My latest idea was to focus on the finer details of the many examples of wonderful architecture around Munich. Shooting black & white film I looked for different textures and patterns in what was otherwise a very cloudy and dull day.

My next post sees me trying out the technique of ‘pushing film’ to allow me to shoot handheld during the night. We go for a walk around Innsbruck, Austria shooting a roll of Kodak Tri-X rated at ISO 1600.

My first post of this new series sees me exploring the great German outdoors in search of minimalist landscapes. I head towards the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in southern Bavaria and end up on Germany’s highest peak. Come find out more about my new project!

An evening walkabout in Innsbruck provided the perfect backdrop to try out two super fast films, Ilford’s Delta 3200 and Kodak’s T-Max 3200. Join me for a night time venture through the old streets of Innsbruck as we see who might win the fast film battle.

A recent trip through the Austrian Alps and the Dolomites sees some practice in composition, specifically compression of landscapes, with an additional challenge being shooting primarily in black & white. Join me for some eerie landscapes and tall mountains!

Sometimes the best photographs come from simply going for a long walk, and this is exactly what I did one day armed with a roll of Cinestill BwXX film. Come and join me for some composition practice around Munich city.

There is more to Oktoberfest than the massive beer halls, in fact it is one of the world’s largest amusement parks. What better place to try out another “day versus night” type post, so come join me for some bright neon lights and lots of fun!

The world’s largest beer festival, Oktoberfest, sees 6 million people descend on Munich, Germany for 16 days of fun, food and plenty of beer. I was all ready with my lederhosen and trustworthy Nikon point and shoot camera along with copious amounts of film. Join me for lots of colour in a great day out!

The incredibly small and mighty Rollei 35s fits in your coat pocket and is capable of some truly great shots. This quirky camera is equipped with a fantastic lens and has a place in the history books as one of the smallest 35mm cameras ever produced. Here are my impressions of this little gem.

It has been a while since I have reviewed any rare film, and a recent gift of some expired Fujichrome Sensia 200 was perfect for experimenting with the bright sunny days we have enjoyed here in Munich. Here are my impressions of this film.

I managed to get my hands on a few more rolls of colour infrared, come join me for some unpredictable results as we go for a walk on an East Frisian island off Germany's North Sea coast.

As a follow-on from a similar shoot I did in Frankfurt, here are my impressions of the architectural wonder that is Munich's subway, U-Bahn München. Join me for a very early trip around some wonderful, awe inspiring, and sometimes downright scary scenes.

I took a stroll around Munich's Olympia Park with a roll of Rollei infrared film with some decent results. Join me for some unusual shots of this wonderful park and sporting venue. 

The week I moved to Munich there was an international rowing regatta being held at the rowing lake I will be rowing on in future, what a great opportunity to go check out the action and enjoy the sun...along with a roll of trustworthy Ilford FP4 film.

After a very successful first blog post about rowing in Frankfurt I decided to take advantage of the good weather and take out another disposable camera for a slightly different route. Join me for some sunrise action on Frankfurt's Main river.

In this post we go for a long walk around the block with the trustworthy Ilford FP4+ armed with two fantastic medium format cameras and two analogue geeks (me +1!). We search for good light, architectural minimalism, and fun compositions. 

I have been waiting a long time to get my hands on the newly released and very talked about Ferrania P30 film, made with much fanfare by Ferrania Italy after a very successful 'Kickstarter' campaign. Here are my first impressions. 

A seasoned photographer always has a camera with them and travelling is a great excuse to get some extra practice in. Come join me for some super wide travel shots!

My yearly pilgrimage to rowing camp in rural Vermont was a great opportunity to bring loads of film and look for some new and interesting views! Join me for a wander around the Green Mountain State (in this case shades of red!)

As a follow on from my infrared photography post, here is a longer story about a weekend trip starting in Bavaria.

These shots are a follow on from the 'Wide angle living' post I did of the Alps over Easter. I also took my Rolleiflex camera with me and experimented taking black and white photographs with orange and red filters.

An impromptu drive along the Rhine, a short distance from Frankfurt, was a great excuse for another wide angle living post. Join me for a brief tour around the quaint town of 'Rüdesheim am Rhein', part of the UNESCO World Heritage site that is the Rhine Gorge.

People always ask me what it's like to row at sunrise on the river Main in Frankfurt. To answer that question I took a cheap single use film camera out on the water with me, so come join me for a tour of Frankfurt from the water's edge!

Where better to take my wide angle Hasselblad Xpan camera but to the Alps, this camera was made for views like these! Join me for a tour around the mountains of Bavaria and Tyrol, with some other stops along the way.

I have been meaning to try this very easy to find low ISO black and white film, all I needed was a bright and sunny day. Here are my impressions of Agfa APX 100 film.

I took advantage of a snowy day in Frankfurt to test out a motion picture film from the original Eastern German Orwo company. Join me for another wide angle living and rare film post, with some very intriguing results. 

I was lucky enough to get a loan of the wonderful Plaubel Makina 67 camera, so I took it for a walk and test run. This medium format rangefinder camera is in a league of its own. Here are my impressions.

I came up with the idea of "Empty Spaces" when shooting my last blog about 'Minimalism", and what better place to find suitable shots but Frankfurt's 'U-Bahn' network on a Sunday. Join me for some interesting architecture and solitary shots!

I had seen quite a few examples of minimalist photography lately, and I was also keen to give it a try. I gave myself the added challenge by bringing along my wide angle Xpan camera!

Armed with some Lomography Earl Grey 100 film and my new Voigtländer 35mm Nokton f1.4 lens, I went on a short walkabout around the centre of Frankfurt. Here are my impressions of this lens.

During a week long work trip, I brought along my Leica M6 (with a tiny 35mm lens), with the aim to photograph anything i saw interesting on my daily commute. Here is London on film in classic black & white!

Join me for another tour around the East Frisian island of Langeoog, but this time in full infrared mode!

A week long trip to an island in the North Sea and of course I brought a few cameras! Join me for a tour around the East Frisian island of Langeoog, a real gem off the north coast of Germany.

This time we enjoy some good old Dixieland Jazz in a really nice club in downtown Madrid, with my Dad's band as centre stage. Join me for another episode of wide angle living - time for some Jazz! 

Deciding to simply go for a walk, camera in hand, here are some street scenes that caught my eye. Join me for the walk through Madrid, the city I grew up in.

I have been meaning to try out this rare film for a while, and a photo walk around the streets of Madrid was the perfect opportunity to take it through its paces.