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I’m interested in photographing people and spaces. Attracted to unexceptional suburban and urban spaces, the ordinary places that exist in every town and city. I focus on the ubiquitous and nondescript searching for some kind of unremarkable consequence. In contrast, for me, portraiture is about capturing soul, beauty and dignity. Portraits can be fascinating, alluring and memorable but most of all unique; viewed as a moment in time and life. Oh! and I like shooting straight on, fancy angles are difficult…

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Confessions of a film developer

Avatar photoby Tom SebastianoFebruary 23, 2022February 8, 2022

Okay, so when things go wrong the best thing to do is chalk it up to experience and make sure you don’t do it again. In the real world this is sometimes easier said than done, fortunately, when developing film at home it’s a bit more straightforward, as long as you know what you did […]

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Push me, pull you: The Contax RTS III and Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 35-70mm f/3.4

Avatar photoby Tom SebastianoApril 14, 2020September 4, 2021

Following my CONTAX S2 review last year, I got thinking why I liked using my S2 so much more than my RTS II. After all, the RTS II had some great features with its centre weighted meter and aperture priority mode, it was a more relaxed camera than the all-manual S2. And yet, I did […]

Scanning film: The $20K Imacon 949 vs the $740 Epson Perfection V800
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Scanning film: The $20K Imacon 949 vs the $740 Epson Perfection V800

Avatar photoby Tom SebastianoFebruary 14, 2020July 31, 2021

Let me be clear this is not a consumer or technical review, really it is just a bit of fun born out of an opportunity. A few weeks back week I met up with my friend Mark Heaver so that he could give me a large format 4×5″ negative that I had shot using his […]

Camera review- the Contax S2, "Simple is Best" - by Tom Sebastiano
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Camera review: the Contax S2, “Simple is Best”

Avatar photoby Tom SebastianoOctober 6, 2019July 31, 2021

Two years ago at a tram stop in Antwerp, I misstepped on the pavement’s edge and fell over. It was a bit embarrassing and it wasn’t helped by my own wife and daughter doubled up with laughter at my expense. “Why didn’t you put your hands out to break your fall?”, they asked. To them, […]

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