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Amazingly, in the age of AI image creation, film photography is not only popular but it's growing again after an initial decline. More and more, people are finding value in timeless, handcrafted imagery.

As a creative, it is very likely that you have at least once, shot photographs the analog way and used a film camera of some kind. But how much do you know about how that film camera works, or better yet, how the film is made?

Last December, Pentax announced that it was developing a new film camera in response to the resurgent popularity of the medium. In its most recent update, the company has revealed more about what that camera will look like, including the fact it will have a fixed lens.

Danish filmmaker Jesper Tønnes is working on an ambitious noir film demonstrating "the true potential of Kodak's analog film formats."

Dubblefilm has announced a new special effect black and white film called Glitch which is designed to imitate the TV glitch and VHS tracking effects that were common in the era of analog television.

Zone Imaging has released a new film development fixer called Eco Zonefix that it claims is much safer than other products on the market and is, as the name suggests, eco-friendly.

There are a lot of crazy ideas out there when it comes to experimental photography. Multiple exposures. Film Soups. Shooting your rolls backward. But have you ever heard of anybody loading two rolls of film into a camera at the same time? Me neither, and that’s exactly why I’m going to do it!

Keks Camera has released the KM02 OLED Light Meter, an update from a previous model that reduces its size and weight and allows it to better blend into the classic cameras it helps support.

Kodak Alaris -- notably a different brand from the perhaps more well-known Eastman Kodak -- is to be sold by its owner, the UK’s Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

The Lomographic Society has announced the Lomography School, promising an "analog education like never before." For film photographers, especially beginners, it can be challenging to find the resources they need to learn about all aspects of analog photography and Lomography. The Lomo School delivers "everything from the analog basics to exciting experimental techniques" in one place.

Negative Supply has announced the Light Source Mini, a follow-up of its original 4x5 Light Source Basic that is ideal for 35mm and 120 film and has been redesigned to output more light.

Fujifilm is poised to release a new 400 Color Negative film soon to, presumably, replace the Superia X-TRA 400 film that now shows as discontinued or out of stock at U.S. retailers.

I had the Mamiya RB67 and Pentax 67 on my medium-format wanted list for many years now, but I simply could not justify the price tag or bear the unfortunate realization that either camera would sit lonely and unused on a shelf. That all changed in December 2022 when I decided to grab a non-working RB67 as a Christmas Present for my eldest brother.

Polaroid's new Reclaimed Blue 600 film is the result of original chemistry discovered through what it calls "accidental experimentation" that took place at the only Polaroid film factory in the world.

Fujifilm has announced that it will no longer accept new domestic orders for a range of color negative 35mm film as well as reversal film in both 35mm and 120 formats due to a shortage of raw materials.

Pentax is considering making a brand-new hand-winding manual film camera as part of its endeavors to develop a new analog camera that appeals to young film enthusiasts.

One of the greatest things about film photography is its friendliness toward do-it-yourself approaches. Want to hack together a working camera out of discount hardware store supplies? All the power to you! Want to shoot on art paper coated in a home-concocted emulsion, contact-printed using authentic techniques from the 1800s? Why not?

Reveni Labs has announced Dunkbot, an automated film processing machine. Dunkbot fits three 35mm film rolls, a pair of 120 rolls, and up to six sheets of 4x5 medium-format film.

Photographer Imran Nuri has driven 15,298 miles in 12 weeks to speak to 1,019 strangers and seek life advice in the lower 48 United States.

Chroma Cameras has released a new-and-improved version of its CubePan 135-format panoramic camera. The 2023 version includes the same features as last year's original, although it now includes better usability based on feedback from photographers.

Fujifilm has announced the Instax Mini 12 instant camera. The new analog camera is the successor to 2020's Instax Mini 11 and includes an updated design, automatic flash control, parallax correction, and a multi-function twist lens.

The camera is a reasonably recent image-creation tool; compared to millennia of paintings, drawings, carvings, and illustrations, we have only a few hundred years of photographs and photographic development. What photography offers compared to those ancient arts is (relative) immediacy and accuracy.

Apple appears to be getting more confident with the imaging capability of its mobile devices as it just published a 30-minute long, epic Bollywood film shot entirely on iPhone.

The film photography revival is going strong but these pictures don’t just magically appear out of thin air! Eventually you need to develop your film so I put together this step-by-step guide to process black and white negatives at home. It’s easier than you might think!