Late last year, I ran a small project with a nonprofit in San Francisco. We gave out instant film cameras (color and black and white) to 5 people who were either unhoused or who lived nearby in one of the 'SROs'. We did a tiny, tiny exhibition.
I'm still working to figure out how to make this a more regular thing, and how to show their work, because they have such amazing stories to tell.
I was very delighted to discover there’s an active and thriving #BelieveInFilm community on Mastodon a while back. There’s a whole cluster of hashtags where you can find lovely analog pictures, like #FilmPhotography, #35mm, #MediumFormat and more.
Not going to lie: leaning out of the window of a moving steam train, desperately clutching a Leica so I don't drop it, and hoping I've got the zone-focusing and exposure right to make this shot work was a whole lot of fun.
(#Leica Ic, Zeiss Sonnar 50/1.5, Rollei Retro 400S in LC29)
This is one of my favorite shots from a recent photo shoot. In the center at the end is the Starorobocinski Wierch, the highest peak in the Western Tatras in Poland.
Gear:
• Yashica TL Electro X ITS (~1971)
• Yashica Yashinon-DS 50 mm f/1.7
• Kodak Professional Portra 400/36
Here is an image of a local Bluebell Wood. Although Bluebells are naturalised in other parts of the world, they are actually native to Western Europe, and over half of the world's population are found in the UK.
Bluebells are a common indicator species for ancient woodlands, so bluebell woods can date back at least 1600 years.
In my opinion, one of the best feeling being a film photographer, is that moment when I realized I've unknowingly already took an epic shot a few weeks earlier.
I bought my Mamiya 6 in 2015 at Nisshin Camera near Akihabara. I also got two lenses, a 75mm and a 50mm. The shop owner threw in a free roll of Portra so that I could start shooting right away. And so, out of the shop I went to Hijiri-bashi, the bridge outside Ochanomizu Station that affords this famous view along the Kanda River.
Shot with Mamiya 6 and 75mm f/3.5 lens on Kodak Portra 160 film.
I feel like I'm beating a dead horse but here's the day 7 installment of my winter photo advent calendar thingy. No digital filter was used on this photo. All the special effects are courtesy of the crappy camera (a Coronet Flashmaster bakelite camera from the 1950's) and my sloppy film developing technique. You're welcome.
I took a photo of my mum's cousin at work. Turns out she runs Singapore's best rated wanton noodles shop! Very proud of her family for what they've built