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August 13, 2019

Women at War – Three Pioneering Female Combat Photographers

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“Don’t read the comments” is usually wise advice for writers of internet content. But on occasion, comment sections can yield something spectacular. In the comments section of our “Five More Famous Photographers and the Gear…

Josh Solomon
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July 15, 2019

Photography – a Big and Beautiful Lie

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Craig Sinclair considers photography and the lies it tells, the lies we accept, and why he wouldn’t have it any other way.

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June 24, 2019

Mastering the Zone System – Part 1: Zone System Metering

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Most of us have experienced the feelings that accompany any big change; a combination of fear juxtaposed with excitement. First leaving home for college or starting a new job, or maybe picking up our first…

Cory Miller
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May 20, 2019

My Darkroom Ritual – Making Twenty-Six Prints in 2019

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The Ritual It’s late Sunday night and the wife and dog are asleep. A light snow is falling as I start a pot of coffee and pull from the bookshelf a binder of negatives. I…

Cory Miller
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May 15, 2019

Photography versus Art, Rinse, Repeat

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Ansel Adams might have been the best photographer that ever was or ever will be. But he wasn’t an artist. A bold statement, and one that’s gotten me into trouble in the past. As argument, I offer…

Craig Sinclair
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April 17, 2019

My Favorite Camera is Not My Best Camera, Nor is it My Favorite Camera

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I remember the little Italian-made camera my father gave me when I was seven or eight years old. I didn’t know it was Italian at the time. I’m not sure I even knew what “Italy”…

Craig Sinclair
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April 1, 2019

Five Accessories Every Film Photographer Should Own and Use

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When I got my first proper film camera, a Cosina PM-1, for the grand total of £3 from a car boot sale, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I had one…

Charlotte Davis
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