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The Bowtiemate Dispatch

English edition Issue 26.09.18
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File No. 2026.08.21
A Breath of Fresh Air

The outdoors gives both the amateur and experienced photographer natural light to convey mood, often freeing them from complex lighting setups to focus purely on the subject captured on film.

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  • A Studio Ghibli + Wes Anderson attempt.
    • Nikon FM | Cinestill 800T (16/11/25)
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  • Let’s agree to see an attempt at Edward Hopper here.
    • Nikon FM | Cinestill 800T (24/01/26)
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  • Night urban rides.
    • Nikon FM | Ilford 3200 (27/05/26)
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  • It’s simple: I saw an astronaut, I took a pic.
    • Nikon FM | Ilford HP5 400 (05/10/25)
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  • She rides (and poses great) after the blue hour.
    • Nikon FM | Ilford 3200 (30/06/26)
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  • Windy outdoors at the city library.
    • Nikon FM | Cinestill 800T (11/01/26)
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  • A gentle afternoon sky.
    • Nikon FM | Cinestill 800T (02/11/25)
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  • The feather watcher, the best telephoto shot so far.
    • Nikon FM | Cinestill 800T (22/10/25)
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  • From the backyard of an extinct bookstore.
    • Nikon FM | Lomo Purple (12/04/25)
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  • The portable urban panther.
    • Nikon FM | Kodak ColorPlus 200 (04/03/25)

Field Notes:

Taking my camera with me on every walk outside doesn’t always yield a shot. But when the stars align, whether on a library rooftop, beside a lake, in a backyard, or in a park right in the middle of the city, the effort of hauling that mechanical weight pays off the moment you develop the roll. And that’s the funny catch: an amateur photographer like me never truly knows if it was worth the shot until the roll is developed (pun intended).