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• The Beauty of the City in Black and White: Suhyuk Chai with the Lomo LC-A Minitar-1 Art Lens 2.8/32 M

  written by hey_springtime on 2022-01-24 #culture #people

  

  Using their LC-A Minitar-1 Art Lens 2.8/32 M, photographer Suhyuk Chai does not miss the small moments in the huge city of Seoul and captures them in black and white snaps.

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• Film Photography Stories: Life in a Fast Pace

  written by cielsan on 2022-01-23 #culture #tutorials

  

  In this gallery, we borrow some fleeting images from the visual memory bank of Lomography Community members and what a high-speed life looks like.

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• Community Spotlight: @rockisdead and @jbasco

  written by eparrino on 2022-01-20 #culture #people

  

  We continue to get to know the members of the Lomography-loving Community. Get to know @rockisdead and @jbasco in this Community Spotlight and how they rock our analogue world!

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• Grimb x Lomography Holds a Lomo’Instant Event: “Things I Want to Capture in 2022”

  written by hey_springtime on 2022-01-20 #culture #people

  

  Together with Lomography, illustrator Grimb, who records daily lives and conveys the power of ordinary stories to readers, prepared a collaborative event with a custom-designed camera as a giveaway in Seoul. Read the story of the event and production of this one-of-a-kind Lomo’Instant camera here!

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• EXP. 22 Open Call: Expanded Photography Towards a Collective Reinvention

  written by melissaperitore on 2022-01-11 #culture #news

  

  EXP.22 is inviting artists to rethink and reinvent our practice by taking risks, thinking aloud, expressing ourselves without fear of not being understood, and abandoning the comfort of the known and familiar in photography.

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• Mordançage in Color: An Experimental Project by Max van der Wal

  written by cielsan on 2022-01-08 #culture #people

  

  Amsterdam-based visual artist Max van der Wal returns to Lomography with a new creative inquiry, this time using the alternative process mordançage with color negative film.

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• Colorful Mong Kok: Scofield Chan's First Impressions of the Atoll Ultra-Wide 2.8-17 Lens

  written by nikkicheung on 2022-01-08 #gear #culture #people #videos

  

  Street shooter and YouTuber Scofield Chan tried our Atoll Ultra-Wide 2.8/17 Art Lens to record one of the most populated areas in Hong Kong. Let's see more of his colorful street journey here!

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• Say Hi To Ixe, a Good Boy in Paris

  written by shhquiet on 2022-01-05 #culture

  

  We've always featured photographers. But what about the models? After all, they help make the photo successful, too! Here's a quick chat with Ixe, a gorgeous Belgian Malinois, and his personal photographer/treat dispenser, Alain.

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• An Upside Down World with Naturally Mirrored Photos by robertofiuza

  written by cielsan on 2022-01-02 #culture #people

  

  Lomography Community member robertofiuza shows us a different way to shoot mirrored shots and teaches us how to take advantage of natural reflections.

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• Tipster: Light the Sky with Thousands of Colors

  written by eparrino on 2021-12-30 #culture #people

  

  It’s the last night of the year and we want to be next to you. For this gallery, we collected some fun analogue pictures of the most colorful night of the year and share some useful tips to photograph long exposures at night.

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• 5 Gifts of Film Photography

  written by cielsan on 2021-12-24 #culture

  

  The analogue routine is a gift that keeps on giving — everything that comes out of it is often a pleasant surprise. Let’s take a minute to appreciate the remarkable and unparalleled qualities of film photography.

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• A Gallery of Simple Yet Dramatic Lines and Shapes in Monochrome

  written by cielsan on 2021-12-20 #culture

  

  Sharp lines and defined shapes that create abstract forms from our reality are easily achieved through the magic of black and white.

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• Around the World in Analogue: Feeling "Seoul" and South Korea

  written by cielsan on 2021-12-17 #culture #places

  

  Take a visual trip to the city of Seoul and its modern and natural scenery with Lomographer Erwin Ang Jaya a.k.a. nilwlr.

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• Artists and Curators, Here's Your Chance to Join EXP.22, the International Experimental Photography Festival

  written by melissaperitore on 2021-12-17 #culture

  

  For its 3rd edition, the International Experimental Photography Festival just launched an open call to join EXP.22 as an artist or curator.

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• A Lesson to Learn from the Hurt and Angst in “Du hast den Farbfilm vergessen”

  written by cielsan on 2021-12-06 #culture #videos

  

  The recent outgoing ceremony of German Chancellor had us tuning back into the punk song, “Du hast den Farbfilm vergessen (You Forgot the Color Film)”… and reminds us why we should never forget packing a roll or two of color negative film.

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• In-Depth: How Abstractionism Redefined the Meaning of Art in Photography

  written by eparrino on 2021-12-04 #culture

  

  The word Abstract is not only reserved for pictorial artist. In history many photographers have paved the way to enlarge the possibilities that the medium has to offer. In this In-depth article we explore the history of and evolution of abstracts wile interrogating the relationship with Lomography.

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• Around the World in Analogue: AfroPunk 2021 in Atlanta

  written by cielsan on 2021-11-30 #culture #places

  

  In this edition of Around the World in Analogue Lomographer Travon Gourdine a.k.a. boshnovart shares his experience and photos of the AfroPunk Festival.

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• Lomography X Exposure Toronto: Meet Chinelo Yasin

  written by kaylalew on 2021-11-29 #gear #culture #people

  

  Lomography is teaming up with Exposure Toronto to help with their mission of highlighting Black creatives in the Toronto area in a series of artist features. Up next we have Chinelo Yasin.

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• "Iconostasi": a Greek Tradition of Honoring the Street Fatalities

  written by eparrino on 2021-11-28 #culture

  

  Lomography @lofnikolas contributes with a story about the placement of altars, devoted to the saints and icons, a message by families for the lives of their loved once, lost on the roads.

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• The LomoChrome Metropolis 2021 New Formula in Hong Kong: Calvin Yung's First Impressions

  written by nikkicheung on 2021-11-23 #culture #people

  

  Hong Kong-based Lomographer Calvin Yung is a true LomoChrome film lover. With the new LomoChrome Metropolis 2021 formula now up for pre-orders, we let him test a roll. Check out his photos and this interview for his thoughts on the new and improved version!

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• A Wild Adventure Into Cupric-Solarizations with Quinn Balazs

  written by eparrino on 2021-11-10 #culture

  

  We had a chat with Lomographer Quinn Balazs a.k.a. qbalazs who explained the intriguing and laborious work on cupric-solarizations. This developing and printing technique is a difficult challenge that Quinn was brave enough to take!

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• Day of the Dead: A Colorful Celebration to Capture with Lomography

  written by eparrino on 2021-11-01 #culture

  

  The Day of the Dead gives a more positive outlook on the meaning of afterlife and a moment to reconnect between the living and the dead. Discover with us this incredible ritual full of rich history, bright colors and captivating music in analogue.

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• This Was the NYC Film Photo Gathering 2021

  written by birgitbuchart on 2021-11-01 #culture #people

  

  Together with our friends from Brooklyn Film Camera, we hosted our legendary annual Film Photography Gathering in NYC again and we are still stunned by the turnout and incredible community that came together this summer in Prospect Park. Here's a recap of the event!

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• Children with Special Needs Lead Kamila K Stanley’s Stylish Photo Project

  written by cielsan on 2021-10-27 #culture #people

  

  In collaboration with the foundation Chouette On Apprend, film photographer Kamila K Stanley gives children with special needs their voices and highlights their visibility in a fun and ambitious fashion shoot.

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• Francesco Algeri Retraces American Music Roots with Lomography Color Negative 800

  written by cielsan on 2021-10-24 #culture #places

  

  These shots of Lomographer Francesco Algeri a.k.a. fralgeri taken with the Lomography Color Negative 800 are a fresh take on how to capture compelling documentary photos.

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• A “Low-fi” Life in the Urban Country: A Series of Portraits by Flavia Slick

  written by cielsan on 2021-10-12 #culture #people

  

  Flavia Slick, a.k.a. flaviaslick in the Community, goes nostalgic and analogue in the countryside as she interprets her own “American Dream” through her perspective as an Italian city girl.

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• “Deep into the Core”: a Soulful Multiple Exposure Series by Hodachrome

  written by cielsan on 2021-10-10 #culture #people

  

  Japanese Lomographer and multiple exposure genius Hodaka Yamamoto a.k.a. hodachrome paints the natural world into the silhouettes of his subjects.

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• Win a Copy of “Endless Summer” and a Simple Use Reloadable Film Camera

  written by melissaperitore on 2021-10-07 #gear #culture

  

  Win a Lomography Simple Use Reloadable Camera and a printed copy of the zine “Endless Summer”, which is shot exclusively with Lomography films!

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• Fabulously Analogue: How Feifain Parties with Film

  written by cielsan on 2021-10-04 #culture #people

  

  Lomographer and drag queen feifain shows us how to celebrate and throw phenomenal parties with their analogue camera.

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• Spanish Photographer Pablo Padira’s First Time Shooting with the Berlin Kino B&W 400 ISO

  written by melissaperitore on 2021-10-02 #gear #culture

  

  For his first ever roll of the Berlin Kino 400 film, Pablo Padira shoots a little bit of everything and anything under the sun.

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