In an earlier piece (see here) I mentioned that I discovered a curious cache of photos in the box in which I received my enlarger. So ... story time! I bought the enlarger from a lady in...
Read MoreOn September 29th, 2024. a general election was held in Austria. To the surprise of no-one with an interest in Austrian politics, the country's long-established far-right party, the "Freedom...
Read MoreSomewhere in the northeastern corner of the Uckermark, an area of outstanding natural beauty and a nature reserve, there is a little spot that might be used as the very definition of "the...
Read MoreOne of the photographers whose work I enjoy is Harald Hauswald (find out more about him on his webpage following this link). Much of his work was published by a publishing house called...
Read MoreI do not often shoot colour films, and I tried to explain my reasons for that in a blog post that I wrote a long time ago: if you wish to find out more, just follow this link. But, as I already...
Read MoreA few months ago, Jason and Claude of Greenwich Cameras convinced me to try out a roll of Film Washi V: a hand-crafted black and white film on Japanese gampi paper. Somewhat sceptical I...
Read MoreWhen I grew up in 1970s Berlin, Agfa films were a household name. I'm pretty sure that this is what my father used a lot, especially when it came to slides. I couldn't have been happier when...
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