Polaroid Week - Spring 2023: Our Top 20 Favorites!
Polaroid Week is a bi-annual celebration of instant film that allows lovers of the medium to share their newly created instant works across the internet! See our top selections from this season now!
Top 20 Mamiya 7 Photographers You Need to Know in 2023!
The Mamiya 7 camera is a cult icon in the medium format photography world. If you weren’t convinced this camera was your grail camera, you will be after seeing what these 20 medium format film photographs!
Event Coverage: PolaCon Bay Area 2023
PolaCon BayArea 2023 was a thrilling four-day adventure packed with photowalks, vibrant parties, and a must-attend "Talks and Zine Swap" event. Unfazed by the rain, participants dove headfirst into exploring captivating locations while bonding over their shared passion of instant film, all while having a drink or two. Read our recap of this amazing event now!
Book Review: “Gli Isolani” by Alys Tomlinson
Gli Isolani is not your typical photobook. It is a breathtaking work of art that captures the essence of a remote community and its culture. Alys Tomlinson's images are a testament to her mastery of black and white photography and her ability to capture the heart of a place. With each photograph, she reveals a deeper layer of meaning, inviting us to ponder the relationship between man and the environment, the sacred and the profane, and good and evil.
Twenty Street Photographers You Need to Know!
Forget your preconceived notions of what "street" photography is or should be. Discover 20 international street photographers you need to know in 2023, curated by writer, photographer, and filmmaker, Jesse Freeman of Japan Camera Hunter, that challenges the Western ideas of street photography.
Analog Forever Magazine’s Top 40 Analog Photographs of 2022
These images are the AF Team's curation of the most stand out must-see images produced in 2022. From career photographers to amateur hobbyists, these scenes and portraits made a huge impact this year!
Twenty Alternative Process Photographers You Need to Know!
Since its advent, the art of photography has been a process of artistic experimentation. Hundreds of processes have been invented since its inception, including gum bichromate, platinum/palladium, and wet plate collodion. These alternative processes don’t just still exist; they are thriving in the digital age. Discover 20 emerging and established photographers who use these and countless other processes to create unique and engaging photographic prints in a specially curated list by Christina Z. Anderson!
Polaroid Week - Fall 2022: Our Top 20 Favorites!
Polaroid Week is a bi-annual celebration of instant film that allows lovers of the medium to share their newly created instant works across the internet! See our top selections from this season now!
Featured Photographer: Felicita Russo - "Imaginary Landscape"
Italian photographer Felicita Russo’s instant film based creations of extraterrestrial worlds and breathtaking future landscapes bridge the gap between traditional painting, contemporary art, and science fiction. Through her work, she pushes the boundaries of contemporary light painting to new frontiers.
Interview: Gerry Yuam - “Families of the Dump”
Photographer Gerry Yaum investigates the Mae Sot Thailand garbage dumps where more than 50 Mon and Karen refugee and immigrant families live. Displaced by poverty, war, and political instability of Burma (Myanmar), Yaum doesn’t just tell their story but has become a part of it.
Analog Forever Magazine - Edition 7 Artist Announcement!
Analog Forever Magazine Edition 7 includes interviews with Meghann Riepenhoff, Jason Langer, Angel O’Brien, Landry Major, and Yoav Friedlander accompanied by portfolio features of Minh Hoang, Cathy Cone, Rebecca Zeiss, and Barbara Hazen. Notably, this edition also includes a retrospective on the life and work of Penny Felts.
NSFW | 29 Wet Plate Collodion Photographers You Need to Know!
Though it was founded in in 1851, the wet plate collodion process has seen a resurgence over the last 20 years. Photographers from around the world are looking back and embracing the magic of this historic process. We are pleased to help you discover 29 established and emerging wet plate photographers that deserve recognition to show you exactly why this medium is as beautiful as it is important.
Polaroid Week - Spring 2022: Our Top 20 Favorites!
Polaroid Week is a bi-annual celebration of instant film that allows lovers of the medium to share their newly created instant works across the internet! See our top selections from this season now!
Analog Forever Magazine Edition 6 Artist Announcement!
Analog Forever Magazine Edition 6 includes interviews with Michael Massaia, Deborah Parkin, Amanda Marchand, and Amy Sue Greenleaf, accompanied by features of Leila Ali, Renée Jacobs, Christian K. Lee, Loren Nelson, Graciana Piaggio, and Manon Weiser.
NSFW | Featured Photographer: La Fille Renne - “Reclaiming Our Bodies: Systemic, Gynecological, and Obstetric Violence Towards Our Sexes in the Framework of Health”
La Fille Renne––non-binary photographer and co-director of feminist media, Polysème Magazine––gives insight to their series, Reclaiming Our Bodies: Systemic, Gynecological, and Obstetric Violence Towards Our Sexes in the Framework of Health, a project that brings awareness of gynecological and obstetrical violence.
Featured Photographer: Jamie Swick - “Instant Transcendence”
Jamie Swick’s environmental portraits of the Pacific Northwest produce a distinct stillness that is undeniable. Her picturesque landscapes suggest a new era of environmentalism that isn’t fought by tying yourself to a tree, but by walking among them.
Featured Photographer: Luca Tombolini - "Vistas Paradossales”
Luca Tombolini’s series Vistas artistically explores the scientific idea of Space, Time, and their relativity by asking viewers to consider the perception of their via place in the universe via the combination of long and multiple exposure landscapes and cameraless microscapes made of color drops in solvents.
Featured Photographer: Liz Albert - "Family Fictions”
Liz Albert’s series, Family Fictions, take us on a journey back in time to explore family and social dynamics in the 50s and 60s through photographic slides that she has found, purchased, and combined into diptychs.
Featured Photographer: Vincent Ricardel - "The Way Back"
Vincent Ricardel’s series “The Way Back” was created with a Hasselblad 500 CM camera and 19+-year-old Kodak Black and White Verichrome Pan film. His series masterfully challenges the notion that there are no frontiers left in the American West.
Twenty Women Film Photographers You Need to Know in 2022!
Since its advent, photography has been a boy's club, and women have stood out as rebels and heroes for infiltrating the clubhouse. It's now 2022, and we are pleased to help you discover 20 established and emerging women photographers that deserve recognition as we enter a new era of photographic diversity.