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Happy world photography day - 2016!
Today we're celebrating world photography day! It's the 19th of August! World photography day! Last year, on this very same day we published an article featuring artists that we had published until then (you can see it here). Since that day we published a lot of articles and we'd like to thank all of you for the help and support you've given us! We're celebrating this special day with our community by giving you a sneak peak into what's coming to onfilm.photo! The following images are
Analog people, by Abhi D
"I shot a roll without knowing anything about metering but after developing the roll, I got hooked" Tell us about yourself. I am 34. I was born in India but have been living in United States for last 14 years. I work in a management consulting firm. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My father was a film photography enthusiast and I have always liked photography. My father shot hundreds of photos as I was growing up. I started dabbling with small cameras when I was 21 and
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
Girls Under Water by Nick Perry
"if I can score 10 rolls of velvia 50 I’ll scoop it right up!" Girls Under Water These images were shot in my parent’s pool with a poorly designed 35mm underwater camera when I was eighteen around the month of August 2008. Although they may appear prurient, that was not my original intention when shooting. Actually the images here are the frames in-between the intended shots of my friends swimming through tubes, snorkeling around in the pool and having imaginary tea parties under water.
Shoot gold! by Jordan Ciacci
"Canon AE-1. I get excited every time I use this magnificent camera as I just can’t wait to get the film developed" Tell us about yourself. I am 19 years of age. I was born in Cambridge before I moved around England, ending up in a town called Northampton. I then moved further down country to Somerset for a brief year. But now, I find myself living in Falmouth, Cornwall. I am currently looking working in catering, however I am looking to start a career in media where I can be creative,
Ryan and the Pentax from the basement
"The sentimental connection to my dad’s camera that he had taken all over the world shooting keeps me tied pretty tight to it." Tell us about yourself. My name is Ryan, I am 30 years old and I work for a civil engineering firm as a project technologist living in Edmonton Alberta, Canada. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My entry into the film world started about a year ago, I was out at my parents acreage helping my dad clean out one of the storage rooms in the basement
Hooked on film with Giovanni Cardenas
"Film forces me to slow down and think about each shot before I release the shutter" Tell us about yourself. My name is Giovanni Cardenas, I'm 23 years old from Fontana, California (just an hour away from Los Angeles) and I am currently working at a warehouse pushing boxes while finishing my AA in Photojournalism. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My film journey began in my third semester at community college, I was then a Film major and was required to take an intro to
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
Cheap and easy film adventures with Jess Ruby!
"With a disposable you just click the button and that’s it. You don’t even have to think about it." Tell us about yourself. I’m 27, I’m from New Mexico and I’m a fashion and commercial photographer. When and how did you start using disposable cameras? I was slow to get on the digital bandwagon. I refused to give up film until digital technology caught up quality-wise. So there was this period of time when everyone was making and buying digital cameras, and I was sort of waiting it ou