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I shot 15 rolls with the Lomo MC-A. Here's why it's not my cup of tea
I recently got my hands on the highly anticipated Lomo MC-A.
 • Raf Lopes (CameraClara.com)
This $30 Kodak camera is selling for $200 on eBay
I tested the Kodak Charmera: a camera? a keyring? a toy? All combined, and I took it to the streets of NYC anyway.
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A conversation with Mike Chudley about street photography, film, and keeping things fun
The London-based photographer and YouTuber talks about his path from skate videos to Leica rangefinders, why film feels different, and the one time…
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First contact with the new Lomo MC-A: A hands-on review
I tested the new Lomography camera, here are my experiences after shooting 15 rolls. It jammed and ruined 3 film rolls. I am thinking about returning…
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My best film photos of 2025
One photograph from each month, chosen for reasons I didn't always expect
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Camera Clara
Camera Clara
Quality over quantity, with a deep passion for storytelling, capturing the essence of life’s moments through both film and digital, along with technical dive-deep.
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From 0 to 151 rolls: how RafLabs came to life after 4,601 frames
I started 2025 never having shot film. I ended it running my own lab. Here's what the data looks like for 2025.
 • Raf Lopes (CameraClara.com)
Computer History Museum, California
Analog photos on Kodak Portra 800, to the sound of Kraftwerk's Computer World
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California van life, road trip, Highway 1, and coffee (with halation, please!)
More photos and less text this time!
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On the advantages of being a fool
A poem by Clarice Lispector, translated and interpreted, with a personal reflection on fatherhood and my autistic son
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Building a photography community in Hong Kong, featuring Anson (Tahusa)
A conversation about film photography, photowalks, and what brings photographers together in New York, Rio de Janeiro, and Hong Kong
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The MET Cloisters: "everything will be taken away"
Black and white photographs from the MET Cloisters, a reflection on what gets moved, and who decide$
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Grand Central Terminal's silent wedding venue
How a cold New York winter led me to discover brides, blurred commuters, and silent wedding parties at a tenth of a second
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Inside Apple TV's Severance building for black and white photography
It's in New Jersey, it's called Bell Works, here's some story about it, along with b&w noir shots.
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Hasselblad V-System, explained
A dive-deep session with Brian Chambers, my friend, and a Hasselblad expert.
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Japan

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Tokyo through Kodak Gold 200
After shooting my first roll of 120 in Tokyo, guess what?
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The most expensive lens hunt in Tokyo
Time to feature the Mamiya 7ii in Japan
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Tokyo 15 - CineStill 800T
Last 35mm roll from my Japan trip, it contains street photography.
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Tokyo 14 - CineStill 800T
Resuming Japan roll dumps, EXIF data on analog photography, my ShotOn tool, and an ultmost nerd combination of film photography and software creation.
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⭐ Tokyo 13 - CineStill 800T
A roll full of bangers! Street photography, subway shots (my favorite theme), and glowy neon glow powered by halation.
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Japan Camera Stores
A glimpse into the paradise. If you suffer from cardiac complications, skip this post. You've been warned!
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Tokyo 12 - CineStill 800T
Just some more classic street photography shots.
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Tokyo 11 - CineStill 400D
Tsukiji Nippon Fish Port Market.
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Tokyo 10 - Marix D400 (Japanese film)
A Japanese film stock capturing typical Tokyo scenes and subjects, with a touch of random film lettering and some goosebumps at the Fender store.
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Tokyo 9 - CineStill 400D
Back to Tokyo! Street photography, Yakuza guys, subway, vinyl shop, camera store, and nice halation effect on 2nd BASE camera shop.
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Sapporo 4 - CineStill 400D
Love is in the air at the restaurant, driving over the mountains, Mount Yotei,
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Sapporo 3 - CineStill 400D
Walk over Sakaimachi Hondori Street 堺町本通り, nice stores, apron, Japan people, and more street photography.
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