Skipping heartbeats, sweaty palms, sleepless nights ... these symptoms tell us that you may be in-love. And we might be able to help!
Photo: It’s Valentine’s Day once again. Le sigh. Cynics have gotten more cynical than ever, but you choose to remain hopeful. Lost in a tangle of your Lomographic love dreams, you fantasize about getting your hands onto one of those … those shiny, smooth items that make your forefinger twitch involuntarily. Your heart throbs for that Fisheye 2 Pink. Your palms sweat for that Diana+ 35mm Back. Your craving for the Diana Multi Pinhole Operator has gotten stronger. A stash of slide film keeps you tossing and turning during sleepless nights. Be still, your beating hearts! We might be able to help you satiate that longing …
The Mechanics:
- Show us the way to your heart – by submitting a photo as a proof of your undying love for Lomography and analogue photography!
- Leave a short testimonial in the comment box, as a tribute to the object of your affection!
- Head over to your Wishlist and add at least 5 items that you dearly want to love and hold.
- Each day, from February 9th – 12th, we will announce a winner of the “Most Wished For” item. Yes! Yes! Yes! It starts tomorrow so don’t delay one second. From tomorrow and until Friday – one lucky Lomographer who has the most wished for item of the day on their Wishlist will win it!
- Also there will be a special offer on that item for the day… you have to watch out for it!
So darlings, please keep tuned in to the blog to get updates on daily winners and the special offer happening on each day.
Have we told you lately that we love you? We want you to win what your analogue heart desires this Valentine’s. As for that cute girl you bumped into the other day or that hot guy you’ve been fancying since kindergarten, well let’s hope Cupid will find a way …
179 comments
luobodingr
First in! ...or did this really end 26 days ago?! The object of my affection looks great in these, but I think they look just fine on the floor.
paramir
Second best! My true valentine, the girl of my dreams (I am so lucky), is sharing a home with me, with much happiness. And since last October, a new love came to my life, and quite cunningly and quickly got the second place... Lomography keeps me off my work, meddles with my mind...
tallgrrlrocks
Dear Analogue Photography,
It began with a Fisheye 2 / And I got even more enamored of you /
Though my eyes are amused by your digital brother /
My heart will always belong to you...
jaalvarez
My little cat ... in 1980 !!! It was 100 % analogue !! When I was a child, Jackie played with me, a lot, with balls, cars, toys ,,, everywere with everything ...
quaisoir
It started with Barney my purple Holga and my Love for Lomography just continues to grow into an obsession! Later came along Phylis the Fisheye 2, Laetitia the LC-A+, Laziza the Diana Mini and now I desire the pink fisheye 2 as it's just so sexy! Guess what I'll name that baby once I get my hands on one! :P
ethermoon
Lomography, thank you for being there and for re-opening my life into a new way.
Till death do us part.
renaishashin
My analogue heart is always filled with analogue films :DD
charwang
a few years, too many rolls of film, and 5 analogue cameras later, i have undying love for lomo and all things film. digital, you'll never have the quality, colors, and the vignettes that film gives me.
nural
Do you guys have any idea how hard it is for me to keep up with Lomography? I've been to any store that sells those amazing cameras in Turkey and when I'm abroad, I visit the gallery stores that are just so full of Lomo stuff!! And even for a 1 day trip, I found a lomo store in Zurich and begged my husband to get me a Lubitel for my birhtday! So you have to believe me when I say I'm addicted to lomography and I can't live without it, its my only Valentine!!!
elindudut
Started with an Oktomat. First roll was total black. Second roll was all underexposed.The hate turns into love until I bumped into Lomography.com.
panelomo
Fuji Natura Classica <--- i always dream of you, day... and night. :)
cinzinc
Lomography, when I first saw you, I thought you were hot. I decided to take you to my world, and you made it meaningful and full of color. You're not hot, you are beautiful, charming, and understanding. Without you, I know I'd be waking up to a dull day. Don't get sick of my love, i have my heart set for you til my last gasp of air. xoxo
stouf
Lomography, I love what you're doing to me.
adi_totp
mirror mirror on the wall, who is the greatest of all? lomography is the greatest of all
mirror mirror on the wall, who is the best of all ? analogue photography is the best of all
mirror mirror on the wall, who is wanted by adi out of all? Lomo Lubitel+ of course,adi
deniselai
To my first love, "hallie" my CMY Holga.
I've loved you from the day I set my eyes on you. Your psychedelic colours have shown me how beautiful life can be! This was the first photo you shot of me, and I love you muchly for the imperfections. The light leaks were simply to die for! Till death do us part.
You've shown me the world of analogue photography, and have introduced your other friends to me ("Mimi" the Diana Mini, "Lynnica" the LCA+ and "Nina" the Pop9) I love you alll!
XOXO, your valentine.
lawypop
Lomo is the key to my analogue heart (haha so cheesy :P)
violet_rayy
A little boy named Soloman has stolen my analogue heart.... Ain't he a doll?
boredbone
don't think, just love lomo
selphiebooyaka
photolomo7
nicksholga
There's nothing quite like love except lomography. My darling was here for but a few days and what better way to capture our adventures than with a supersampler? Four pictures for the price of one! <3
elfefee
:) ?
wmckin11
Lomography and analogue photography is the key to my heard, and its a little camera called the Diana F+. I love it so as it allows me to take photos of my beautiful wife to be! What love.
frommert
spoeker
my love for lomo is endless - like an endless horizon ;)
<3
susielomovitz
ME AND MY LOVE BY DIANA F+ <3
dotdotdot
Dear Lomo LC-A+,
I've been always dreaming about you since the day I held onto you during the great lc-a race. You've brought the amazing analogue colors to me and it really make alot of difference from then on.. After these months, I felt that I can't go on with my life without you. Please give me a chance to have u in my heart and hands again. I will cherish you for eternally.
xoxo,
dotdotdot
benb
She was my love....
I miss her :(
sarahboat
Lomography - How do I love thee? Let me count the ways:
1 for the glorious color of slide film
2 for the deep and dark beauty of black and white film
3 for the happy results of multiple exposures
4 for the gift of creativity I hold in my eager hands
These are but a few of my admirations for you, dear Lomography. More unfold as each new roll of film is developed!
xoxoxoxo
daby
squamy
Where my own Lomo Love Story began. Lisbon 2007, I stumble upon an exciting looking shop in Bairro Alto whilst visiting my sister. Lomography? I'm intrigued. An hour of browsing later I am the proud owner of a Supersampler and I set off to capture the sights of the city. This picture is from the 1st roll of film I had developed. Since then I have been hooked, taking my Lomo wherever I go. It never leaves my side. I love you Lomo. Happy Valentines Day!
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evelet
dewdr0p
torium
It was love at the first sight when I saw LC-A at the shop. Ever since we have had good as well as bad times, but my love to her is unconditional.
bravo831
v0wels
mariefisen
Oh, i remember the first time i was at your place in London. Great times, great times. I took this photo right after we said goodbye, and as you see, I'm in the heart <3
liyaliquorice
tildoo
chikapop
lomography, you make me happier than a bride on her wedding day. And I dream of the day i can say "I do" to a lomo lca
emma-sailor
film cameras are unpredictable - when you want them to work they wont and when you want them to do something wacky they are nice and normal...a bit like people! my photos are of mikee and his smena which i steal as much as possible and a DIY development on a broken camera. thats film love.
mattcharnock
my dearest darling LCA, It's been several months since you left and not a day has gone by that i havn't thought of you, that i havn't missed you and longed to spend just one more day mesmorised by your red light,entranced by your plastic lens and embraced in the glory of your vignettes, be mine this valentine and fill this LCA shaped hole in my heart. L.O.V.E (Lomo On Vigorously Everyone!)
disdis
Lomogrphy makes me love the world a little more! The way I see the world by the lenses of lomography changes my mind.
copefan
holy cow......i'd love to win, but I love taking pictures even more!
kenziemelvin
dogma
When you love so much, so hard, so deep, even so that you would like to eat a live your beloved one, what are you doing? Baking a tasty cake looking like your loved one and eating it to feed your love! LC-A I love you!
vicuna
This JE T'AIME shot goes to Kathi: she's my love, my second half, she's deep in my heart and shares my life, my joys, my pains, my (analog)passion, she always supports me ... well my life would be empty and senseless without her....
tessaj
Lomo, ik hou van je! Oui je t'aime and yes, i love you und ich liebe dich auch!
(and if you really need a prove for that: i arranged my travels so that I could visit as much as lomography shops as possible and I have visited 7 different lomography shops in the past year)
akillerbluesky
form birth photography has always been a part of me. my fondest memories are of me and my dad in his darkroom. with technology changing photography i decide to stay classic. film is the only way to go. i love lomography!
mrrotivlarbac
You make my night a day, color splash flash...
issor23
trickiwoo
trickiwoo
trickiwoo
ayastarsailor
icuresick
I went AWOL (Absence without Leave) from my work so I could attend Lomomanila's celebration of LCA's 25th anniversary, June 2009! It's already February 2010 and I'm still unemployed, but if you'll give me any item on my wishlist you'll add FUN to it. And then, I will be funemployed!
myriam-l
my 2 loves on the same picture... what could be better ? <3<3<3
lcaramori
-a-l-b-e-r-t-o-
my shot for love goes to my girlfriend...thanks LSI for your love
lomoblood
ohh my darling lubitel...how my thirteen year old heart longs for you........i know you'll never lay yourself in my arms......... or will you? thats for the lsi gods to decide ;]
anywaaay, it all started when i got my lomo lc-a as my new-years present just a couple months ago..........and since then, my newbie self has been hooked on capturing beautiful images through the lomo's lovely eye.
deepfried_goodness
Here's my photo of the object of my affection. What? No, it's not what you think . . . she is warm and give me wool for sweaters. Really. Why won't you believe me? Dirty minds, the whole lot of you.
kaitlinmae
elisear
disdis
My love to lomo is like the sentences of this Crooked Fingers song (Sleep all sumer)
Weary sun, sleep tonight, go crashing into the ocean
Cut the line that ties the tide and moon, ancient and blue
We take our empty hearts and fill them up with broken things
To hang on humming wire like cheap lamps down a dead end street
Close your weary eyes until the wintertime
And every time we turn away it hits me like a tidal wave
I would change for you but, babe, that doesn't mean I'm gonna be a better man
Give the ocean what I took from you so one day you could find it in the sand
And hold it in your hands again
sp1rt
Lomography is one of my pure emotions. Sometimes I'm mad about something, sometimes happy, and sometimes I'm lomographical. Then everything around me turns lomographical too and my mood is being transmitted directly into my camera. Together we - me and my camera - endeavour to capture the moment and share it with the world.
Yes, it's info from my LomoHome but my english is too bad to write something new ;)
olique
lomography open my mind...
sam_vanroon
Starting with a Holga 120N and moving my way up, my love for lomography and the creativity it creates grows even more passionately than my love for collecting new cameras and exploring new places to photograph. I've dreamed of shooting with a Lubitel 166+ since it was released and hope to win it more than you could imagine. Thanks and good luck to my competitors!
granka_a
satomi
lomography and cats are what's I'm the most passionate about, and I find many similarities- they are both fun, cute, unexpectable, and I can't stop playing with them!!!
vtayeh
Dear Lomography: You help me capture the amazing moments happening all around me in its most raw and true form. This is why I love you so. Always and Forever ~Violeta
drehoh177
Analogue photography swept me off my feet in the past year. It began when I purchased a bizarre creature named 'Holga' that caught my attention one day. Since then I have been infatuated with the idea of analogue photography. But as a destitute student, money stands in the way of me and expanding my love to other mediums. I am hoping this Valentine's rumble will bless me with a camera to capture those precious moments that pass us by everyday.
superdumb
emilios
The beach next to my house, my infinity ku ku hoe paddle board, a cold beer in my hand and a Lubitels two dark "eyes".
Thank u Lomo for bringing me here.
vtayeh
BTW, I just saw that the HOLGA Jack Edition is back in stock! PLEASE, PRETTY PLEASE, Pick this from my wishlist.... I LOOOOOVVVVE the White Stripes and this is PERFECT for Valentines, red and white.... and oh what a awesome filter!
ssamm66
Love and Rockets...And Lomography! See my shots and hear the music!
cybervixen
lomosexual_manboy
Wherever I go lomography follows whether it be through the lens of a lomo camera or just my skewed photographic eye. My valentines wish is to share this with a new lomo love.
rater
I, rater, take you my cameras everywhere,
to shoot and re-shoot everyday,
for better, for worse,
for richer, for (mostly) poorer,
in sickness and in health,
to x-pro and to make doubles
for the rest of the film,
according to the ten golden rules of Lomography.
This is my solemn vow.
fivedayforecast
I've been in love with film and the crazy unreplicateable effects it can give a picture. I'm broke because of this love which can be a problem. I'd love it oh so much more if girls I wrote love letters to actually read them. *Sigh* But my film can always get me though that problem. ;]
fivedayforecast
A 35mm camera that can take double exposures or a White Stripes camera is a slight fancy of mine as well. hint hint
moddycollage
adi_totp
@-a-l-b-e-r-t-o-
my shot for love goes to my girlfriend? me too! gosssh! I forgot how many shot of my girlfriend! it's like too many :) Love You,Little Girl!
mandashitley
hello lomo. the object of my affection..... is whatever you wish to give me. jk
yoshirolo
ak47lomogurl
My Honey Bunny: I know I have been keeping you waiting, wanting for us to get back together. You've shown me great efforts and you've shown me how huge your heart and love is for me.. You don't have to wait much longer because I've finally found the answer to my questions -- YES. YOU are the one i love, and I am willing to risk everything for you! <3
bakeylove
This photo is my two close friends holding hands. I chose it because Valentines day is not just about "that special someone" but it's about showing everyone you love just how much you care about them.
Analog love. <3
strangelilgirl
My submitted photo was one of the first taken with my first lomo camera: the fisheye 2. 3 of my loves came into my life all at once, and as you ALL know, they are: my cat Boots (pictured), my boyfriend Anthony, and analogue photography (i.e. Lomography!!!). I am happy to say that all 3 loves are still persevering, stronger than ever! Lomography has been with me to document my happy little world and these people/creatures that make it revolve so pleasantly. Lomography is ingrained in my future as well as my memories!
docrock17
I got my Holga and my puppy around the same time, and it's really hard to say which I love more... SORRY, LUKE!!! I have been taking pictures of him ever since he was a puppy, and since I raised him to be a photo dog, he is always ready for a shoot! Thank you, Lomography, for helping me find a new way to say "How cute!!!!!" every time I get my prints back.
Oh, and... he won't pose for digital cameras :-P
vstephanie
All boyfriends come and go,
But lomography is here to stay.
Whether it's the Lubi or LCA,
My analogue lovers make my day.
alxxlbkk
close your eyes and snap for love
seohun
Be my valentine.
Be the film in my Lomo and capture every moments in my life.
Не могу жить без тебя.
seohun
Be my valentine.
Be the film in my Lomo and capture every moments in my life.
Не могу жить без тебя.
thefluff
seohun
Be my valentine.
Be the film in my Lomo and capture every moments in my life.
Не могу жить без тебя.
seohun
Be my valentine.
Be the film in my Lomo and capture every moments in my life.
Не могу жить без тебя.
seohun
Be my valentine.
Be the film in my Lomo and capture every moments in my life.
Не могу жить без тебя.
dirklancer
I love my son and I love that he loves cameras too!
seohun
Be my valentine.
Be the film in my Lomo and capture every moments in my life.
Не могу жить без тебя.
seohun
Be my valentine.
Be the film in my Lomo and capture every moments in my life.
Не могу жить без тебя.
mensoll
jumpingfurnaces
britt-megan
ninjallama
aamb
One of my first pictures and the most funny one i have got in many years, it remembers me how spontaneous i need to be to get the most lovely pictures.
Moko (my dog) begs for some lomolove n_n
seohun
Be my eyes and capture every moments of my life.
seohun
oops, do not meant to spam the message box. =x
the msg couldn't load just now, connection error.
jblaze823
my 2 loves , my wife and analog photography, Happy Valentine's Day everybody...
cyan-shine
Oh, Lomography! How I love thee in all your analog splendour! Thy incarnations so ensorcelling, the smell of your emulsions, the perfume of your leathered and plastic bodies, how beautiful your lenses, that grant me sight; me, who I was blind... To caress your shutters, winding cogs and focusing rings, such enchanting presence, every click of yours to heaven lets me rise. Thine gifts so pure, when I retrieve from your innermost the spark of love, exposed film. Then when Rodinal you grant me, I get drunk off your beauty, which fixer forever secures; even in monochrome you are so full of colours, cyan shine...
I love thee, my Valentine, thus I grant you my name. Forbidden our love may be, but you are a true love of mine (just don't tell my wife)...
Yours eternally,
Valentine
goldie
LC-A love
street_smile
My boyfriend knows he can't come between us, Holga, film will always be my first love
bear1973
The fisheye2, I love this camera it turns my whole world upside down!
venusattack
The first time I set eyes on you, I knew in that magical instant that I can never forget this moment. Purple Walls, Orange Sun, Yellow T and the Greenest Grass are made alive just for you. With you beside me in every step I take, I know I will never fall. Happy Valentine's Day to everyone and that's everyday for me! I hope it's the same with you too...
shhquiet
keep it coming, sweethearts ;)
mephisto19
well... i think i am an analogue lover.... analogue photography is as sweet as candy and imagine digital candy... incredible! and i desperatly want the multi pinhole operator!
mrs-paul
Mr Paul is always the object of my affections... he always looks so damn gorgeous on film!!
chiyen90
chiyen90
adi_totp
oh yes.. I forgot to tell.. Lubitel Is For Lovers, Lovers Is For Valentine. Valentine with Lovers With Lubitel :D
cubilas
My girlfriend made a heart out of the wax packing of a little cheese called Babybel. I put it on the pool of our rental house in the south of France where we spent the holidays. In return for her heart I made this picture for her.
It's also love for lomo because it has the vibrant colours, vignetting and feel that the authentic Lomo LC-A has.
jake
bluenude3
putyourphazzersonstun
She and my Holga coloured my life. Now I only have one wish left - to become more natural again with a the fine Fuji Natura Classica.
farofa
smokshanne
Loving the lomo-lover. Does that make me a lomo-lover too? No horses, please.
geniefrancis
kylewis
It was my lovely husband that introduced me to Lomo so only he has himself to blame for being a "Lomo widow" because I spend All my time devoted to the art of lomo! My first was a flashy yellow Supersampler many years ago, There's not much I haven't tried since but I would love to do a bit of 'swinging' try some Lubi love and capture it on eight frames for a film!!! OOh Analogue heaven.
eugenia
no se como decirlo en ingles;)
I Love Lomo ♥
I love my Holga ♥
I love the future because it is analogue o.+
twisters
silvertooth
longcg
stinketier
Lomography just showed me a different point of view to discover the world.
It's like I'm seeing through new eyes.
michellem
superlighter
I'm sorry, I don't believe in love, I only believe in sex.
catarella
Here it is what lomography does to me: pure joy, laughter and a warm feeling whenever I carry my Lomo cameras with me! First my Supersampler, now my Diana Snowcat, and I just want MORE! =D
harkathon
paperlullaby
Why do I love lomo? Well why is the sky blue? It's just one of those things that is common fact and no one gives a lollipop as to why it is.
olique
only one picture I can put?
disdis
Lomography writes the story of my life
lomo_the_nations
Like the ocean meets the skies, my love for Lomo never dies <3
wherearemysunglasses
Hello, Diana, the pleasure is mine,
Holga's offended by this seeming crime...
I'd like us to sneak out together,
though Holga does compliment my jacket in leather,
I can't resist, I dream of you,
And that way you look in aqua blue...
<3
bakeylove
Valentines day is about finding things that make you happy, things you can love, despite the chilling winter.
ilovemydiana
perhaps a seductive glance shall win you over?
jenipaamaa
qcpassok
I've never had a lomographic camera of my own before because I can't afford one but I've always been using film cameras and have tried to make lomo effects out of them, but it's just useless. Nothing like using a REAL lomo!
ziggy-s
My heart klicks when i see you!
satahbee
le
taylor-nose
I dream diana dreams,
holga skies I always see.
I speak in lc-a..
forever I'll love you lomography.
sookhui
pekmezmed
don't you just love those tender moments captured by a 110 film? so small but so full of lovely goodness! <3 <3
eastmoe
love is a sign that difficult to understand but easy to speak.find your true love and love them until your death.its ok if you did not find your true love,at least your hardly try to find it.1 wider love must come to you soon..i need 1 wider love.its u,ms horizon perfekt..
p/s sorry,bad english =)
pixie
jennay_jean
I love you LC-A... i love you analogue photography. you allow me to cast paint with light and image, one layer over the next organically. i will never leave you for the instant gratification of instant photos or using technology to make them look "perfect". you record the world's perfection with your own creative touch. i am indebted to your creativity and genius.
thesarahshow
Dear LC-A. You've been with me through thick and thin for the past 8 years. I love you much, and no matter what happens, I will never let you go. Love, Sarah.
cruesi
my picture shows my valentine shot with my diana+ i got 2 years ago. i'm addicted to lomo since and still not getting enough of the analogue lomo love!
strawberryfiction
iakona75
jake
mimjamil
my love started with this shot.my first ever shot using a diana.during that time i didnt know wth is slides as im just using ordinary negatives.the shot was taken when i just got my diana from the courier and i eagerly tried it after school with some friends as 'models' whose reading the diana booklet.
since then it was my pleasure to grab those stuffs :
1.Horizon perfekt
2.Fuji natura
3.Kodak ektar
4.Sidekick bag
5.A bunch of slide films
blackcollarfilms
fivedayforecast
Okay. I just found out that one girl I was in love with is a lesbian. If that doesn't help me win something I don't know what will.
manfromuz
colorconsumption
Even if the weather is bad, the trek is too difficult, or how crazy all of those events we went through, me and my Diana camera would never fall apart! Live forever!
sustutepuphay
I used to search for love
Then I found Holga
born-to-ruin
Just like the beautiful, unquantifiable emotion we describe as love, lomography also has its share of quirks, idiosyncrasies and undefinable charms! These and the unmeasurable qualities of analogue photography have changed my eyes, my heart, my whole perspective and place on this planet. I am forever changed as a result of my first roll of kodak 120, taken on my Diana F+. I will, from now until the end of all time remain humbled, inspired & in deepest love of my quirky little camera!
thycursed
I am all so lonely this valentines which makes it so stupid
So LSI, won't you be my cupid
Please send some analogue love to keep me company
And i swear i will love you many many many !
moyra
aim2run
would be lovely to have a smena or an LC-A+ so i could use a krab
fuzk23
When I first knew you, you wouldn't listen to me.
You wouldn't work with me and everything became a blur after how you treated me.
I never gave up, and I tried my best to know you.
Finally, you relented and I succeeded.
We made many beautiful memories together.
You fell sick one day and I couldn't stop worrying.
I sent you to the hospital just so you could get better.
I didn't care how much it took to cure you, I just want you by my side.
Thank goodness you recovered. and now you're in my arms again.
Felicia (my LC-A), don't ever leave me again because I'll never let you go.
badtz
a whole lotta love ... ♥
jacjac
superlighter
Lomography! only you can make me change the idea that love does not exist.
meesh87
eva_eva
We meet because of lomo, and we fall in love because of lomo. :) And with lomo, our love grows. Love you my valentine, Jhunnie. :)
lomo_the_nations
Like the ocean meets the skies, my love for Lomo never dies <3. It all started with "bulba," the fisheye1, then "kumu," the supersampler, then "kuuipo," the HolgaCFN, then lastly "Leilani," the LCA+. I love you all. Oh how my heart longs for a Panoramic Horizon Perfekt. Oh the endless possibilities we'd do together. An endless panorama of the island I live on. please lomo gods, i wish i wish i wish!!!
nene_photography
Dear Holga,
your plastic body is the sexiest I've ever seen in my life. I love you as much as I love all the moments you fix on paper for me. A pic with my boyfriend: best gift ever. Definitely.
dianae
lacapitana
Oh, mi colorsplahs, como todo amor, te encontré por casualidad.
Ahora, vas dando color, incluso en la oscuridad.
Oh, my colorsplahs, like all love, I came across.
Now, you're giving color, even in the dark.