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Negev on 35mm // Israel & Palestine

I was younger than I now am, when I wandered fruitfully through the harsh Negev in Southern Israel. I had opinions, some vision of a future, perhaps a pipe-drea...

B-Roll in a Game Of Thrones B-Location // Girona, Catalonia.

It funny how your opinion of art changes overtime; fermenting alongside all the troubles, the tribulations of life, the sadness, the electricity. Every few year...

Tran-Siberian love letter: Moscow-Mongolia.

The cradle of dawn, tracing the silhouette of steel veins, winding eastward, time. Each carriage, a vessel of stories, the souls of wanderers, the frost-kissed ...

‘Palestinian Man & His Bird’ Jerusalem / 35mm Pentax K1000

Hello, I’m Michael, I’m from Scotland. I worked as a photographer for many years. I used to been quite active on Hive, particularly the Photography Lovers group...

Street Art in India // Rishikesh, Himalayas.

.jpg) Street art is one of my favourite additions to any place or city. Let's not confuse art with tagging though, because tagging is lazy, vile and obnoxious. ...

INDIA/ LEITH on 35mm // Olympus RC35 (m. 1976)

I will need to retrieve this wonderous machine from my pal Dan. I afforded him the pleasure of using it for his latest project however the camera holds dear to ...

The High Cost of Neglect // More Scans From A Nostalgic Past (35mm)

https://i.imgur.com/bdCEDCL.jpg If you missed the introduction to this project then allow me to briefly explain it before showing more content. https://i.imgur....

What India really looks like // Wanderings in Pune City

https://i.imgur.com/KZL66n2.jpg The guide books preach about spirituality and waves of colour. All I saw was a colourful ocean of trash, poverty and an upper cl...

Pier Into Abyss // A glimpse into the photography project of lifetime (35mm)

https://i.imgur.com/7RfkxEo.jpg We are animals. We are artists. The very essence of our existence is to craft reality as we see it, twist it, distort and manipu...

A Blind Rickshaw Driver, A Drunk Crab & Various Other Elements of a Subcontinent // From The Vault

Good evening Hivers & Photography Lovers, it's me again. Tonight dish contains some images from my India collection. Quite a mixed bunch of scenes. I know I moa...

Cinematography & Photography // What's the difference, really?

.00010810.Still016.png) I spent most of today editing a new showreel as I prepare to apply for a fulltime job as a Cinematographer. I really thought my crypto p...

A mixture of 35mm & Medium Format 🎞️

Afternoon folks, Felt like sharing some random images from my portfolio to distract myself and hopefully yourselves also from the dreadful state of the markets ...

Am Fear Liath Mòr // Driving through the 'Big Grey Mans' garden // Scottish Mythology

It is a sight to behold; the road that leads North from Fort William into that extruding heart of Scotland that it wears solemnly on it's sleeves. The old toil ...

West Lothian, Scotland ft 'Jupiter Artland' // The 35mm Mixtape #001

When I finish a roll of 35mm film it gets thrown into the celluloid blackhole which is a large box of exposed film that lives in my closet. What secrets of my p...

The Land Of Spotting Trains // Where I Live & Other Rants.

https://i.imgur.com/1w8SmCy.jpg It's been a dreadful 6 months again. When I vanish from Hive for these periods you can confidently guess that shit's hit the fan...

A Collection Of Bugs & Flower // India-Malaysia-UK

https://i.imgur.com/mVyte8a.jpg Portrait of a praying Mantis taken in Pune, India. I spent a good hour with this specimen. They are wonderful subjects, very res...

Raiders Of The Lost Drive // Deep-diving into my portfolio

This portrait was shot in the Eastern Quarter, right on the border of the Arabic/ Jewish quarters of the city of Jerusalem. It was featured in National Geograph...

Dharamshala // Shooting Street Photography in the Buddhist Capital Of India

Dharamshala is home to the Dalia Llama, it is the Indian safe-haven in which Tibetan refugees have found some peace to live beyond China's occupation of the Tib...

In The Darkness We Shoot // Exploring A Nazi-Era Ballroom near Berlin.

I first passed through Berlin in the middle of the night. I was on a sleeper train taking me from Amsterdam to Warsaw. It was about 2am when our train slowly cr...

Reflection // The Ones That Got Away (AGFA APX 400 35mm)

I love shooting on film. I am often asked why, and to be honest I didn't really know the answer for a very long time, but today I think I do. For me, it's got a...