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The Language of Photography

Love at First Lomo: How I Fell in Love with My Lomo Fisheye

Meet Singapore LomoCouple #4 Izad and Fiqa!

The Stories Within Pictures #3: Camera-Shy

The Lifestyle section caters to community members and analogue enthusiasts alike who wish to discover what others are doing in the analogue world, as well as share the many ways in which they find analogue and photography inspiring and meaningful. From short essays, real life stories, special interest pieces, projects as well as critiques and discussions, we examine analogue photography and the analogue approach to life. Submit an Analogue Lifestyle piece and read the submission guidelines.

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Secondhand Love Affair: My Home

I love secondhand stuff. My wardrobe contains mostly of clothes bought in flea market or in charity shops. I created my home in the same way. Almost everything in my flat isn't new. I like things with history and mystery.

February 20, 2012 7 comments 27 likes
Love at First Lomo: My One and Only LC-A

Everybody had their very own way of stumbling across the wonderful world of Lomography. Some became interested after hearing their friends talk about how unique lomo pictures are; some browsed through the internet and became instantly addicted the to flamboyant colors created by xpro. Let me share my story with you after the jump.

February 18, 2012 4 comments 17 likes
Love at First Lomo: Horizon Perfekt

The is the beginning of the never ending love story of me and my Horizon Perfekt. Read more after the break.

February 18, 2012 4 comments 16 likes

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My 2012 Analogue Bucket List: Mundify

Last year, I tried creating postcards, doodled, and spoke in seminars about Lomography. This year, I will try to do the things that I should be doing most of the time... organizing.

February 23, 2012 2 likes
Love at First Lomo: How I Fell in Love with My Lomo Fisheye

This is how my Lomo-love began: It was a cold and rainy winters day in Hamburg, December 2010. Shopping was unsuccessful; I was annoyed of the weather... When suddenly I saw this glittering, sparkling golden treasure: A Lomo Fisheye One covered in golden glitter! You made my day, little Fisheye!

February 23, 2012 1 comment 1 like
Meet Singapore LomoCouple #4 Izad and Fiqa!

"I firmly believe that a girl with an analogue camera hanging from her neck is instantly attractive". Perhaps that's the secret to everlasting love? Let's chat with another LomoCouple from Singapore, Izad and Fiqa!

February 22, 2012 7 likes
The Nine Eyes of Google Street View

The Nine Eyes of Google Street View is a photoproject by Canadian artist Jon Rafman. The photos, taken from all over the world, are snapped from his very own home, in his very own chair. How is this possible, you must be asking, shaking your head in disbelief... Well, we can tell you Google Street View camera cars had a lot to do with it!

February 22, 2012 1 like
Photoproject Switcheroo Puts a Spin on Clothing Swap

Canadian Hana Pesut has a slew of exciting, hip, photoprojects in her portfolio. One of the projects the self-taught photographer currently has underway is 'Switcheroo' and involves two or more people switching outfits and even signature poses for the camera! Check them out, after the jump, as you'll be pleasantly surprised at how spot-on the people in switched outfits portray their friends!

February 22, 2012 1 comment 6 likes
The Language of Photography

Photography can be considered a visual language. Photos capture an event and that instance that is frozen in time can communicate a story. Let’s take a look at some elements that make up the language of photography.

February 22, 2012 1 comment 8 likes
Guy in a Suit on a Skateboard

Just a badass photo of a guy in a suit on a skateboard. It was taken by LIFE staff photographer Bill Eppridge in New York in the 1960's.

February 22, 2012 13 likes
The Stories Within Pictures #3: Camera-Shy

Portraits and self-portraits are a very peculiar form of photography since some people love to be photographed and they seek the ever-wanted attention but some people are too shy and they try to hide their beauty every time they see a camera. Are they afraid of showing too much or losing a part of them?

February 22, 2012 5 likes
Love at First Lomo: From Vintage Cameras to Sprocket Rocket

How discovering two vintage cameras launched me into an adventure that is Lomography. I've never looked back since!

February 22, 2012 3 likes
Secondhand Love Affair: The Silvi

I can spend hours searching eBay and second hand stores for camera bargains but more often than not I don't find anything to my liking or at the right price. Once in a while a search comes up trumps though with a little bargain.

February 22, 2012 3 likes
Winter Wanderings

No snowboarding here! Winter activities from a clumsy Australian in cold Canada.

February 22, 2012 2 likes
Palkina and her Weapon of Choice, the Multi-Lensed SuperSampler

Multi-lensed cameras does not only double or triple the fun of analogue photography but makes it our best kind of friend when it comes to taking hilarious and stunning Lomographs!

February 21, 2012 8 likes
American Masters: Alfred Hitchcock

When it comes to suspense flicks and psychological thrillers, British filmmaker and producer Alfred Hitchcock has helmed some of the best that the world has known and seen. In this installment of American Masters, let us pay tribute to the brilliant filmmaker and pioneer who has been called "The Master of Suspense."

February 21, 2012 3 comments 5 likes
Her Morning Elegance Stop Motion Stills Project

Israeli singer-songwriter Oren Lavie and his immensely successful stop motion video for his song 'Her Morning Elegance' has begun recollecting the photographic stills, sold to fans world-wide, used in the making of the video! The project aims to have each collector send a photograph of the framed, single edition print back to Her Morning Elegance to display in their gallery.

February 21, 2012 1 comment 2 likes
Flashbacks of Film: Fading Away

Henry Peach Robinson was a photographer known for his technique of combining prints to form a single photograph. One on his most popular photos is ‘Fading Away’. Read on for more information.

February 21, 2012 1 comment 6 likes
Second Hand Love Affair: Olympus Trip 35

I started a second hand love affair with an broken and old ugly duckling and a desire to turn it into a metaphorical swan. It wasn't going to be easy with a camera older than me but I was determined it would be worth it in the end.

February 21, 2012 4 comments 9 likes
Steven Siegel’s Photos of 1980’s New York

Steven Siegel has been documenting New York for the past 3 decades. Let’s take a look at some of his photos of New York in the 1980’s.

February 21, 2012 8 likes
Artistic Arrangements of Matchsticks and Toothpicks

Can you envision a sculpture make entirely out of toothpicks and matchsticks? Would the red tips, with which you strike for a reaction that brings about fire, hinder or help you? The artistic mind behind the following, 'stag'gering, creations knows exactly how, and is a true visionary!

February 21, 2012 1 like
My Analogue Bucket List For 2012: So Many Things, So Little Time

I'm sharing with you my 2012 bucket list. There are so many things that I wish to achieve and I hope this will be the year I can cross most of these off!

February 21, 2012 3 likes
Influence or Coincidence: The Flowers of Robert Mapplethorpe

This week, Influence or Coincidence takes a slight St. Valentine’s day detour without getting overly cheesy. Find out which flowery photos from Lomography.com made the cut to be placed in the same article as Robert Mapplethorpe’s.

February 21, 2012 2 comments 11 likes