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Color negative film often doesn’t appeal to me. There seem to be endless variation and colours are not as reliable as slide film, and cross processing it is basically not an option. But it is the variety, that makes analogue photography ever exciting and the Voigtländer V200 is a choice that catches more of my attention lately!
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Find out how you, your family, and friends can help efforts currently underway to better the lives of those in Somalia and bordering countries and to eventually put an end to the ongoing food crisis in East Africa.
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Wow! That's the sound that follows as a truly amazed member of the Lomography team checks how many Kikuyu Books have been purchased over the last 2 weeks - a grand total of 219, which amounts to over 1300 EUR/USD raised!
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In 2006 Lomographic Society International founded the community aid project "LomoKikuyu" in collaboration with international aid organization Light for the World. Their aim: to finance eye surgeries for those in need, so that they may gain (or regain) sight.
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This June, I traveled to Kenya for a three-week volunteering stint, and took my Canon EOS 630 – and many, many rolls of film – along with me. This article is the first of a series of installments intended to document all I saw and experienced during my time there.
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Bright violent sunlight streams from a nearly cloudless, blue sky striking the soft wet sands of the early morning Swahili Coast. Wooden dhows rest motionlessly atop of tiny pools waiting for the ocean's water to roll back in, waiting to bob and weave while in pursuit of fish with their fishermen friends again. Cloaked in vibrant khanga cloth, the women of the village move away from their jagged coral, shell, and concrete constructed abodes.
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Travelling twin photographers extraordinaire An and En Estrada bring you some much-needed summer sun this winter - off to basking in the glorious landscape of Cape Town, Africa! Join them as they take you to their journey on a photographer's dream come true!
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Mazagan was one of the most significant places in Morocco; what was once a bustling port area is now part of El Jadida city. It was proclaimed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site back in 2004. This amazing place is an ideal location if you're in the mood to take lots of pictures - just take a look at all the photos I ended up taking during my trip!
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Thank you, Team Africa! Your contributions to our Photokina 2010 LomoWall call wowed the whole world - digital and analogue fans alike. As you've seen in our Photokina recap (or perhaps you were lucky enough to drop by and see it for yourself) the Lomography booth was a scene-stealer - thanks to your help!
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Once you visit Africa you know you have to go back there again. Such a huge continent must be visited more than once to have an idea of all the traditions, tribes, wildlife…Maybe it’s because of the wildlife, or the landscapes or the ancestral traditions but I fell in love last year, and this love is forever. Welcome to the start of my adventure in Senegal.
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Hello, Africa! We want to see more of you! We're calling on Lomographers who have captured the majestic sights and sounds of Africa, or own photographs relevant to this amazing continent. We are extending the deadline to the Photokina LomoWall call for your continent up to one more week!
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What makes Africa so special? Is it the majestic pyramids of Giza? The lively music and beats coming from its charming market stalls? And oh, the safari! Introduce us to the endearing sights, sounds, and scenes of Africa through your Lomographs in this special rumble for the Photokina. The biggest photography trade fair is happening 21 September - 26 September 2010 at Cologne, Germany - come be a part of it!
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There is no greater thrill than a spontaneous adventure to somewhere, unique, vibrant, unexpected, exciting and somewhat overwhelming. Morocco, offering all of this has unquestionably seduced me into a new love affair. Join me in my new romance!
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The end of apartheid is one of the most significant events in African history, at least in the past decade. And there is one site that symbolizes the return to freedom as no other: Robben Island.
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The worldcup of football just started and the worldwide craze will reach its pinnacle in the next days. The most exciting thing about the world's greatest sport-event beside the olympics is the hosting nation: South Africa. And as every tournament of such scale helps to build an lasting infrastructure it is the stadiums that are the first stars of the cup. One of the most impressive ones is the capetown stadium.
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Tipaza (or Tipasa) is one of the highlights of any trip to Algeria. Most travelers head straightaway south, to the Sahara, but Northern Algeria has loads to offer and Tipaza is an absolute must. Au printemps, Tipasa est habitée par les dieux et les dieux parlent dans le soleil et l'odeur des absinthes...
(Albert Camus - Noces à Tipasa)
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I say Swaziland.
You say: What?
This little pearl of a country squeezed in between South Africa and Mozambique is a little humid box of time. A warm heart and a thousand green hills.
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When I decided to go to Madagascar, I was asking to two friends of mine where I could enjoy a beautiful sea and a relaxing atmosphere to have some days of rest during my trip. They said - you don’t have to miss this bay and you have to go to Andrea’s guesthouse -
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Kaolack is the hub of the road network that serves both the southern ans eastern parts of Senegal. The city itself is not a famous destination for tourists, but it's big covered market is a must see.
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The Great Mosque of Touba, though it is not well not outside Sénégal - is one of the largest mosque of Africa.
