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Quality over quantity on film photography, medium format, fine art, and storytelling.

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A visit to the George Eastman Museum

Part 1 of 3 - the Museum where big part of photography history resides.

PhotoPills - Plan it, shoot it!

This app will put you at the right place, at the right time.

Film simulation software, LUTs, Lightroom preset packs, and digital processes that mimic analog film

If you are here for a rant or analog purism, you won't find it. In this post, expect insightful perspectives on this topic, and hopefully a healthy discussion!

Fireworks photography

A list of 5 essential tips to help sparkle out your 🎆 fireworks game!

External light meters and slide film

You need one if you want to level up your film photography skills

¿Pincel o Print?, Volumen 1

A short story about Mexican handpainted art, limited edition of 30.

What mostly annoys me in photography today

A top 10 rant list.

What did the Hasselblad world do to me

The best product engineering object I've ever touched with my hands. And I just got a digital back to mix the best of analog with the best of digital.

The MET textures

I visited the museum in NYC, and photographed something extraordinary for you, in medium format.

My Leica M7 died on me

...and it taught me a lesson about buying film cameras, which I'm sharing with you

Kodak Verita 200 in 35mm

The film Kodak don’t want you to shoot, but I *still* (pun intended) did it anyway, and here are the results.

Kodak Ektar 100 review: the "negative slide" film

A not so much technical review of the Kodak Ektar 100, with tasty pictures.

The difference between incident and reflective light meters

And why it's important to understand this.

Working techniques for dealing with film warp

Nothing more frustrating than having trouble scanning warped (or cupped/curled) film.

EmberFilm: a first look at a new negative conversion app

Watch now | One developer, a lot of features, and AI that never leaves your laptop

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden on 6x6

If you like flowers and color science that only film can get, check this out!

Cars, coffee, Leica, and a roll of 800T

Shooting Rétromobile New York's first Cars & Coffee at the Leica Store in Meatpacking, on a Leica M7 and tungsten film in full daylight.

About photographing people in social disadvantage

Rather than asking "Is this a good photo?", ask "what does this person gets from it?" If the answer is "Nothing", don't shoot.

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The night NY lit up in NY Knicks colors

The Knicks won their first title since 1973 on Saturday.

The backstage of the New York Public Library, on CineStill 800T

I got the rare chance to go to backstage, and took some nice and exclusive shots for you!

Leica APO-Summicron-M 90mm f/2 ASPH

A film shooter’s take along with a complete technical dive deep.

The ratio is the massage

What shooting 6x6 taught me about formats, rules, and how it reconnected me with Marshall McLuhan's massage, I mean, message.

Reflections about film and digital: what film asks of you that digital never did...

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Kentmere PAN 100 and 200 review: I shot both at a photowalk

...and might ditch Tri-X for good.