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Introduction

Hi all. I am a journalist with a passion for analogue photography and visual culture. I've been taking photos with film and developing myself for about three years. My photos can be found at http://vincenttri... or on flickr.

What do you love most about film photography?

I have always loved photographs, but it took a push to get me to taking my own photos. One day my editor just told me to meet him at a train station (this was in Japan). I did. He shoved a clunky old medium format Mamiya 6x6 with the waist level viewfinder and no light meter. "Just use the fucking force," he said, handing me a few rolls of Delta 3200. We shot a street performance festival. What came out blew me away. The fast black and white film made everything int shadows of silver, and flashes of white light. The bokeh and imperfection of our photos really set it apart from the near-identical shots that every other DSLR slinger around us made. Not perfect at all, but special. No instant gratification, a time capsule buried in magic potions and opened by light. I shoot digital for work, but film is always a pleasure. Film requires time and love for every precious frame. I feel that because of this, I take better pictures with film.

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Vincent Trivett

What Vincent is saying about this Meetup Group

It's nice. Everyone is very friendly and knowledgable.