yoga girl, by Ekaterina Orlova
"Film – it is something that has soul. I believe it’s able to show natural emotions;" Tell us about yourself. My name is Ekaterina. I’m a photographer from Russia and I focus mainly on female portraits. When and how did the film journey begin for you? Earlier in my photography career I was using digital cameras but I was always thinking about starting with film photography. A while back I got acquainted with a girl who used film for her pictures; so once she gave me her camera to try
Invisible Theatre by Tim Gao
"Street photography is not just a sharp triggering of shutter to shape the outside world in the form of light and shadow." Tell us about yourself. I was born in 1986 and grew up in a small village called Xilai in northern Jiangsu Province, China. I came to Shanghai in 2008 and regarded the fantastic city as my second hometown ever since. I am now a full-time photographer for a Shanghai-based Italian fashion brand of haute couture. What first interested you in analog photography? My lo
Nicola Simoncini: A moment taker
"I try to always bring the camera with me: that's probably what makes me feel like a moment taker." Tell us about yourself. I'm Nicola Simoncini, 21 years old currently studying marine biology at university. I live in a small rural town called Recanati in the center part of Italy. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I started taking photos on film when i discovered analog cameras were cheaper; joking, I feel more connected to the subject when I shoot film, I can actually
Sara. By Greg Xvx
"Analog photography may not be perfect or easy, but it's forgiving and extremely satisfying to experiment with. " Tell us about yourself. I'm 32. I live in Montréal (Canada) but I'm initially from Brussels (Belgium). I work in a web agency where I manage a team of developers. What first interested you in analog photography? I'm a self-taught kind of person, so the trial and error process of learning analog photography quickly grabbed my attention and made me want to experiment with
Tobias König: Black and white makes you focus on the subject and the framing
"A small Voigtländer 35mm film camera...this camera changed everything" Tell us about yourself. I am 25 years old and just finished my studies with a Bachelor of Science in Cognition and Media Science. I live in Dortmund, North Rhine Westphalia, but i take every chance to travel. I currently try to make a living out of photography, but still thinking about getting a master degree. When and how did the film journey begin for you? It all began with a small Voigtländer 35mm film camera w
Need and desire by Radoslaw Pujan
"For you all - be creative and show the beauty of the world with your photographs." Tell us about yourself. I am 37 years old. I was born and raised in Poland, also lived in France, now I live and work in Belgium. However I go to different countries to realize my photo projects. I work in the IT business, so photography is a perfect way to balance it and meet people. I am a sociable person, so sitting in the office would only kill me. When and how did the film journey begin for you?
Music and Film Photography with Bernd Frikke
Bernd Frikke chose film in a digital world! Tell us about yourself. I`m 33 years old and I live in Emden, Germany. Emden is located in the upper north west of the country near the dutch boarder and the coast of the North sea. I work as a social worker and mostly with autistic persons. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I`m old enough to know how the digital revolution in photography started, but never really cared a lot about it. I was more into making music and being in
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
Black and white skin by Marcin Pakuła
"I love my Kiev and every time I use it, it makes my heart beat faster" Tell us about yourself. I am 31 years old, I come from Łódź the city of Poland. I have PhD degree from Technical University of Lodz and photography is my hobby. When and how did the film journey begin for you? As a child I have always wanted to be a photographer, but in my family nobody taught me how to take a photo. So as a shy 7-years-old boy I found Smiena 8 in my house and I was staring through my window prete
Blurred lines by George Felea
"I see the film as a physical space that can take almost every idea coming out of the mind" Tell us about yourself. Hi! My name is Felea George, I'm an 28 years old back office support for an IT company, from Galati, Romania . When and how did the film journey begin for you? It all started in the early childhood , in the country side. I remember finding a Petri (or maybe a Zorki, i don't recall that well) in my uncles attic. I've wasted the loaded film taking pictures of moving trees