BREAKING NEWS: Photography (digest 2)

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 05:36:01 +0000

If you could stand on Mars -- what might you see?

Out and About in Montréal with Christine Turek and the Lomo'Instant Wide Glass

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Canadian fashion photographer Christine Turek takes the new Lomo'Instant Wide Glass out for some casual shots around Montréal.

Smith Galtney in Conversation with Douglas Breault

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:00:59 +0000

Smith Galtney was first a writer, and then a photographer. Words and images are often at odds with each other, leaving a moment in between where ambiguity fizzles into its own daydreaming world. The tired saying that “a picture says a thousand words” raises the question: how important are those thousand words in conveying an

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Lomography's 2024 Holiday Gift Guide for Every Kind of Analogue Lover

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Whether it's for the busy or casual shutterbug, the creative adventurer, or the film obsessive, there's definitely a gift for the analogue lover in your life. Here's our dedicated gift guide for anyone on the lookout for the perfect gift this holiday season!

In the Dolomites with Carlos Fernández and the LomoApparat

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Check out these atmospheric photos taken with the LomoApparat by Spanish film photographer Carlos Fernández on his recent trip to the Dolomites!

2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar (25 photos)

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 17:02:12 +0000

It’s time once more for one of my favorite holiday traditions: the 17th annual Space Telescope Advent Calendar, featuring remarkable images from both NASA’s Hubble telescope and James Webb Space Telescope. Every day until Wednesday, December 25, this page will present a new, incredible image of our universe from one of these two telescopes. Be sure to come back every day until Christmas, and follow us on social media for daily updates. I hope you enjoy these amazing and awe-inspiring images, as well as the continued efforts of the science teams that bring them to Earth—it is a joy to put this calendar together each December.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and peace on Earth.

A grand spiral: The spiral galaxy NGC 5248, located 42 million light-years from Earth, is one of the so-called grand-design spirals, with prominent spiral arms that reach from near the core out through the disc. It also has a faint bar structure in the center, which is difficult to see in this visible-light portrait from the Hubble space telescope. Features like these, which break the rotational symmetry of a galaxy, can feed gas from a galaxy’s outer reaches to inner star-forming regions, and even to a galaxy’s central black hole, where it can kick-start an active galactic nucleus. These flows of gas have shaped NGC 5248 in a big way; the spiral has many bright starburst regions of intense star formation spread across its disc, and it is dominated by a population of young stars. ( ESA / Hubble & NASA, F. Belfiore, J. Lee, and the PHANGS-HST Team)

Honor Roll: Potsdam Kino B&W Shots From the Community on 35 mm and 120 Film

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Potsdam Kino B&W 100 is the finer-grained sibling of the Berlin Kino B&W 400. In this gallery, we spotlight the best community photos taken across stadiums, cities, coastal areas, plazas, and more.

Image-Suthita Chanachaisuwan Reveals the Beauty of "Stolen Moments" with the Lomomatic 110 camera

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000

In the digital age, Image-Suthita Chanachaisuwan has chosen to journey back to the beauty of film photography, and recently experimented with the Lomomatic 110 camera for the first time. Check out her unique 110 photos!

Winter and Summer on a Little Planet

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 06:07:24 +0000

Winter and summer appear to come on a single night to this

Filmmaker Jeong Halim �Takes Extraordinary Shots with the New Petzval 55 f/1.7 MKII Art Lens

Sat, 30 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Jeong Halim spends his time directing, shooting, and editing commercials and entertainment videos. He recently captured a trip to Japan using our Petzval 55 Art Lens. Check out his wonderful results and read his impressions of the unique Lomography lens.

Messier 4

Sat, 30 Nov 2024 07:18:39 +0000

Messier 4

Photos of the Week: Doo Dah, Horse Play, Cloud Falls (35 photos)

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 16:30:00 +0000

An autonomous delivery robot in Barcelona, a heat wave in Australia, a triceratops auction in France, a reef shark in the Red Sea, a lava flow in southwestern Iceland, migratory birds in flight over China, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, and much more

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President Joe Biden pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkeys Peach and Blossom during an event on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, D.C., on November 25, 2024. ( Drew Angerer / AFP / Getty)

A Photo Diary with Emma Ledwith and LomoChrome Film

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Portrait photographer Emma Ledwith always carries a film camera with her as a way of creating a visual diary. She often uses the LomoChrome Purple and Turquoise film and shared some of her favorite shots with us!

Film Photography in Finland Through the Seasons by Kalle Ryökäs

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Lomographer Kalle Ryökäs showcases the Finnish seasons through his film photography using a mix of lighting techniques to achieve incredible results.

NGC 206 and the Star Clouds of Andromeda

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 08:01:01 +0000

The large stellar association cataloged as

Explore Nature with Asia Orlando and her Customized Lomo'Instant Automat

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Check out Spanish illustrator Asia Orlando's gorgeous customization of the Lomo'Instant Automat, inspired by nature and the autumn season.

A 35 mm Shoot to Scan Tipster: Sprocket Rocket & the DigitaLIZA Max

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Experience the panoramic nature of the 35 mm Sprocket Rocket camera with the DigitaLIZA Max – complete with exposed sprockets (and sometimes without). In this Tipster, Lomography writer @macasaett documents her first time using the wide-lensed film camera and the ultra-portable self-scanner.

Event Recap: Parallax Coop X Photofusion LomoApparat Lomowalk

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Lomography UK teamed up with Parallax Coop and Photofusion for a special Lomowalk in Brixton with the LomoApparat. In this article we hear from some of the participants about the day and see their fantastic results!

Cinematic Portraits on LomoChrome Film by Andrea Riba

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000

We recently had a chance to talk to writer, director, producer, and film photographer Andrea Riba about her experience using LomoChrome Purple and Metropolis during her incredible portrait and fashion shoots.

Introducing @pollo305 — North America's Honorary LomoHome of November 2024

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000

In celebration of our talented community, the team at Lomography USA have been honoring their favorite active Lomographers on our website for "LomoHome of the Month." This month, we're highlighting community member Manny (@pollo305).

Hong Kong Photographer Francis Lee's First Time with the New Lomo'Instant Wide Glass Camera

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000

We have recently launched the new Lomo'Instant Wide Glass Camera and invited Hong Kong photographer Francis Lee to be one of the first to test its many creative functions. Let's take a look!

Winners of the 2024 International Landscape Photographer of the Year (15 photos)

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:57:00 +0000

After reviewing more than 3,600 entries from professional and amateur photographers around the world, judges of the 11th International Landscape Photographer of the Year contest narrowed the field down to a “Top 101” and then further, to award several category prizes and their top award, which this year went to Andrew Mielzynski. The organizers were once more kind enough to share some of this year’s top and winning images below.

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Fireflies Flying in the Misty. Special Award, Forest. Mountains in Wufeng Township, Hsinchu, Taiwan. ( Shirley Wung / The 11th International Landscape Photographer of the Year)

First Impressions of the LomoChrome Color '92 Sun-kissed 35 mm Film by Muhammad Fajar Hidayat

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Muhammad Fajar Hidayat is a film lab owner, a passionate cyclist and street photographer based in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Recently, we sent him a roll of the new LomoChrome Color ‘92 Sun-kissed to try out. Let's take a look at his results!

Six Lomography Website Tools to Try Out

Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Film store locators, Lomography guides and manuals, a free online film negative scanner and editor, and more. In this tipster, we're sharing with you some of Lomography website's most exciting functions and features!

A photographer's devastating documentation of El Salvador's civil war in the 1980s

Sun, 24 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000

In Legacy of Lies, El Salvador 1981-1984, photojournalist Robert Nickelsberg documents how U.S. foreign policy fueled a violent 13-year civil war in El Salvador.

(Image credit: Robert Nickelsberg)

Flowers in Wonderland: Multiple Exposures by Yuki (@_go_shi_)

Sun, 24 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Inspired by Art Nouveau and the fleeting beauty of flowers, Japanese film photographer Yuki (@_go_shi_) takes portrait images in exuberant multiple exposures.

Ton Explores Portrait Photography Using the Nour Triplet Art lens for the First Time

Sat, 23 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Thailand-based photographer, graphic designer and art director Ton tested out our Nour Triplet Art lens for a Japan-inspired portrait shoot. Check out the results and read about his impressions of the unique art lens and its features.

Photos of the Week: Bomb Cyclone, Rainbow Hills, Park Hawk (35 photos)

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Christmas decorations in England, long-term typhoon damage in the Philippines, a virtual Taekwondo championship in Singapore, a mummified saber-toothed tiger cub in Russia, the Miss Universe competition in Mexico, thick fog in northern China, a new volcanic eruption in Iceland, and much more

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A herd of red deer look out from the bracken on an autumn morning in Richmond Park, southwest London, on November 17, 2024. ( Justin Tallis / AFP / Getty)

Community Gallery: LomoChrome Color '92 Sun-kissed 35 mm

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000

As more and more Lomographers get their hands on our newest LomoChrome Color '92 Sun-kissed edition film, we take a look at some of the great photos taken with the film stock from our community members around the world!

Synesthesia #20 Imagined Album Covers of Lomography

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Operatic video game themes, dark dance music and electronic pop stars – we showcase new images from the community and pair them with the perfect tracks in this edition of Synesthesia.

Alonso Roselló - LomoReporter for a Day at Truenorayo Fest in Valencia

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Check out the amazing photos taken by Spanish LomoReporter Alonso Roselló who documented the Truenorayo Fest in Valencia using Lomography cameras and film!

Sunny Days Out: Lomomatic 110 Photography by Shutterbug Jarelye Picado

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Film shutterbug Jarelye Picado's 110 photos with the Lomomatic 110 embody what the tiny film format is all about. In this interview, she tells us about her experience out and about on sunny days with the unique and versatile camera.

Shortlisted Images for the 2024 Close-Up Photographer of the Year (18 photos)

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:05:45 +0000

The Close-up Photographer of the Year competition is now in its sixth year, and recently released its shortlisted picks, with the winners set to be announced in January. The contest “celebrates close-up, macro, and micro photography,” among 11 separate categories. Competition organizers were once again kind enough to share some of these amazing images with us here.

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Wallaby Baby. Animals. "A baby wallaby tries to settle into the warm security of its mother's pouch, but because it has grown quite large, it is not easy to fit inside. After several tries and with a great deal of persistence, it finally managed to fold its long legs in and get comfortable. This image was captured at a conservation center in France." (© Copyright Pedro Jarque Krebs / cupoty.com)

The Petzval Art Lens in Action: Léa Dubernet Brings Us into Vindilis’s Live Session

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

With the Petzval 55 f/1.7 MKII Art Lens, Léa Dubernet transforms Vindilis's live session into a swirling, poetic universe.

Zac Thompson on Immortalizing the Trans and Queer Faces of Brooklyn Through Film Photography

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

As we celebrate Transgender Day Of Remembrance, we talk to photographer Zac Thompson about their photography journey immortalizing their LGBTQIA+ community in Brooklyn with disposable film cameras.

Iran on Lomography Color Negative 800 Through the Eyes of New Film Photographer Saman Ghorbanzadeh

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000

We take a trip to Iran to meet Saman Ghorbanzade, a film photographer and Lomographer who showcases an intimate look of his country through Lomography Color Negative 800 film.

First Impressions of the Lomo'Instant Wide Glass by Manuela Fraioli

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Italian portrait photographer Manuela Fraioli takes to the city streets of London to test out the new Lomo'Instant Wide Glass camera, and shares her first impressions in this interview.

This Is What Record-Breaking Bad Air Looks Like (17 photos)

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 18:22:34 +0000

Millions of people across northern India and Pakistan have spent the past few weeks under a blanket of toxic smog, enduring some of the region’s worst air quality ever recorded. The sky is filled with particulates from the seasonal burning of rice-paddy stubble on nearby farms, mixed with other vehicular and industrial emissions. Several health emergencies have been declared, many schools have been closed, and residents are being encouraged to stay indoors.

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A crow perches on a fence in front of the Taj Mahal amid thick smog in Agra, India, on November 15, 2024. ( Pawan Sharma / AFP / Getty)

LomoSchool Workshop in Madrid with La Peliculera

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000

See the fantastic LomoChrome results of this analogue photography workshop with La Peliculera, which took place in September in Madrid, Spain.

"Where Sunflowers Bloom": First Impressions of the LomoChrome Color '92 Sun-kissed 35 mm Film by Alan

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Music photographer Alan recently tried out our new LomoChrome Color ‘92 Sun-kissed film while documenting the down-time of the band Hyper Slash during their tour in Tokyo. Check out his photos and read about his first impressions of the new film!

Making a Moment: Gabriel Shares a Tender Snapshot

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Brazilian Lomographer Gabriel (@gabrielmnz) takes a nostalgic look back on the creation of a beautiful moment, captured on medium format film.

Learning with Lomography: Surawiwat School’s Film Camera Club

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Surawiwat School’s Srang-Pap Club, founded by two passionate teachers, offers students hands-on experience with film photography, supported by Lomography Thailand.

Photos of the Week: Blue Pond, Camel Fair, Embracing Peace (35 photos)

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:52:45 +0000

Speed climbing in Saudi Arabia, wildfires in California and New Jersey, a blanket of smog in New Delhi, a celebration of rural life in Turkey, Veterans Day in Seattle, a surfing record attempt in Brazil, a rodeo exhibition in Argentina, and much more

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Members of the public take photographs following the unveiling of the 2024 Christmas jumper design on the animatronic Tyrannosaurus rex at the Natural History Museum in London, England, on November 12, 2024. ( Alice Horsley / Getty)

Photos From 1898: The Homemade Windmills of Nebraska (17 photos)

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:37:14 +0000

More than 125 years ago, Erwin Barbour, a geology professor at the University of Nebraska, took an interest in what he described as an “agricultural movement”—the proliferation of creative and inexpensive homemade windmills on farms across Nebraska. In 1897, Barbour documented this phenomenon, traveling the state, photographing the mills, interviewing their inventors and owners, and estimating the costs and benefits. He found that both wealthy and poor farmers built a wide variety of mills, many of them of novel or experimental design, made largely out of spare parts and scrap wood. These mills were used to pump water for irrigation and livestock, and to power farm machinery—often giving the owners a huge advantage in a time of drought. During a recent visit to the U.S. National Archives, I found and converted these images from an 1898 photo album that had not previously been digitized. Many of the woodcuts used in Barbour’s 1899 report were based on these photographs.

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A four-blade mock turbine windmill, belonging to Friederich Ernstmeyer, seen near Grand Island, Nebraska, used to pump water for livestock. The eight-foot-diameter rotor is attached to the frame of an old mower that was mounted atop a tower of four cottonwood logs with the bark still on. Because the project used mostly found and unused parts, its total cost was 32 cents, which was the price of a long plank used for the rotor blades. ( U.S. National Archives)

Winners of the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024 (18 photos)

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:59:07 +0000

The German Society for Nature Photography recently announced its winning images from the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024, selected from nearly 18,000 entries from 38 countries in 11 categories. This year’s overall winner was Jaime Rojo, with a remarkable photograph of monarch butterflies clustered in trees in Mexico’s El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary. Competition organizers were kind enough to share some of the winning and honored photographs with us here.

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Shaking off the Snow. Runner-up, Mammals. "This picture was taken in Wapusk National Park on the coast of Hudson Bay, Canada, during a heavy snowstorm in November 2022. With a single vigorous movement, the polar bear (Ursus maritimus) shakes off the powdery snow that has accumulated during the storm. A gust of wind picks up the snow and forms a decorative veil around the animal." (© Copyright Daniel Valverde Fernandez / European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024)

Photos of the Week: Flaming Barrel, Scottish Surf, Pelican Icon (35 photos)

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:35:20 +0000

Election Day in the United States of America, a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, roller-skating in Georgia, continued flood cleanup in Spain, a figure-skating competition in France, a penny-farthing race in Prague, autumn colors in China, and much more

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Vancie Tuner and her horse Clementine rally people on Main St. to vote on Election Day, November 5, 2024, in Driggs, Idaho. ( Natalie Behring / Getty)

Photos: See what Election Day looked like across the country

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 23:39:36 +0000

The final day of election season is coming to an end as polling stations around the U.S. close. See what Election Day looked like across the country.

(Image credit: Tyrone Turner)

Photos of the Week: Beach Bus, Ghost Dog, Celtic Fire (35 photos)

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +0000

Autumn colors across Europe, Day of the Dead displays in Mexico, Diwali lights in India, deadly flooding in Spain, a kite festival in South Africa, the School of Santa Claus in Brazil, World Series celebrations in Los Angeles, and much more

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A 16-foot-tall hand sculpture named Quasi stands perched on its fingertips atop the roof of an art gallery in Wellington, New Zealand, on October 30, 2024. ( Charlotte Graham-McLay / AP)

Photos: The Spirit of Halloween 2024 (22 photos)

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 17:16:53 +0000

Over the past several weeks, people around the world have been celebrating the season of Halloween—dressing up, taking part in parades and festivals, hosting parties, and braving trips through haunted houses (and at least one haunted car wash). Collected below are photos that capture some of these scary (and fun) pre-Halloween festivities in Wales, Japan, India, Romania, Spain, Ireland, Thailand, the United States, and elsewhere.

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A woman wearing a costume is silhouetted against the sunset sky at the West Side Hallo Fest, a Halloween festival in Bucharest, Romania, on October 26, 2024. ( Andreea Alexandru / AP)

How France uncovered the mystery of the forbidden photos of Nazi-occupied Paris

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 08:48:30 +0000

The search for the unknown photographer began in the summer of 2022, with the discovery of an old photo album at a flea market in southern France.

(Image credit: From the private collection of Stéphanie Colaux and Stéphane Jaegle)