portraits
Portraits, by Mircea Chismore
"I get to keep more photos per number of photos taken." Tell us about yourself. I am 32, I am from Arad, Romania and I work in the automotive industry. In my free time, I love practicing photography, both analog and digital. When and how did the film journey begin for you? It all started about three years ago, while I quit smoking, I sought out to do something to take my mind off of this bad habit. Being interested in art in general, I began manifesting interest into film which is, s
Claire Dunaud - Autoportraits
"I am very shy. I found a way to express myself through photography." Tell us about yourself. Hello, I am 28 years old, I am from France more precisely the suburb of Paris. Now I’m unemployed so I have plenty of time to work on my pictures. What first interested you in analog photography? I love all the rituals, the process of analog photography; the mechanic, the chemistry … it’s something I can understand compared to numeric photo. The film is touchable, it is real, that is why I lo
Thoughts on a portrait
I am sitting in front of a picture of a girl I never knew. I found it once before, years ago. It struck me then (as it strikes me now) that she lived once as I live now, although she’s just on paper. Although I never met her, I know some things about her; I know why I will never know her, how she came to be, and how she ceased to. I can tell by the slight curve of her eyebrow that she carried wit with style. Why does this interest me? In fact, why should this bring interest to anyone? It was
Body language on film by Dominic Zingale
"To inspire others to use film as a medium always brings joy and satisfaction as an artist." Tell us about yourself. I’m 27 years old, I’m from South Florida and I’m a graphic designer and photographer. Fujifilm GX680ii / EDC 180mm f3.2 / Fuji Velvia (1997) / Tetenal E6 / Epson V600 When and how did the film journey begin for you? My film journey began while I was in high school. It was something that I stumbled over accidentally. My professor mixed up my classes in my sophomore year
Film can open up a whole new world. By Sean Lewis
"I’m going to shoot film till the very last roll." Tell us about yourself. Hi! I’m 29 and I live near Charlotte, North Carolina. I work in research and development for a specialty chemicals company. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I’ve started dabbling in film in late 2012, but I didn’t devote myself to film exclusively until the beginning of 2015, specifically medium format film. Though I never really found my voice with 35mm film, those first rolls taught me more ab
Film photography without borders, by Halim Ina
"The people's willingness to lay themselves bare to the camera, and to allow their stories to be transferred to film, is an honor which can only be returned by making the visual record faithfull" "Through the portraits displayed on these pages, over 400 girls living in rural India now have access to a quality education. In cooperation with Humana People to People India and Nirvanavan Foundation, schools have been introduced to villages where the education of girls was truly suffering. Many of