a brief FOMAPAN 200 Creative review

Many months ago, I responded to a giveaway tweet from the incredibly generous Dan K, and ended up with a gift certificate to Camera Film Photo. I decided to take the opportunity to try out some of the other Black & White films* out there and picked up 5 rolls each of Rollei RPX 100, Fomapan …

Don’t be confused

Allah makes it clear to us, over and over again… وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ اللَّيْلُ وَالنَّهَارُ وَالشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ ۚ لَا تَسْجُدُوا لِلشَّمْسِ وَلَا لِلْقَمَرِ وَاسْجُدُوا لِلَّهِ الَّذِي خَلَقَهُنَّ إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ And of His signs are the night and day and the sun and moon. Do not prostrate to the sun or to the moon, but …

‘Arbus Friedlander Winogrand: New Documents, 1967’

Arbus Friedlander Winogrand: New Documents, 1967 is the long-awaited catalog from the (in)famous MoMA show, “New Documents” of 1967, which ushered in, or, rather, legitimized the era of straight photography, the casual snapshot of the ordinary subject, and the classic portrait of the outsider.