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• Around the World in Analogue: Macau

  written by sylvann on 2023-03-28 #culture #people #places

  

  Film photographer Gian de Leon (@doqtaevil) takes us on a sunny trip to Macau through his 35 mm and medium format photos in this edition of Around the World in Analogue.

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• LomoChrome Purple & The Great Outdoors – Photos by Community Member @cassiecorr

  written by sylvann on 2023-03-15 #people #places

  

  There's no question that LomoChrome Purple shines best in nature. It's especially evident in these captivating photos by film shutterbug Cassie Corridoni (@cassiecorr), taken on many occasions in the great outdoors.

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• Solace in Small Moments: Vietnam on Film by Hà Kim Anh

  written by sylvann on 2023-03-08 #culture #people #places

  

  Coffee shops, sunsets, meaningful connections, and a film camera. Hà Kim Anh talks about the little moments that have the biggest impacts on her life as a film photographer in Vietnam.

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• From the Archives: 10 Lomography Interviews with Women Film Photographers

  written by sylvann on 2023-03-08 #culture #people

  

  In this feature, we revisit several of our favorite interviews with women film photographers in time for this year's International Women's Month celebration.

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• Around the World in Analogue: Florence, Italy by Shannon Brigid

  written by sylvann on 2023-03-07 #people #places

  

  Film enthusiast Shannon Brigid shares stories and images from her second visit to Florence, Italy taken with LomoChrome Metropolis.

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• @expirededexposures – Discovering the Lomography Philosophy with Diana Cameras

  written by sylvann on 2023-02-28 #people #places

  

  24-year-old Italian film enthusiast Elisa (@expirededexposures) shares her first few experiences using Lomography cameras such as the Diana Baby 110 and tells us how the movement has led her to seek out her own artistic direction.

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• Dear Young Shutterbugs, Ask Questions! - A Letter from @LizKoppert

  written by sylvann on 2023-02-25 #culture #people

  

  While intimidating, asking questions and connecting with a community is an integral part of learning any craft like film photography. Here's the short and sweet advice from long-time Lomographer Liz Koppert to young shutterbugs: ask questions!

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• Around the World in Analogue: Slovenia (Ljubljana & Idrija)

  written by sylvann on 2023-02-24 #people #places

  

  Film photographer Sara Brunacci shares her 120 film photos of Slovenia (Ljubljana & Idrija) taken using the Lomo Lubitel 166 Universal and a roll of expired Earl Grey B&W 120 ISO 100 during a recent visit.

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• A Bike Tour of Sweden with the Neptune Convertible Art Lens

  written by sylvann on 2023-02-19 #culture #people #places

  

  Film photographer @michaclimb returns to the magazine to talk about a bike tour he took in Sweden accompanied by the Neptune Convertible Art Lens System and Lomography film.

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• Lomo Love Stories: An Interview with Jack & Ance of Lovers on Film

  written by sylvann on 2023-02-13 #culture #people

  

  In this feature, we discuss the intersection of film photography and physical intimacy and get to know Jack and Ance, the couple behind the Lovers on Film project on Instagram.

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• Film Photographer @wasitapril with the Sprocket Rocket & LomoChrome Metropolis

  written by sylvann on 2023-02-10 #gear #people

  

  Experimental film photographer April (@wasitapril) returns to our online magazine with street scenes and portraits taken with the Sprocket Rocket and LomoChrome Metropolis film.

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• Taiwan Through the Eyes of Young Film Enthusiast Lee Chun-Tin

  written by sylvann on 2023-02-08 #people #places

  

  In this interview, 22-year-old film enthusiast Lee Chun-Tin (@trickstergaumer) shares his reasons for taking up film, points us his favorite places in his hometown and tells us what it's like to document his youth through film photography in Taiwan.

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• Around the World in Analogue: Fiji

  written by sylvann on 2023-02-03 #culture #people #places

  

  Film photographer Stephen Hutchison returns to Around the World in Analogue with stories and photos of the South Pacific Oceanic country of Fiji.

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• Dear Young Shutterbugs, I Have Nothing to Say! - A Letter from @hervinsyah

  written by sylvann on 2023-01-29 #culture #people #places

  

  Long-time Lomographer Epin, a.k.a @hervinsyah, has no advice for young shutterbugs. He has, however, many stories of Lomography that we can learn from. He tells us how the movement has given him great, spontaneous experiences and even greater friendships.

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• Around the World in Analogue: Durrës, Albania

  written by sylvann on 2023-01-27 #culture #people #places

  

  Hungarian film photographer Anna Rostova shares her recent trip to Albania, specifically Durrës Beach, the country's largest and most popular beach.

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• Around the World in Analogue: Isole Borromee - Lago Maggiore, Italy

  written by sylvann on 2023-01-06 #culture #people #places

  

  Italian community member Simone Cilli shares stories and photos from his recent visit to the spellbinding Borromean Islands.

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• Our Lomography New Year Resolutions

  written by sylvann on 2023-01-02 #culture #people

  

  In this feature, some of our Lomography staff reveal their 2023 film-related New Year's Resolutions! The Golden question: will we be able to accomplish them before the year ends?

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• Around the World in Analogue: Southeast Asia & India

  written by sylvann on 2022-12-31

  

  Community member Angelo Brandes shares the sights and smells that made his six-month trip to Southeast Asia and India remarkable, and a few photos he took from the trip using his travel companion, the Diana Mini.

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• The Lomography Wrap-Up 2022: A Year of Analogue Surprises and 30 Years of Creative Freedom

  written by sylvann on 2022-12-30 #gear #culture #news #people #places

  

  Before we journey into 2023, let's revisit 2022 and review the Lomography events and milestones we're grateful to have been part of!

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• Tipster: How to Shoot Expired Film

  written by sylvann on 2022-12-27 #culture #tutorials

  

  Shooting expired film can be hit or miss, but it's always an interesting experience either way. Every beginner film photographer who truly wishes to take the craft seriously will come across their first expired film one way or another, so here's a quick guide for when that time comes!

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• A Brief History of the Praktica MTL 5 - Featuring Photos by Community Member @luhssie

  written by sylvann on 2022-12-24 #gear #places

  

  Community member @luhssie tells us about her experience travelling and shooting with the Praktica MTL 5, an East German camera in brief production for two years which she found at a charity shop.

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• Postcards from St. Petersburg - A Photo Album by @darkroomspb

  written by sylvann on 2022-12-20 #culture #places

  

  Community member Sasha Ivanov (@darkroomspb) captures the passing of time in St. Petersburg, Russia, in these melancholic photographs.

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• Dear Young Shutterbugs, hunt those charity shops and thrift stores! - A Letter from @herbert-4

  written by sylvann on 2022-12-17 #culture #people

  

  Californian Lomographer Herbert Morris has been part of the community since 2007. Today, photography still plays a big part in his life. He gives this advice to beginners: hunt those charity shops and thrift stores!

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• Lomographic Reflections - Lomo LC-A+ & La Sardina Photos by @shmelien

  written by sylvann on 2022-12-11 #culture #people #places

  

  Lomographer Elien Decommer (@shmelien) reflects on the unrivaled warmth of film photography, and her multiple exposure shots taken with her go-to travel companions, the Lomo LC-A+ and La Sardina.

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• Around the World in Analogue: Bucharest, Romania

  written by sylvann on 2022-12-09 #people #places

  

  In this edition of Around the World in Analogue we see Romania's capital of Bucharest in black and white, through the lens of Colombian photographer and poet Samir Gallego.

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• Foreverflower - A Photo Album by @papa-attila

  written by sylvann on 2022-12-03 #culture #places

  

  The changes to our environment, no matter how small, have always been a source of inspiration for photographers. In community member Attila's photo album "foreverflower", he explores the many faces and phases of flowers through his unique lenses. We asked him a few questions about his work.

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• Dear Young Shutterbugs, create and learn together! - A Letter from @kitos_lab

  written by sylvann on 2022-11-27 #culture #people #places

  

  A sense of community is one of the factors that keeps film photography alive. We thrive when we're surrounded by people we can be freely creative with. Ukrainian film photographer Hennadii Kolchev sums it up in his advice for young shutterbugs – "create and learn together."

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• Film Communities Around the World: Philippines

  written by sylvann on 2022-11-26 #culture #people #places #videos

  

  In a fast-changing world driven by digitalization, how have film enthusiasts been keeping the love for film alive? In this new series we dive into different film communities all over the world, starting with the tech-savvy Southeast Asian country of the Philippines.

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• Light & Shadow – Photography by Sara Latif

  written by sylvann on 2022-11-24 #people

  

  Sara Latif's work involves the poetic use of light, shadows and reflections to reveal an individual's rich internal world. Though deeply personal, her core themes of finding one's identity, and reconciling one's own reality with our surroundings through art, are familiar to many.

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• Urban Compositions: Lomo LC-A+ & LomoChrome Turquoise Gallery by @zekiphone

  written by sylvann on 2022-11-23 #gear #people #places

  

  Japanese Lomographer @zekiphone lends reality an otherworldly twist in these photos taken with his daily commute companion, the Lomo LC-A+, and LomoChrome Turquoise, which has quickly become his favorite film stock.

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• Pairing the Splitzer With the LomoApparat

  written by sylvann on 2022-11-17 #gear #tutorials

  

  Lomography's new 35 mm film camera, the LomoApparat, offers many creative functions to ignite your experimental capabilities. Here's a quick guide for using the LomoApparat with the Splitzer accessory.

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• Dear Young Shutterbugs, Shoot 110 Film! - A Letter from @annashotadze

  written by sylvann on 2022-11-06 #gear #culture #people

  

  In this letter, young shutterbug Anna Shotadze (@annashotadze) shares her growing interest for 110 film cameras, and tells us why every young film enthusiast should have a go with the tiny film format.

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• Around the World in Analogue: Saudi Arabia (AlUla, Jeddah & Riyadh)

  written by sylvann on 2022-11-04 #culture #people #places

  

  Photographer Kerr McIlwraith tells us about a personal trip to the iconic country of Saudi Arabia in this edition of Around the World in Analogue.

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• Neon-lit Night Outs – Portraits by @juanmarinoarg

  written by sylvann on 2022-11-03 #people #places

  

  Film photographer Juan Marino (@JUANMARINOARG) shares neon-lit images taken during after-office hangouts with friends in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires.

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• Around the World in Analogue: Northern Cyprus

  written by sylvann on 2022-10-28 #people #places

  

  The ingredients of a special trip: an underground casino, a friendly trailer community, and a couple of excited dogs. In this edition of Around the World in Analogue, community member Molly Kate shares unexpectedly interesting and memorable instances during a visit to Northern Cyprus.

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• Creating a Kaleidoscope World With the LomoApparat

  written by sylvann on 2022-10-26 #gear #tutorials

  

  Lomography's new 35 mm camera, the LomoApparat, is here! Aside from wide-angle lens, built-in flash, interchangeable colored gel filter and splitzer, the easy-to-use experimental camera also comes with kaleidoscope lens. Here are a few tips for creating kaleidoscopic shots with the LomoApparat.

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• Experimental Film Photography by @wasitparil

  written by sylvann on 2022-10-26 #culture #people

  

  There's more than meets the eye in community member April's (@wasitapril) experimental photos. In this interview, we asked her about her thought-provoking images, one of which won the Lomography x EXP.22: Experimental Photography contest.

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• Intimacy & Portrait Photography: Lomography Redscale Portraits by @oldmanzay

  written by sylvann on 2022-10-19 #culture #people

  

  In this interview, Californian film photographer Xavier Williams (@oldmanzay) talks about his film background, the analogue community around him and a recent memorable portrait session with friends where he got to use the Lomography Redscale film.

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• Hokkaido Through An Heirloom 110 Camera - A Photo Album by @natzko82

  written by sylvann on 2022-10-18

  

  Film photographer Natsuko Kato (@natzko82) discovered an old Pentax Auto 110 owned by her grandfather during a visit to Hokkaido, still loaded with film from 40 years ago. In her photo album she shares old and new snapshots of her home region taken with the camera.

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• Dear Young Shutterbugs, Don't Think, Just Shoot! - A Letter from @eva_eva

  written by sylvann on 2022-10-02 #people

  

  Anyone who's been around long enough surely remembers Malaysian film photographer @eva_eva, her bright and colorful photos and personality! We asked her to reminisce about her Lomography journey and her advice to film photographers, which include this, plain and simple: don't think, just shoot!

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• Instant Films as Summer Mementos - A Photo Album by @fisheyemary

  written by sylvann on 2022-10-01 #people #places

  

  We caught up with Lomographer Maria Georgiadou (@fisheyemary) to chat about her summer and the stories behind some of her favorite instants taken during a trip to Greece this year.

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• Interview: Finnish Photographer Ari Jaaksi on Black & White Photography and Creating Artifacts

  written by sylvann on 2022-09-28 #culture #people

  

  In this interview photographer Ari Jaaksi shares his thoughts on black and white photography as a way to create artifacts, his growing fondness for the Lomo LC-A 120, and film photography's shifting purpose in the digital age.

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• Around the World in Analogue: Greenland (Ilulissat, Sisimiut & Kangerlussuaq)

  written by sylvann on 2022-09-21 #places

  

  Film photographer Martin Goltermann shares photos from his second trip to Greenland and tells us a bit about local culture, and the places and experiences that have made a mark on him in this edition of Around the World in Analogue.

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• Artist Jeremy Grier on Black Portraiture and Reconnecting With Home Through Photography

  written by sylvann on 2022-09-20 #culture #people

  

  New York-based artist Jeremy Grier talks about black portraiture, photographing the people in his hometown of Hartford, Connecticut amid a lack of photo culture, and reconnecting with home through photography.

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• Burn Diaries: Saguaro – A Photo Album by @nicktaurojr

  written by sylvann on 2022-09-13 #places #tutorials

  

  Community member Nick Tauro Jr. (@nicktaurojr) talks about his experimental process for a long-term project which involves photographing the Sonoran Desert landscape and saguaro cactus in Tucson, Arizona.

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• Photographing A Perennial Summer with the La Sardina Camera

  written by sylvann on 2022-09-07 #people #places

  

  Before temperatures decrease and leaves fall, we ask the question: what does summer mean to different people in different parts of the globe?

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• Dear Young Shutterbugs, What Do You Love? - A Letter from @waggrad00

  written by sylvann on 2022-09-05 #culture #people

  

  As storytellers, it's our task to pay attention to our intuition as we find the meaning behind why we create. For beginner photographers struggling to find reasons to shoot, Lomographer Julia Halcomb (@waggrad00) has this question: what do you love?

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• Capturing Summer on Film - A Photo Journal by @alexandrablajovici

  written by sylvann on 2022-08-27 #people #places

  

  Summer is a season capable of magnifying the way we view and experience life even in its simplest days. Here's an album by community member @alexandrablajovici, in appreciation of the simplicity of everyday things, and the extra warmth that the summer sunlight shines on them.

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• The World Through the Eyes of @chendoljenner

  written by sylvann on 2022-08-24 #gear #people #places

  

  In this interview, we got to know more about Malaysian film hobbyist and backpacker Aiman Abdul Haris (@chendoljenner), his travels and the many ways film photography has transformed the way he approaches people, places and experiences.

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• In Pursuit of Wonder: Photographer Christian Heidebur Explores Little Worlds with the Daguerreotype Achromat Art Lens

  written by sylvann on 2022-08-20 #gear #people

  

  Community member Christian Heidebur is back with whimsical images taken with the Daguerreotype Achromat Art Lens. From close-up shots and double exposures, to film soup experiments, his motivation for photography remains the same: to enthusiastically look at the world in a different way.

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