Living with the F

Podcast Summary: Three Days, Sixty Kilometres a Day, and a Camera That Apparently Needs a Family Tree Welcome to today’s episode. What makes a camera memorable? Is it the specification sheet, the number of megapixels, or the logo engraved on the top plate? Or is it something much harder to define? Today’s story begins with a train journey to Berlin, a Ruffian e-bike named Savanna , and the new Lei...

Most photographers today can shoot 2,000 images before lunch. Large format photographers can spend the same amount of time deciding where to place a tripod. In the latest podcast, we dive into a simple but increasingly rare idea: photography is not about collecting images, it is about learning to see. Inspired by the lessons of large format photography, we discuss why slowing down, carrying less g...

A phone for snapshots and a camera for people to ignore myself less discreetly.

This project explores  analog surrealism  by capturing dreamlike imagery exclusively through  in-camera techniques  rather than digital manipulation. By utilizing  medium- and large-format film , the photographer rejects the ease of modern AI generation in favor of a  slow, intentional craft . Each scene is meticulously orchestrated within  physical environments...

Letting moments talk to each other is surprisingly creative 

The LONDONER method encourages calm observation and natural movement to capture authentic urban moments without force.

Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side

In a world obsessed with speed, standing still in front of a wall can be a radical act.

There’s always another fragment waiting.

In three words I can sum up everything about analog photography: it goes on! 

You don’t capture Rome. Rome captures you.

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eumznwkPN27NRWRwionzAE-1200-80.jpg.webp Meet Caira — The Mirrorless Camera That Thinks It’s a Banana Alright, hold your analog chemicals for a moment and grab your coffee, because something wild just hit the digital photography scene — and even my Leica M film setup twitched a little. The New Kid on the Magnetic Block Imagine this: a mirrorless camera with no scre...

Film forgives mistakes the way cities forgive wanderers — eventually and with style.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography.

I am not strong on perfection.

Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos.

Many artists and scholars have pointed out that ultimately art depends on human nature.

What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.

Photography ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures who will fertilize your soul.

You haven’t truly lived until you’ve been elbowed by a 90-year-old in a sari shouting ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya!’ like it’s a contact sport.

Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.

If you don't think every day is a good day, just try missing one.

Article from Kiribane Photography offer advice on how to improve tourist photography by moving beyond common clichés. They suggest that photographers should avoid popular, overdone locations and shots , opting instead for unique perspectives found in overlooked places like back alleys . The author emphasizes the importance of using foreground elements to add depth , shooting from low angles , and...