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• Shaoqi Hu's Filmic Mood for Lights and Textures

  written by cielsan on 2020-09-26 #culture #news #people

  

  With their signature gritty, low light, colorful and superimposed portrait shots, Shaoqi Hu submerges us into her mesmerizing world of film.

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• A Dream of Babylon by Holger Nitschke

  written by alinaxeniatroniarsky on 2020-09-25 #gear #news #people

  

  For his last shoot Holger had our new Babylon Kino ISO 13 film in his kit and in the following interview, he shares his wonderful shots and his thoughts about this super slow film with us.

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• Skater Girls' Portraits on Wet Plates by Jenny Sampson

  written by tamarasaade on 2020-09-24 #culture #news #people

  

  Large format photography and skateboarding aren't your typical creative combination, but for Jenny Sampson, they are meant to go hand in hand. The slow and meticulous process of wet plates perfectly fits her portraits of female skateboarders for her book "Skater Girls", a sequel to her first book.

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• Street Portraits With Justin Borucki's Unusual Street Camera

  written by tamarasaade on 2020-09-23 #culture #news #people

  

  There's no rational explanation as to why any photographer has a favorite camera sometimes, especially when this camera is heavy and not the most practical for street photography. But for large format photographer Justin Borucki, his love for tintypes will make him forget all about the weight and size of the camera, tripod, and portable darkroom he carries all around!

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• Photo Stories: Lockdown Loneliness by @heliossstardeath

  2020-09-22 #culture #news #people

  

  In this series, lomographer Wayne Fowler (@heliossstardeath) depicts a somber and gritty look into life in quarantine.

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• LomoShowcase : LomoChrome Metropolis with Hut (Mostly Candid)

  written by maytage on 2020-09-22 #gear #news #people

  

  I have a chance to see the work of Hut, the owner of the "Mostly Candid" page that tested our LomoChrome Metropolis film for portraits on social media. When I saw his works, I am very impressed. Because I feel that the photos can convey the identity of this film very well. Let's see his photos and know more about Hut through this article.

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• Fantôme Kino B&W ISO 8 – Shadowy Blacks and Stark Contrasts

  2020-09-20 #gear #news #people

  

  How does the Fantôme Kino B&W film fare in street photography, portraiture, and landscapes? Our three testers share their astounding photos and first impressions about this show-stopper.

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• Never Too Grainy for Jason Kummerfeldt's Experiment on Large Format

  written by tamarasaade on 2020-09-20 #culture #news #people

  

  Disposable cameras, Instant film, and large format, Jason Kummerfeldt's tried it all on his Youtube channel Grainydays. A few years ago, he never thought we would shoot large format because of its imposing volume and size. But he eventually caved in, and after years of research for the perfect gear, made the leap into the world of large format!

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• Aleksander Stojanov and the New LomoGraflok 4x5 Instant Back – Fairytale Potential

  written by alinaxeniatroniarsky on 2020-09-19 #gear #news #people

  

  Aleksander Stojanov tested our LomoGraflok 4x5 Instant Back. Sit back and enjoy these fairytale-like large-format images on Fujifilm Instant Wide Film!

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• Annie Forrest's Eerie Postcards From the Yukon With the Lomochrome Purple

  written by tamarasaade on 2020-09-19 #news #people #places

  

  After a spring spent indoors because of the pandemic that shook the world, Annie Forrest hit the road from British Columbia to discover the Yukon. With some LomoChrome Purple, she gave the Yukon an enchanting look to this already magical land.

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• The New Petzval 80.5 in Semperdepot in Vienna, With éon.noir

  written by alinaxeniatroniarsky on 2020-09-17 #gear #news #people

  

  Sabine, aka éon.noir, had our New Petzval 80.5 with her for a portrait shooting at the Semperdepot in Vienna. We asked her for her impressions of the lens.

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• Timothy Ditzler's Instant Still Life With the Lomograflok Instant Back

  written by tamarasaade on 2020-09-17 #gear #news #people

  

  It didn't take long for the LomoGraflok Instant Back to seduce analog photographer and co-host of the Analog Talk Podcast, Timothy Ditzler. The versatility, adaptability and ease of the LomoGraflok Instant Back made of it a perfect addition to Timothy's collection of essentials.

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• Ferdinand Hieronymi and Large Format Photography: An Interview

  written by alinaxeniatroniarsky on 2020-09-16 #news #people

  

  Ferdinand Hieronymi is a musician, interior designer, and photographer from Wiesbaden. His special interest is large format photography. In this interview, he tells us about his analog journey.

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• When Creativity Hits the Pandemic Wall

  2020-09-15 #news #people

  

  Over the past few months, we talked to some Lomographers in the community about how they’re coping with the lockdown. Now that some countries are easing into the New Normal, we asked some community members for advice regarding a creative block.

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• LomoAmigo: Behind the Scenes of Large-Format Architectural Photography with Pirak Anurakyawachon from Spaceshift Studio

  written by aomschll on 2020-09-14 #culture #news #people

  

  We had a chat with professional photographer & former editor of Art4D magazine, "Dei Pirak Anurakyawachon" of Spaceshift Studio, the foremost architectural photography studio in Thailand, about architectural photography a why he uses a large-format camera for most of his work. For anyone interested in architectural photography or starting to use a large-format film camera.

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• Robert Saint Rich – His Manipulation of Film Negatives and the Human Experience

  written by rdetoyato on 2020-09-12 #news #people

  

  Photographer and visual artist Robert Saint Rich from New Jersey purposefully alters his film negatives in order to achieve the final image. He believes that the journey and experience of creating a single piece are more important than the finished photograph. Read about the process, his insight, and more in this article.

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• Isabel Malia's Industrial Landscapes on Lomography CN 400

  written by tamarasaade on 2020-09-10 #news #people

  

  It took a quarantine of Isabel Malia to try out film photography, after years of working with digital, but analogue certainly didn't disappoint her. With her pursuit of light and details, she gives a personal dimension to any typical landscape, creating a portrait out of a single building with some Lomography CN 400.

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• Up, Close and Personal Portraits With Lance Langel and the Petzval 80.5 MKII

  written by tamarasaade on 2020-09-09 #gear #news #people

  

  With only a couple of years of photography behind him, Lance Langel's already playing in the professional's court. His passion for people's reflected in the connection he holds with his models and how close to them he gets, with the portraits he snapped with the Petzval 80.5 MKII.

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• An Everyday Walk in Lomochrome Purple With Scott Crary

  written by tamarasaade on 2020-09-08 #gear #news #people

  

  Beauty can be found even in the most mundane of walks, especially if you have a camera loaded with some LomoChrome Purple like Scott Crary. We talked to him about his passion for analog photography, his future projects, and one of his favorite muses: Kafka, his dog!

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• Scenes from the Epicenter — Minnesota’s Summer of Reckoning by Martin Blanco

  written by tamarasaade on 2020-09-07 #news #people

  

  After moving back to Minnesota during the pandemic, Martin Blanco found himself photographing the Black Lives Matter movement from the epicenter of the protests. With some Lomography Color Negative 100 ISO, he shot the message people wanted to deliver, as well as the physical aftermath of those protests and the impact and symbolism they left behind.

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• Warhol Online: An Exhibition to the Artist and His Muses

  written by cielsan on 2020-09-03 #culture #news

  

  The famed pioneer of the Pop Art Movement delved into the photographic art, and each piece is a story immortalized in his instant prints. To commemorate figures of the LGBTQIA+ movement, the Fotografiska's online exhibition revisits Andy Warhol, the photographer.

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• Jahan Saber's Instant Photography on Large Format with the LomoGraflok Instant Back

  written by cielsan on 2020-09-02 #gear #news #people

  

  Vienna-based photographer and founder of DEVELOP Jahan Saber shares his first encounter with the LomoGraflok 4x5 Instant Back and how it meshes into his refined analogue routine.

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• Instant Portraits Taken With the New Lomograflok 4x5 Instant Back

  written by rdetoyato on 2020-09-02 #gear #news #people

  

  You can now capture the distinct allure of large-format portraiture on Instax Wide film with Lomography's new Lomograflok 4x5 Instant Back

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• Love for Large Format: Intrepid Camera Co. Tries Out the New LomoGraflok Instant Back

  written by cheeo on 2020-09-02 #gear #news #people

  

  We had a chat with Maxim, founder of the Intrepid Camera Company, on his thoughts about large-format photography, and analogue photography, in general, as well as his impressions about the new LomoGraflok 4x5 Instant Back.

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• Moody Aesthetic: A Photo Gallery by @Allisonhy

  written by cheeo on 2020-08-29 #news #people

  

  Striking a balance between light and dark, Community Member @allisonhy intrigues with her flashy yet brooding photos in this photo gallery.

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• A Day in the Life of a Creative Family in Lockdown

  2020-08-28 #culture #news #people

  

  A peek into lomographer @amelia37blue's quarantine life with her creative family.

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• A Lockdown Filmswap: Hodachrome (JP) x Fotobes (UK)

  2020-08-27 #culture #news #people

  

  Two long-time friends from different parts of the world collaborated on a film swap during quarantine.

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• Lockdown Diaries by Julija Svetlova (@neja)

  2020-08-24 #news #people

  

  One of our long-time Lomographers, @neja, shares her thoughts and experiences during lockdown in London.

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• Lauren Ruth Ward's "Worlds Underwater and Under the Sun"

  written by tamarasaade on 2020-08-24 #culture #news #people

  

  Some sun, light, good company, and unexposed roll of film are all that Lauren Ruth Ward needs to let her heart and soul express themselves. With a customized "La Sardina" that she's now giving away (and you can potentially win), she photographed her friends around – and in the pool, with some simple tips and tricks!

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• Bikes of the World: Pedaling on to a Greener Future

  written by cheeo on 2020-08-23 #culture #news

  

  As the landscape of the world we know continues to change, greener alternatives of transport have become part of the new normal. Check out these photos of bicycles from around the world!

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