Opinion
Why shoot black and white film for documentary photography?
I've already written about using film in general to achieve specific goals in the genres of Street and Documentary photography, which is...
The role of film snapshots in my work
For a while now, my photography goal has been on capturing a more energetic, or emotionally resonating type of moment than my...
Essay: It’s all been done before so why bother taking photographs?
I’m constantly getting back to this thought and feel it's about time to share something with you that comes very close to...
Using the language of minimalism in film photography
I am usually hesitant to assign labels on my photography, I think out of concern that a definition may limit my mentality, and...
Lessons learned from 828 frames of 35mm film shot in India
During my recent trip to India, where I had 9 full days with which to shoot, I shot 23 rolls out of...
Squaring the circle: Polaroid rises from the ashes of The Impossible Project
A little over 12 years since The Impossible Project's inception, the company has squared the circle and become the very brand whose products it was created to save.
Why Shoot Film? It’s about where things break down…
As the title says, for me, it’s about where things break down. The beginnings and endings. The edges. There is always a...
36 keepers: Working towards a perfect roll of film in India
One of the things I tried while in India was to set myself a simple challenge: to shoot a "perfect" roll of 36 exposures.
Global film photography survey: Your help needed
At the end of February, I played a little game on social media in the form of a film photography "Never Have I Ever..." For a fun little thing, the....
The Paradox of cluttered contact sheets
Contact sheets are a fantastic resource for film photographers, and can also be used by digital artists - although applying these ideas to a digital workflow can often distort the result (but I'll come back to this later).
Is black and white photography “real”?
I recently wrote an article about the way I find the film process is an asset to an honest approach to documentary...
Scanning film: The $20K Imacon 949 vs the $740 Epson Perfection V800
Let me be clear this is not a consumer or technical review, really it is just a bit of fun born out...
Natural bedfellows? The symbiotic relationship of Mobile and Film photography
You may have heard: photographic film is a viable business again. Like a river fed by many smaller tributaries, there are a...
My year on film in 115 photos: A 2019 retrospective or, my not-a-365-project
What follows is my 2019 in film photography, a 365 photography project that was absolutely not a 365 project. In this article,...
Embracing winter conditions in my film photography workflow
Winter 2018 was when I really buckled down and took black and white photography seriously, as a response to a few uninspiring...
Where to from here?
We (almost) all put ourselves on display via the many and varied social platforms with our photography, writings, podcasts and whatever else....
A love letter to motion pictures
My grandma would introduce me to her friends as "James the photographer" and I would whisper under my breath "'I'm a filmmaker,...
A Day in the Life: London Street Photography with the Leica M6
This article is part diary, part camera review, part lens review, and part film review, all based around my average day-to-day exploits as a film-based street photographer and photojournalist in London.
Three things Bill Murray can teach you about street photography
A man walks up to a couple at a restaurant, takes one of their french fries right from the table, eats it,...
Essay: What happened to ‘Girl Gaze’?
The concept of a ‘gaze’ is not new to photography. In the 1970’s art critics and theorists like John Berger and Laura...
