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Feb 11

Taking the Kassha out in the snow

I took my JCH Kassha out in the January snow to snap some wintery black & white shots on JCH Street Pan film.

Jan 28

Using a Cosmic 35 for the first time

The Cosmic 35 is one of the most produced 35mm cameras of all time, and I finally added one to my collection!

Dec 30, 2020

Staying active in 2020

I don't usually do end of year reviews... but I don't usually spend 9 months of the year working from my sofa...

Nov 25, 2020

Canon Snappy EL - first shots with my Lockdown impulse buy

I impulse bought an American branded Canon 35mm film compact camera during Lockdown because that's just who I am.

Oct 26, 2020

First shots with the new Dubblefilm SHOW

I took the Dubblefilm SHOW to Brighton to shoot some autumnal film photography by the sea!

Oct 6, 2020

Amateur Photographer - Mental Health Case Study

I chatted to AP about how I use photography as a form of escapism and as a coping mechanism for managing my anxiety.

Sep 24, 2020

I shot a 20 year old roll of Fuji Super G 400

I was gifted a 20 year old expired roll of film, the oldest roll of film I've shot with yet! And put it through my Olympus OM10.

Sep 18, 2020

Olympus Brio D-230 - resurrecting an almost 20 year old Digital Camera

I resurrected this almost 20 year old digital camera, the oldest I've used yet, and gave it a test drive.

Aug 7, 2020

I shot a vlog with an 11 year old iPod nano

25th July was the first time I'd seen Chloe in over 5 months. I took my old iPod nano along and filmed our week away together.

Jul 24, 2020

First contribution to Indisposible Concept

I shot with an AGFA disposable camera throughout February and sent it to the folks at Indisposible Concept to share!

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