BREAKING NEWS: Photography (digest 2)

Making a Moment: Thomas Sappe Photographs a Leap of Faith

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Lomographer Thomas Sappe shares a stunning shot from his photography series ‘Escape’, which explores migration, and the collective feelings of those living in “a moment frozen in time, where neither before nor after exists.”

Kelda Van Patten: If I Had a Flower for Every Time I Think of You

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 10:00:34 +0000

I was first aware of Kelda Van Patten’s work through treat gallery, a curatorial art project run by Sherri Littlefield in New York City. Each season they participate in the Affordable Art Fair. With Midwest Nice Art, I collaborated with treat gallery at this event. During my research in their curatorial process, I was enamored

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Tue, 08 Apr 2025 04:44:01 +0000

How much mass do flocculent spirals hide?

Lomography Community Recap: March 2025

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Here's your monthly dose of the latest happenings in the Lomography Community! Curious as to what your fellow Lomographers have been up to? Or want the latest scoop on our ongoing Competitions? Find all this and more in our monthly recap!

First Impressions of the Lomo Daylight Developing Tank by Hong Kong Film Lover Stanley

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Recently launched, the Lomo Daylight Developing Tank has generated enthusiastic responses in the film photography community. We invited Hong Kong photography enthusiast Stanley to share his firsthand testing experience.

Photos: Nationwide Protests Against Trump and Musk (29 photos)

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 14:07:45 +0000

Yesterday, more than 1,200 demonstrations were held across the country, described by organizers as a “National Day of Action,” against the policies and actions of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Thousands took part in these “Hands Off!” protests, gathering and marching in small towns, big cities, and state capitols. Gathered below, images from some of the demonstrations in Massachusetts, Georgia, California, Florida, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Arizona, Washington, D.C., and more.

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A drone view shows a protest at the Utah State Capitol building in a demonstration that is part of larger "Hands Off!" events organized nationwide against President Donald Trump, in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 5, 2025. ( Jim Urquhart / Reuters)

The Lomography Japan Team Tests the Lomo Daylight Developing Tank

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000

The Lomography Japan team recently tested the new Lomo Daylight Developing Tank 35 mm to process not only black and white but also a roll of LomoChrome Turquoise film. Check out their results and tips for others using the tank for the first time.

Around the World in Analogue: Hawaii on the Lomo'Instant Wide Glass

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000

In this edition of Around the World in Analogue, film photographer Stephen Hutchison shares photos from his recent trip to Hawaii with his wife and daughter, where he captured landmarks using Lomography film and the Lomo'Instant Wide Glass.

A Gargoyles Eclipse

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 04:54:19 +0000

In dramatic silhouette against a cloudy daytime sky over Paris, France,

Shooting Portraits with the Neptune Convertible Art Lens System

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Lomography writer @francinegaebriele tests the Neptune Convertible Art Lens System for portraits using studio and natural light.

Hickson 44 in Leo

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 05:20:42 +0000

Scanning the skies for galaxies, Canadian astronomer

Photos of the Week: Snow Leopard, Fire Fight, Cherry Blossoms (28 photos)

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Eid al-Fitr prayers in Indonesia and Senegal, a new volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland, the Ogoh-ogoh festival in Indonesia, the aftermath of a devastating earthquake in Myanmar, unrest at a town hall in Indiana, snowboard cross in Switzerland, and much more.

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A view of the spring scenery at Zizhu Temple on a sunny day in Dengqen County, Changdu City, in China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on March 30, 2025 ( Huang Taiming / VCG / Getty)

Community Gallery: Spring Approaching

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000

As the weather becomes more temperate in many parts of the world, we celebrate the arrival of spring with photos from our community members embodying the warmth and liveliness of this season.

The Da Vinci Glow

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 04:36:18 +0000

The Da Vinci Glow

First Impressions: The Lomography Hong Kong Team Tests the New Lomo Daylight Developing Tank

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000

We recently launched the Lomo Daylight Developing Tank 35 mm, allowing you to quickly and easily develop 35 mm film yourself without the need for a darkroom or a dark bag! Check out our Hong Kong team's review!

Search-and-Rescue Dogs at Work (22 photos)

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:22:07 +0000

When search-and-rescue teams deploy to any of the numerous natural or man-made disasters around the world, they bring along their own teams of highly trained dogs to help discover victims in need. When these dogs are not in the field, they frequently take part in training sessions simulating events such as earthquakes, wildfires, and water or avalanche rescues. Gathered below are images of some of these rescue dogs and their handlers, on the job and in training, from the past several years.

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Rescuers use a sniffer dog during a search operation at the ruins of a building collapsed after an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, on January 18, 2021. ( Daeng Mansur / AP)

Vietnamese Film Enthusiast Daisy: Embracing Life's Gentle Moments with Film Photography

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Vietnamese film enthusiast Daisy used a selection of our LomoChrome films to document scenes around Saigon, where she found beauty in the surreal qualities they produce.

Backstage with Dogpark and the Diana F+

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000

NYC indie-rock band Dogpark, celebrating their EP Until The Tunnel Vision Melts, are gearing up for their second U.S. tour and a spot at Governors Ball 2025. Lomography chatted with them about music, creative spontaneity, and the perfect concert shot.

Lomographer @nieuwhollands Captures Daily Life with the Low ISO Fantôme Kino B&W Film

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Netherlands-based Lomographer Jean has been capturing scenes on film for years, and we were curious to see how he would incorporate one of our super low ISO B&W film stocks into his daily photography practice. Check out his results!

This may be the most lead polluted place on Earth. Is there any hope?

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 12:54:11 +0000

The U.N. has identified Kabwe, a city of almost 300,000 people in Zambia, as one of the most polluted places on the planet. Who is to blame? And can justice be done?

(Image credit: Tommy Trenchard for NPR)

Lomography Partners: BLACKHAT VINTAGE – Zhongshan, China

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Lomography has film partners all over the world. This time, we introduce you to BLACKHAT VINTAGE in Zhongshan, Guangdong province, China.

The World Through the Eyes of Shutterbug Klim, a.k.a. @etreleg

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Through portraits of friends and curious shots during his travels, film enthusiast Klim's (@etreleg) photos reflect a life-long connection with photography. In this interview, he shares with us his creative journey, shooting Lomography film stocks, and the stories behind his favorite photos.

Photos of the Week: Raccoon Snack, Tyrannosaurus Race, Speed Skiing (28 photos)

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000

A para-surfing event in Australia, an anti-Hamas protest in the Gaza Strip, Nowruz celebrations in Iraq, deadly wildfires in South Korea, a spiral in the night sky over Sweden, a sea-lion rescue in California, a rally race in Kenya, and much more.

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Police officers use pepper spray on a demonstrator wearing dervish clothes, during a protest on the day Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu was jailed as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, on March 23, 2025. ( Umit Bektas / Reuters)

Kevin Nicolini Captures Countless Stories With the LomoApparat

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

When two passions come together, they create something magic. Discover the work of Kevin Nicolini, who used the LomoApparat to blend cinema and analogue photography for our enjoyment!

Winners of the 2025 World Press Photo Contest (20 photos)

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:28:18 +0000

The winning entries of this year’s World Press Photo Contest have just been announced. This year, according to organizers, 59,320 images were submitted for judging, made by 3,778 photographers. World Press Photo was once more kind enough to share some of this year’s global and regional winners, gathered below.

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South America, Singles—Aircraft on Flooded Tarmac: An aircraft sits on the flooded tarmac at Porto Alegre–Salgado Filho International Airport, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on May 20, 2024. From April to June 2024, record-breaking rainfall in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, led to the worst flood in the area’s history. More than half a million people were displaced, and more than 183 died in the floods. According to scientists, climate change—driven primarily by the burning of fossil fuels, including those used in passenger air travel—almost certainly intensified the floods. In the larger context of the global climate crisis, this image of a plane suspended between sky and water becomes a foreboding symbol. ( Anselmo Cunha / Agence France-Presse)

FORMAT Festival Lucky Dip LomoWalk Recap

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

We teamed up with FORMAT International Photography Festival in Derby for a special Lucky Dip LomoWalk. In in this recap article we talk to two of the participants and take a look at what they captured with the LomoApparat and LomoChrome Turquoise film.

Analogue Adventures: Developing Film for the First Time with the Lomo Daylight Developing Tank

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

The Lomography Manila Team recently tested out the new Lomo Daylight Developing Tank with a roll of Lomography Berlin Kino 400. Let's hear from them about the process and how see how the results turned out!

The Master of the Swirl: A Talk with Angela Izzo on the Petzval Art Lens

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

In her latest interview with Lomography Magazine, LomoAmigo Angela Izzo discusses artistic fulfillment, the freedom of experimentation, and her love for the Petzval Art Lens. She dives into how the lens inspires her creativity, challenging her to think outside the box with every shot.

The War in Ukraine Enters Its Fourth Year (25 photos)

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:48:52 +0000

This week, a team of U.S. officials are in Saudi Arabia, mediating a set of separate talks with delegations from Russia and Ukraine, working toward a possible limited cease-fire, but the outcome remains uncertain. Meanwhile, frontline fighting and missile attacks continue across Ukraine and into parts of Russia, at an enormous cost of lives, homes, and material. Gathered below are images of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, and of those affected by its continued destruction, from the past several weeks.

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A local resident stands in the courtyard of his house while smoke rises from a fire following a strike on the outskirts of Odesa, Ukraine, on March 11, 2025, amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. ( Oleksandr Gimanovoleksandr Gimanov / AFP / Getty)

A LomoChrome Adventure with Olaf Djanuismadi

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Olaf Djanuismadi is a Jakarta-based photographer with a passion for capturing authentic moments through portrait photography. Recently, we sent him a selection of our LomoChrome films. Let's take a look at what he captured!

Writer's Notes: Learning Instant Photography

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Hello again! Do you shoot instant film? A few years ago I had many reasons to think I don't like this format, but in this edition of Writer's Notes, I'm sharing a few reasons why I've come to enjoy instant photography!

Sculpting Strength with Film: A Look Back at the Lomography X Rodin Photo Competition

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

What does strength look like through a film camera? Earlier this year, the Lomography China X Rodin Photo Competition invited photographers to explore this theme from unique perspectives—whether through physical form, emotional resilience, or the force of the environment.

Reconnecting with Romania: @simonadolea's Nostalgic Film Photography

Sat, 22 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Born in Romania but raised in Spain, community member Simona Dolea shares with Lomography her journey on embracing her multicultural background and documenting the experience on film.

Photos of the Week: Hare Boxing, Tea Terrace, Giant’s Causeway (28 photos)

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000

A rally race in Kenya, tornado damage in Mississippi, a marine ranch in China, spring sunshine in England, a Legoland resort in Shanghai, a bright-green river in Chicago, a wife-carrying race in England, and much more

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Support teams work around a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft shortly after it splashed down with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov aboard in the waters off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, on March 18, 2025. ( Keegan Barber / NASA / Reuters)

A Tropical Escape with Caroline Ruffault and the LomoChrome Color'92 Sun-kissed Film

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Caroline Ruffault takes us to Costa Rica with the LomoChrome Color '92 Sun-kissed 35 mm. Discover her journey and her thoughts on this film!

Captivated by City Lights at Night: Hong Kong Photographer Anson's First Experience with the Petzval 55 Art Lens

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

We invited photography enthusiast Anson @mankwongg to use our New Petzval 55mm f/1.7 MKII lens. He utilized the lens's swirly bokeh effects to capture some incredible portraits, creating unique visual effects. Let's take a look at his work!

First Impressions of the Lomo Daylight Developing Tank by Daniel Ruffles

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

UK-based photographer Daniel Ruffles recently tested out the new Lomo Daylight Developing Tank using a roll of Lady Grey B&W 35 mm film which he shot on the LomoApparat and souped with some gin, tonic, lemon and salt water.

Can you look at these 9 photos and not smile on International Day of Happiness?

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:36:08 +0000

March 20 is International Happiness Day — a day that the United Nations had dedicated to the celebration of joy. We asked photographers around the world to share a picture that can bring bliss.

(Image credit: Andre Malerba / The Everyday Projects)

Winners of the British Wildlife Photography Awards 2025 (12 photos)

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:14:08 +0000

Organizers of the 2025 British Wildlife Photography Awards just announced their collection of winners and runners-up. More than 13,000 images were submitted in 11 different categories, celebrating the wildlife and wild spaces found across the United Kingdom. Competition organizers were kind enough to share some of this year’s amazing images below. Captions were provided by the photographers.

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Urban Explorer. British Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 and Winner of Urban Wildlife. "For approximately three years, I had been photographing this vixen and was able to track her movements across the city. Surprisingly, she covered large distances, eventually moving over a mile away from her original parental territory. In the city, that means a lot of roads, hazards, and other fox territories to contend with. This streetwise fox was a successful mother and had a family of young mouths to feed." (© Copyright Simon Withyman / British Wildlife Photography Awards)

Clara Rodriguez: Spiritual Exploration Through Experimental Film Photography

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

In this interview we catch up with experimental film photographer Clara Rodriguez, aka Haluro de Clara. She tells us about her experience at last year's Experimental Photo Festival in Barcelona and shares some incredible "souped" LomoChrome Purple photos.

Tipster: Making the Most Out of Half-Frame Photos

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Half-frame cameras are famous for allowing film shutterbugs to shoot film in a less costly way. In this tipster, we hope to inspire you to delve into the potential of this format through marvelous images shared by our community members!

The View From Greenland (24 photos)

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:28:03 +0000

Greenland—the largest island in the world (that isn’t a continent) and a self-ruling Danish territory—has recently undergone a national election, seen protests seeking autonomy from Denmark, and has prominently become the target of President Donald Trump, who wants to somehow “get” the territory as part of the United States. Several news agencies recently sent photographers to the cities of Nuuk, Ilulissat, and more to cover the local population, their reactions to the larger stories, and their own moves toward independence. The winning party of the March 11 elections is described by the AP as “a pro-business party that favors a slow path to independence,” and opposes Trump’s recent efforts.

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A fishing boat passes icebergs that broke off from the Jakobshavn Glacier on March 5, 2025, in Ilulissat, Greenland. ( Joe Raedle / Getty)

Community Gallery: Proving Instant Film is for More Than Just Portraits

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Let's take a quick break from portraits and see what else our community members have shot on instant film.

Fading Frames: @F4bby_ Creates an Apocalyptic Tale With Lomography Redscale Film

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Join community member Fabi on his wonderfully imagined journey through the ruins of the past. The warmth, contrast and colors of the Lomography Redscale films are perfect for his eerie and apocalyptic vision.

Here are 8 photography winners with disabilities who show the world their perspective

Sat, 15 Mar 2025 13:18:13 +0000

Here are the winning entries in this year's Global Ability Photography Challenge.

Júlia Giros Experiments with the LomoApparat

Sat, 15 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Let's have a look at what photographer and filmmaker Júlia Giros created with the LomoApparat and LomoChrome Turquoise film!

Photos of the Week: Koala Care, Dinosaur King, Fuego Volcano (28 photos)

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000

A train-pulling record attempt in Egypt, long-term flooding in Ecuador, a fire-walking festival in Japan, Holi celebrations in India, wild horses in Turkey, an airshow in Thailand, a pro-Ukraine demonstration in Germany, and much more

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A cheerleader entertains the crowds during the annual Moomba Festival in Melbourne, Australia, on March 9, 2025. ( William West / AFP / Getty)

Community Gallery: Tiny Tales with the Lomomatic 110

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

It's been a year since we launched the Lomomatic 110! What have our community members captured with this mini camera? From funky street snaps to truly Lomographic images, we're sharing delightful work from Lomographers shot with the Lomomatic 110.

Photographing the Final Days of World War II in Germany (34 photos)

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:51:39 +0000

In the last weeks of World War II, Harold W. Clover, a combat photographer in the S-2 Section of the U.S. Army’s 31st Combat Engineer Battalion, documented the scenes and events around him as his unit pushed from the French Alsace into Nazi Germany, then into Austria, where they served occupation duty, in 1945. Clover donated many of his film negatives to the U.S. National Archives—where I recently visited, digitizing most of these prints below for the first time. Clover’s striking photographs capture the lives of war-weary civilians as well as soldiers—sometimes in a playful light—while still depicting the ugly reality of war.

A photo previously included in this story has been removed because it did not meet The Atlantic's editorial standards.

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Three U.S. Army soldiers sit together in Dossenheim, France, in February of 1945, as their units prepare to move east, into Germany. From left: Private David Taub, T/5 Shigeo Takayama, and an unidentified soldier. The original caption reads: "GIs David Taub, Berlin refugee; Shigeo Takayama, Nisei; and Iowa farm boy with sniper rifle (42nd—Rainbow Division). Dossenheim, France." In 2003, Takayama, whose father was held in a Japanese-American internment camp in Arizona during the war, recorded an oral history interview for the Japanese American Military History Collective, recalling his experiences. ( Harold W. Clover / U.S. Army / National Archives)

Winners of the 2025 Sony World Photography Awards Open Competition (24 photos)

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:03:45 +0000

The top entries in the 2025 Sony World Photography Awards Open Competition were just announced, and competition organizers have once again shared some of the winning and shortlisted photos selected from more than 419,000 submissions in 10 categories: Architecture, Creative, Landscape, Lifestyle, Motion, Natural World & Wildlife, Object, Portraiture, Street Photography, and Travel. Captions were provided by the organizers and photographers.

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Fever Tree Leopard. Shortlist, Natural World & Wildlife. "Encountering a leopard is a rare and breathtaking moment. This majestic feline was photographed at Lake Nakuru, Kenya, deep within a fever tree forest. It was initially perched on a branch but then strolled elegantly along its massive bough—a true bucket-list experience for the photographer." (© Copyright Peter Delaney, 2025 Sony World Photography Awards)