Have you ever heard the famous words of Dr Johnson “When two Englishmen meet, their first talk is of the weather.”? Maybe you have or maybe you haven’t, or maybe you have never worried about stereotypes. Well, whatever the case may be, on one splendid day in June at Burghley House, Lincolnshire, UK there were »
Picture this: A rainy Sunday afternoon, a train ticket, a camera, several rolls of film and an idea that might sound rather strange, but deeply inspired by some thoughts on photography – Just another normal day in the life of Lisa. Well…. Lend me your eyes and ears: I use the medium of photography to »
I love my Diana. I love every moment, every experiment, every light-leak’y and blurry image, every dark cornered and soft-focused picture, every perfect and imperfect photograph that the awesome box has taken so far- I simply love my Diana. And I love medium format film. I am not sure whether it is the backing paper, »
That’s right. A bag review. For the past few years, I have been looking for the as-close-to-perfect bag that I could get to carry around a couple of cameras, some film and maybe a small note book. Most that I have come across are either too small, too big or just plain odd…I am starting »
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 »
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. »
This is a shout-out to anyone and everyone who shoots with a Holga – or any plastic/pinhole/makeshift/homemade/polaroid/holgaroid/shoebox camera for that matter! We are looking for photographers from around the globe to be featured in our POTM section. Entering is simple, fast and easy. Simply find us on Twitter, follow us (if you aren’t already doing »
For some time I wanted to experience and talk about it. And there’s no better time than the Polaroid week!. I already know some of the characteristics of highly expired film (gelatin silver BW film), but I felt very curious to know what can happen within those packs of Polaroid peel a part. For this »
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.
