American Urban Life and the Influential Photographers Who Captured It — A documentary photography of urban life in America is hosted at Dulwich Picture Gallery in London.
Exhibition Uncovers Historical Photos From a Century of US Deportation Campaigns — at the California Museum in Sacramento will be on view through January 10, 2027.
How Nolan used a modified Pentax 67 to make IMAX history with The Odyssey — 6×7 is close to IMAX size so the viewfinder is quite close, and thus makes for a good viewfinder to block shot on set.
Film
Kodak Verita 200: No Consumer Version of This Film Exists But I Shot It Anyway — Interesting. Not sure why Kodak is protecting these motion picture stocks ; even Vision 3 is not available unless you are a movie production which makes it hard for film packagers to resell.
Kodak Ektapan 100 Is a Smooth, Sharp, and Beautifully Detailed Film — aka TMax 100. This is not a new film but it’s good to revisit what make people chose it for Black and White photography.
The Contax G2 Hype is Warranted: This Camera Rocks — A review of that modern classic of a camera, the Contax G2. On the pricey side, not helped by the fact that some pop stars were spotted using one.
DIY
This Photographer Built a Rig that Shoots Trichrome Photos Faster Than You Can Blink — Interesting rig.
How a 20-Year-Old Has Spent 3 Years Building Panoramic Cameras by Hand — Panoramic cameras are specialty, and the most advanced ones are the X-Pan and the rotating lenses model like the WideluxX. The latter is being reinvented and costing a few thousands of euros, while the former commands even more on the used market and is becoming hard to repair.