I first came across Branco Ottico while making Cyanotype prints. They had made the world’s largest contact print (about 24m2/258sq ft). I was interested in knowing more about them and I noticed they had chemicals for B&W development and the B&W reversal process, too. I thought it might be worth a go! We visited Branco […]
Category: Interviews
Find the latest interviews here on EMULSIVE. From film photographers to manufacturers and service/support companies in the film photography industry, we’ve got you covered.
EMULSIVE Interview #228: I am Daniel Boklage and this is why I shoot film
Greetings and welcome to another fresh EMULSIVE interview. today we’re saying hello to Daniel Boklage, who hails from the beautiful north of Bavaria. Readers of 35mmc might recall Daniel’s work from a recent article there. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t you’re in for a treat! Over to you, Daniel! Hi Daniel, what’s this picture, […]
EMULSIVE Interview #227: I am Lucy Ridges and this is why I shoot film (NSFW)
I really am struggling to introduce today’s interviewee, someone whom I was introduced to earlier this year by Ellen Rogers. In between asking Lucy for an interview back in April and today, I’ve come to know and appreciate her photography (both what you see here and the flip side of her photographic coin). I’m struggling […]
EMULSIVE Interview #226: I am Brian Dubois and this is why I shoot film
For those of you not familiar with him, I’d like to take a moment and introduce you all to Brian Dubois, better known as Twitter’s Film Dad. That’s film photography, not film movies, although thinking about it, the latter might be a nice niche to slide into, Brian. Over to you! Hi Brian, what’s this […]
Omer Hecht: Like Black Magic
If you spend any amount of time surfing the bevy of analog photography hashtags on Instagram, you may have come across Omer Hecht and CatLABS. While he may be recognizable by his distinctive forearm tattoos, there’s more behind the smiling cat logo than some killer ink and a flair for vintage cameras. As one of the few remaining American […]
EMULSIVE Interview #225: I am Andrea Bianchi and this is why I shoot film
Say hello to Andrea Bianchi; Surfer, extreme sports photographer, photo editor and portraitist based in one of the most beautiful parts of the world. Andrea and I have been crossing paths for 18 months now and I’m glad to finally be able to bring his interview to you. Settle in, this is going to be […]
EMULSIVE Interview #224: I am David Imel and this is why I shoot film
Welcome to another fresh EMULSIVE interview, this week with New York based tech journalist David Imel. Regular readers might remember David’s flagrant disregard for the sanctity of 5 Frames… with his 9 Frames / 3 Triptychs from last November and I’m glad to say he’s back with more — frames, not triptychs that is. To […]
EMULSIVE Interview #223: I am Ellen Rogers and this is why I shoot film (Mildly NSFW)
Welcome to today’s fresh EMULSIVE interview. We have a bit of a treat this week in the form of polymath Ellen Rogers. Ellen is a photographer, colourist, lecturer, PhD student and fantasist — among other things. I’m so, so glad to be able to welcome her onto these pages! A couple of the photos are […]
EMULSIVE Interview #222: I am Kris Askey and this is why I shoot film
After an 8-month hiatus, I’d like to welcome you all back to the EMULSIVE interview. Yes, yes, 2020 be damned, etc. Last year was a challenging one for me and I took a bit more of a hit than I expected but, as I kept telling myself, there are two things to remember: 1) things […]
Add to queue: Interviewing Borut Peterlin
The latest photographer and YouTuber for my interview series is Borut Peterlin. Borut is a Slovenian wet plate collodion artist who lives in a small village in rural Slovenia. His photographic tool of choice – wet plate collodion – was created almost 200 years ago. Something he uses with aplomb to create beautiful, haunting and […]
Add to Queue: Interviewing Steve O’Nions
Welcome back to the Add to Queue series here at emulsive.org. This series talks to film photographers from across the world who are also active on YouTube or Podcasts. Today my guest is Steve O’nions, a film photographer and YouTuber from England. I enjoy Steve’s content for some of the same reasons I enjoy Ben […]
Add to Queue: Interviewing Kyle McDougall
Kyle Mcdougall is a Canadian photographer who has both a YouTube channel and his own podcast, “Contact Sheet” where he has had some fantastic guests right from day 1. He has spent a lot of time in the US on a wide-ranging personal project, a few months in the UK during the lockdown and plans […]
Add to Queue: Interviewing the Negative Positives Podcast
I am guessing that there won’t be too may people reading this who need much of an introduction to these three! Negative Positives is a long running film photography podcast that has been coming at us live from the Gutterman-cave for well over 300 episodes now. Mike Gutterman, Andre Domingues and Roxanna Angles are the […]
Add to Queue: Interviewing Marina Llopis of ifwefilm.com
On the front page of ifwefilm.com is a message from Marina Llopis: IFWEFILM is not just film photography workshops.This project is born for you, to help you enter in this wonderful journey. A journey which I want you to experience, get inspired and connect with yourself through film photography.ifwefilm.com This sums up her attitude to […]
EMULSIVE Interview #221: I am Gaetan Cormier Interview and this is why I shoot film
Stormchaser, landscape photographer and portraiture, today’s interviewee has a long and varied photographic history. Please give a warm welcome to Montrealean (-er? -an?), Gaetan Cormier! Over to you, Gaetan. Hi Gaetan, what’s this picture, then? Farm and Trees – Bronica SQ-A with 80mm lens, ILFORD FP4 PLUS GC: I learned about these cute farm buildings […]
In Conversation With… Sofi Mdvinishvili: Tiblisi’s analogue photography scene (NSFW)
During 2018 I lived for some months in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia (the Caucasus region country, not the US state). As an analog photographer, the first thing I did before going there was to tool for local analog photographers and labs. I found about work and a place to develop my films at around the […]
EMULSIVE Interview #220: I am Frank Thorp V and this is why I shoot film
Today’s interviewee is a busy man, he’s a producer and off-air reporter covering the US Congress for NBC News, past Chairman of the Radio & Television Correspondents Association on Capitol Hill, oh and a film photographer who also happens to shoot some of our favourite film stocks (and cameras) while doing the day job. Looking […]
EMULSIVE Interview #219: I am Ed Steinerts and this is why I shoot film
Regular readers will know today’s interviewee through his beautiful black and white photography, those who don’t are in for a real treat. Ed’s interview below ranges from concert photography of Patti Smith in 1976 on Kodak Ektachrome all the way up to landscapes on ILFORD HP5 PLUS in 2020. Over to you, Ed. Hi Ed, […]
In conversation with: Burley Cameras
More and more film photographers are — literally — taking it into their own hands to create products and accessories that improve camera usability and ergonomics, as well as provide solutions to problems that some might say didn’t exist. Don’t take that last statement as negative, film photography (more so than digital in my opinion) […]
EMULSIVE interview #218: I am Andrew Whitehurst and this is why I shoot film
Greetings! If you’re a regular reader of EMULSIVE, you’ll no doubt already know of today’s fresh EMULSIVE interviewee, Andrew Whitehurst. If you’re not for any reason, then you’re in for a treat. All I have to say is that for someone who spends so much of his waking life dealing with colour, I’m not totally […]