Be Bold, Be Brave
Photographer Mary Ellen Mark with Marlon Brando on the set of 'Apocalypse Now' Photography has never been strictly the preserve of the...
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Matthew Whiteman
- Nov 16
- 4 min
Against the Grain
'November Girl' Grain... It's a subject rarely discussed in digital photography and one that was, for decades, seen as something to be...
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Matthew Whiteman
- Nov 14
- 7 min
The Forever Format
Mainebocher Corset - photo by Horst P Horst ...The model's name is recorded as 'Madame Bernon'. Little is known of her - but she sat for...
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Matthew Whiteman
- Nov 3
- 4 min
'Globetrotter' - Ian Berry & 'Words and Pictures' at The Latent Image
In January 2024, we will be launching 'Words and Pictures'. Hosted by TLI's Matthew Whiteman and William Temple, this will be a series of...
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Matthew Whiteman
- Oct 27
- 8 min
A Theatre of Light... And 'The Black Trinity'
Once there was a legendary camera repairman in London. I'd love to give you his name but he's retired now and doesn't want to be bothered...
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Matthew Whiteman
- Oct 24
- 4 min
Ancient Light
A couple of Saturdays ago, we assembled; a bunch of happy photographic 'retronauts' ready for Chris Gries, our heroic leader, to lead us...
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Matthew Whiteman
- Oct 13
- 3 min
Wide Wide World
The first time I looked into the lens of a Hasselblad superwide camera, it reminded me vividly of the cold staring eye of the HAL 9000...
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Matthew Whiteman
- Oct 7
- 6 min
Everything but the kitchen sink
A great camera worth having and... Gulliver's TLR When I was a film and photography student in the late seventies, Gary Winogrand was the...
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Matthew Whiteman
- Oct 1
- 1 min
BACK TO THE FUTURE
At the end of a wonderfully busy (and hugely chatty) day, we closed the doors on the Wolverhampton Camera Fair. I think sellers and...
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Matthew Whiteman
- Sep 29
- 2 min
Old Leicas never die...
It's tough for us Leica nuts but sometimes a Leica comes in that is just not economical to repair. But when two come along something...
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Matthew Whiteman
- Sep 29
- 2 min
The Hunt is (nearly!) on...
It's a busy day today. We are getting things together for the Wolverhampton Camera Fair on Sunday. The fair is organised by William. And...
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Matthew Whiteman
- Sep 22
- 4 min
Hello Camera People!
This Monday, the time had come for us to take our annual 'works outing' to London. The objective: to catch up with all our dealer...
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Matthew Whiteman
- Sep 15
- 5 min