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Ways of seeing and photographic practice
A category for articles on how to read photographs, shape a shooting process, and build practical habits that support expression.
Independent film photography journal
Grain of Light
Grain of Light is a multilingual film photography media site featuring cameras, film stocks, photo essays, field notes, and analog culture in Japanese, English, and Chinese.
An independent journal of film photography, covering cameras, film stocks, field notes, and the culture of grain and light.
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Film cameras
A category that looks closely at handling, design character, and the everyday usability of each camera.
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Digital cameras
A category on how contemporary digital tools shape photographic experience and where they meet the concerns of film photography.
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Newly Published Notes
Recent notes are collected here as a direct entrance into the site, from ways of seeing to cameras, film, and photographic culture.
With LIFE's Return, I Want to See Who Chooses the Next Photograph
A new issue of LIFE is being made while its older archive remains with another owner. The announcement and a designer's interview help clarify what it means to publish a photography magazine again.
Nikon's Microscopy Prize and the Landscape Before Ink Reaches Paper
Nikon Small World 2026's winner photographed ink droplets inside a printer. A stationary head, moving paper, and a brief flash reveal the work of making a photograph possible and the physical process behind a print.
instax Pal 2: taking pictures, keeping files
The instax Pal 2 applies effects at capture. Official specifications explain reviewing, printing and keeping its pictures, including a saved-file size problem and the pixels left after cropping.
Why Was a Winning Microscopy Video Disqualified? — What a "No AI-Generated Entries" Rule Could Not Decide
On October 9, 2026, Nikon disqualified the first-place Small World in Motion video under its generative AI rule. A rule with only a ban and a right to request originals, a post-award review prompted by outside scientists, and JOICO's disclosure model show where generation and processing blur.
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