I wouldn’t say I’m a completely skeptical person. Superstition isn’t really my thing too. But when it comes to giveaways and raffles, sometimes I like …
My mother cranked out family photos that would feel as at home in a gallery as they do in their cardboard box in the attic. …
I had developed a habit or better say GAS since I got my first vintage lens the “Helios 44-2 58mm f2”. However, I was pretty …
Bucharest is a mix of old and new, beautiful and tasteless architecture mashed together in a dance of the absurd, visual clashes sprinkled at every …
I’ve been using the Contax G2 with the 45mm Planar lens for about 5 years now. It was the second proper film camera I had …
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 & …
Read moreEMULSIVE Interview #220: I am Frank Thorp V and this is why I shoot film
It has nearly been 12 months since I got my hands on my Rolleiflex 2.8F, and whilst I’m not usually a reviewer of equipment, I’d like to …
Read moreNOT Being Vivian Maier: NOT really a Rolleiflex 2.8F camera review
I’d originally got my Pentax 67II primarily for portraits and the chance of using the sublime 105mm f2.4 lens. For me, that is the perfect …
In late August 2019 my wife and I and our then 6-month-old daughter boarded a British Airways flight from London Heathrow en route to Seattle, …
I’m so pleased to be able to bring you today’s fresh film photographer interview with none other than Nat Meier. If you’ve spent any time …
Read moreEMULSIVE interview #217: I am Nat Meier and this is why I shoot film
For a while now, my photography goal has been on capturing a more energetic, or emotionally resonating type of moment than my earlier style, which …
Red has always been my favourite colour. Additionally, in my culture, the year I was born essentially gave me the fire feng shui; hence, the …
Read more5 Frames… Of Kodak Portra 400 (EI 400 / 120 format / Hasselblad 500CM) – by Trevor Hong
Today’s EMULSIVE interviewee should not be a stranger to regular readers. From his thoughts on the Contax S2 and RTS series to a quick delve …
Read moreEMULSIVE interview #216: I am Tom Sebastiano and this is why I shoot film
In May of 2019, my partner and I embarked on a 2000-mile road trip to Joshua Tree, the Grand Canyon, Zion and Death Valley National …
I’m constantly getting back to this thought and feel it’s about time to share something with you that comes very close to my inner monologue. …
Read moreEssay: It’s all been done before so why bother taking photographs?
On good days, the deserts of West Texas seem to tolerate human presence. The bad days bring flash floods and lightning storms that would faze …
Over the last few years, I have become a landscape photographer. It was not a conscious choice but now I embrace it.
As the title says, for me, it’s about where things break down. The beginnings and endings. The edges. There is always a point at which …
Read moreWhy Shoot Film? It’s about where things break down…
I came back to shooting film three years ago in 2017. For the previous fifteen years I had been shooting digital with a range of …
One of the things I tried while in India was to set myself a simple challenge: to shoot a “perfect” roll of 36 exposures.
