The democratisation of photography
From mystic alchemic art to film, from film to digital, and then to mobile phones. What’s next in this continuous process of democratising Photography?
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My initial dream
Since I got my first full manual analogue camera, I wished for a digital one with the same look and feel but *capable of* producing film-like results on JPEG. Something like a Canon AT-1 with an SD card full of photos that look like “FUJIFILM industrial 100” or “Kodak Portra 160”. Although my wish came […]
The Process
Photography, or any creative venture for that matter, should never be a closely-guarded secret. No one should have to jump through hoops, play the game, or reach a certain level of ability before wisdom and knowledge is passed on to you. When I first started out on my journey into photography, it took the longest […]
My all-rounder and go-to travel lens, the venerable Zeiss Touit 32mm F1.8 Planar
This is a story of how it all started, my photography journey with my lovely, one of a kind, Zeiss Touit Planar 32mm F1.8 lens. First, let me introduce myself. I’m a Malaysian family man in Cambridge, MA and was on leave from my work since 2020 as my wife pursued her postgraduate study at […]
In life, it all starts with a choice. I chose my path, it is called passion
Hi Milorad! And thank you for all your availability for this interview. Would you like to start by introducing yourself?My name is Milorad Stanković, I am 37 years old, and I currently live near Novi Sad, more precisely in a small place on the slopes of the Fruška Gora mountain in Serbia. I work as […]
In love with my new camera
My name is Thiago Benevides, known on Instagram as @garouwafilms, I’m 34 years old, and I was born in São Paulo, Brasil. I started photographing in 2015 when I bought my first camera. After photographing the landscapes, birds and skyscrapers of São Paulo, I fell into the world of editorial fashion, photographing people in the […]
Ordinary makes extraordinary
It was 7am on a typical Summer Thursday. My weekday routine of which I enjoy and don’t usually tire is mundane but I don’t say that with disdain. I have always thought of the repetitiveness as consistency which is generally a good thing. A consistent routine, consistent work has enabled me to make a living […]
Finding perspective on the Coast of Death
In a small village on the wild western edge of Galicia’s Costa da Morte, Coast of Death, I glance upwards to check conditions overhead. This is a daily ritual. A bank of broken cloud is drifting in from the west, punctuating the page of blue overhead. On the horizon, past the black outline of Faro […]
