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The Art of Storytelling Through Film

The Art of Storytelling Through Film

05 min read

Jan Meifert, an artist from Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, merges his passion for photography, cinema, and music into evocative visual storytelling. Educated in Fine Arts, Jan’s unique approach centres on creating cohesive photographic series that evoke narratives, often inspired by the atmosphere of analogue film. Beyond photography, Jan’s talents extend to illustration,…

An Evening at The Jersey Shore

An Evening at The Jersey Shore

03 min read

Old lenses from the film SLR era are usually easy to find at relatively affordable prices. And some are truly underrated gems, like this Konica Hexanon AR 50mm f/1.7 from the 1970s. If you’re expecting clinically sharp results, then forget about it. But if you want pictures full of character…

The anticipation of the result is on par with the moment itself

The anticipation of the result is on par with the moment itself

08 min read

Max Shuz is a documentary photographer dedicated to preserving cultural identity through his work, with a particular focus on the traditions and cultural roots of European culture and its people. He works with both digital and film mediums, never leaving the house without his Olympus compact film camera. Don’t miss…

The beauty of Expired

The beauty of Expired

04 min read

Having become a photographer by chance, Rick Davy from Cornwall uses an eclectic choice of cameras, everything from medium-format SLRs to plastic point-and-shoots. But one thing remains constant, his growing interest in expired film, which offers the exact visual language he was looking for in his projects.

So what’s new on the photo-sharing front?

So what’s new on the photo-sharing front?

05 min read

Despite Instagram’s dominance as an image-sharing platform, its broad scope and recent changes have left many photographers disillusioned. The platform’s evolution has not catered well to the specific needs of photographers, particularly those dedicated to film photography. Fortunately, there are several alternative platforms that focus specifically on the unique requirements…

A Grainy World

A Grainy World

05 min read

Black and white photography allows us to express emotions that we don’t find in colour, and it shows the invisible, a certain poetry in the narrative of a moment. It transcends the matter according to the light fluctuations and captures what the eye cannot figure. The tricky thing about contrasted…


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