The ever magical world of film photography, in the digital age, never ceases to present methods of experimentation insipred by the ideas of photographers since Nicéphore Niépce fashioned the first permanent mirror images from a homemade camera obscura in the early 1800s. Capturing light as an image is a beautiful craft that, in order to be understood, »
The New Year is upon us! 2010 is yesterday’s snow and 2011 is innocent, bright and beautiful. A story that keeps repeating itself every 365 days or so. Hooray for celebrations and a Happy New Year to all! However, those kind of celebrations are quite often overshadowed by this nagging feeling of New-Year-Resolutions and critical-thinking »
There’s an amazing little plastic camera out there that we’ve all used and the quickly forgot about. A camera that’s so much more than a cheap holiday once-off or piled up on tables at a wedding reception. The disposable camera is much more than just a throw away piece of plastic. Celebrating these often overlooked »
Although I’ve moved around a little I have always lived on the south coast, by the sea. At the moment, my house is a one minute walk down from the sea front, and to me it will always feel like home. The smaller beaches are usually where I take most of my photos, as I »
When I think of home, of my hometown and of my past, I think of these woods and the time I spent exploring the landscape as a child. I grew up playing in the stream, building rope swings and generally getting muddy and wet, then going home to dry my socks on the radiator. I »
I had a beautiful dream last night just before I got up, colourful and colourless at the same time - happy. The world I was in felt so real, there were cows and the ground I walked on was like candyfloss, very soft and fluffy. It took me a little while to fully wake up afterwards. »
If I had to guess, I’d say some of you feel the same way about taking pictures as I do. We enjoy taking them and we take lots. We love finding new cameras to play with and learning about photography. We might like some of our own pictures and we certainly have some »
There’s a line in a song from a little known band called Nodzz that goes, “In the city, there’s something to prove, but no where to move.” What does this have to do with photography? Well, just maybe, much. I recently returned from a few days in New York City. I was attending a conference »
Going for a Pinhole Walk
Not just any old photowalk – something a little different, more interesting. One sunny Sunday morning in November we set off to the local park to go on a lensless wander.
Gifts for the Camera Lover
Our selection of some of the finest hand-made items to please every camera fan.
New Panoramic Holga camera
The Holga 120 PAN – a double-width, panoramic beast in the same vein as the pinhole-based 120 WPC, but with a 90mm lens propped proudly on the front.
