Aug 28, 2026 | Editor's Pick, film photography, General, Lifestyle, News
Forever Young: Mick Rock and the Photos We Grew Up With By Marwan El-Mozayen The sad news of Tim Curry’s death made me remember his wonderful, over-the-top performance in The Rocky Horror Picture Show — and the photographs of Mick Rock, who captured Curry and so...
Aug 20, 2026 | Behind the Scenes, Editor's Pick, film photography, General, News
If Print Disappears, We Lose More Than Paper By Marwan El-Mozayen The recent financial troubles at Steidl are more than publishing-industry news. They are a reminder that beautifully made books and magazines are less secure than we might like to believe. A Great Name...
Apr 27, 2026 | Behind the Scenes, film photography
The Best Drum Scanning Services in North America and Europe for Your Analog Images By Karl Hudson / Hudson Grafik Service and Hermann Groeneveld / SilvergrainClassics Trusted Provider of Drum Scanning Services With Karl Hudson’s support, we have started to...
Apr 1, 2026 | film photography, Gear
Optik Oldschool OptiColour 200 My Thoughts About a New Film By Marwan El Mozayen / SilvergrainClassics I’ll be honest, this wasn’t a film I was immediately excited about. Anything based on the old Orwo Filmfabrik Wolfen materials always came with a bit of hesitation...
Mar 27, 2026 | film photography, Gear
Plustek OpticFilm 135i A Compact Film Scanner For a Quick Start By Marwan El Mozayen and Hermann Groeneveld / SilvergrainClassics Anyone getting into analog photography today — for example, someone who wants to digitize their old film and slide archives — will quickly...
Mar 16, 2026 | film photography, Gear
The Sekonic Studio Deluxe III L-398A An Encounter That Left a Lasting Impression By Marwan El Mozayen / SilvergrainClassics Sekonic Studio Deluxe III L-398A I first saw the Sekonic L-398 in the late 1990s. Not in a camera shop. Not in a studio either. But...