​This month's featured artist is Yuki Fukunishi @Penny3ee whose work stood out for its bold contrast and stark composition which work together make the viewer feel as if they are looking at a slice of something bigger. Like a vertical window peering into another world. She isn't afraid to shoot into the light or leave the subject just out of focus in a way that feels authentic and cohesive in a strangely reassuring way. We are proud to feature her work this month and share it with all of you.

​1. Name 
Yuki Fukunishi

2. Residence
Tokyo, Japan

3. Years Shooting
3 years

4. Years Shooting Film
3 years

5. Why Film?
It takes time to see the pictures. It makes me excited. Also when I take photos, the film camera makes me think a lot about the subject composition like the sunlight , clouds and shadows. It's fun to imagine the photos before receiving them.

​6. Why Halfframe?
It is compact and easy to carry. Plus, I can take many shots so it's economical to use.

7. What's your favorite Halfframe camera? What are your favorite films with halfframe? What's your favorite combo?
I loved the Olympus Pen EE3 as soon as I saw it. My friend helped me to find one. I also like my Pen EE because my uncle gave it to me.  I'm loyal to Kodak UltraMAX 400. The colors are wonderful. It's my favorite combo.

​8. What are you trying to do or show with your halfframe work?
I want to compose landscape images using portrait framing.

9. When you aren't shooting halfframe you are shooting...
I'm shooting with my iphone.

10. Anything else you'd like us to know about you? Other hobbies or interests? Where to follow you besides on IG, etc.
I only use Instagram.

Name 
Tony Munoz

Residence
Los Angeles 
​
Years Shooting
10ish years 

Years Shooting Film
 Less than 2 Years

Why Film?
 Addicted to the whole process

Why Halfframe?
 I like Dyptychs. 72 frames as opposed to only 36 is a plus. 

What's your favorite Halfframe camera?
 Olympus Pen D 

What are your favorite films with halfframe?
 Kodak Gold 200 

What's your favorite combo?
 100mm lens with close up Macro lens filter
 And good natural light.

What are you trying to do or show with your halfframe work?
Just enjoying capturing light, shadows, making art outa these vintage light catching boxes and films. What shows is my perspective of whatever object or moment that grabs my attention. Until now I’ve only bee trying to master the camera. As I get better If I’m not trying to create visual Candy cropped in a box, I will be just documenting the times.


When you aren't shooting halfframe you are shooting...
I like vintage cameras, 6X6 Medium Format, I’m currently shopping around for 6X9 Camera, and have a special love for Black and white photography.


Anything else you'd like us to know about you? Other hobbies or interests? Where to follow you besides on IG, etc.
I’m currently employed for 20 years this month at Vans, the footwear company.
I head up graphics for footwear. I’m interested in Art, Music, Photography, Design, vintage cameras, anything involving creative thinking.

Follow Tony @tmun_e on IG

​Name Gabe Vega  @gabevegaphoto

Residence Encinitas,CA

Years Shooting 10 Years

Years Shooting Film 3 years

Why Film? I have been shooting digital for a long time, but when I started working with film, I was hooked. I love the experience that film provides; it makes you slow down, become more selective and the final result always has beautiful tones and grain. I also have a respect for the construction and all the varying features of film cameras. 

​Why Halfframe? I enjoy being able to take into consideration the flow of each frame. Depending on my location, it can challenge me and make me push myself to see my surroundings in a new perspective. 

What's your favorite Halfframe camera? What are your favorite films with halfframe? What's your favorite combo? Olympus Pen F with Kodak Ultramax 400

What are you trying to do or show with your halfframe work? I want the images to tell a story; either through the content or tones, I try to capture something that catches the eye and engages the viewer.

When you aren't shooting halfframe you are shooting… Medium Format Pentax 67 and Pentax 645

Anything else you'd like us to know about you? Other hobbies or interests? Where to follow you besides on IG, etc. Professionally, I am a DJ and throw events all across San Diego. I love my job because it also allows me to take time to travel and pursue my passion of photography. I also love my dog, a 5 year old Shiba Inu named Miko who is always by my side on my shoots

​Name: Brian MacAlister

Residence: Canberra, Australia

Years shooting: Two

Years shooting film: One

Why film? I originally trained in fashion and textile design so taking up photography was just another way to explore visual ideas, I started shooting digital initially but felt something was missing from that, film felt like a better fit as I'm interested in things that are process driven,

Why half frame? I heard about the half frame format from a friend, I was juxtaposing the digital stuff I was shooting in pairs before that anyway so it made sense to look into it further, it was also interesting to have a prescribed format to work within, one that was already well established and had a community/body of work that I could research, how I found half frame club.

Whats your favourite half frame camera? I find myself shooting with my pen ee most often, usually porta 160 or 400, I'm keen to try a pen f because of the interchangeable lens setup.

What are you trying to do or show with your halfframe work? Im always looking for something that can connect the two frames, it can be anything, colour story, the way the geometry is divided, a simple idea like opposites or positive/negative space, overall though I think working towards a consistent aesthetic, one that makes the work recognisable.

When you're not shooting half frames you are shooting.....? Black and white on a Pentax ME super or low light digital with a Fuji X100s.

Anything else you'd like us to know about you? Been a professional chef most of my working life, taking the plunge to go back to university next year to study photography.

Follow at: @half_measures and @brianmacalister on IG

1. Name  
Philip Antonopoulos  ( @p_a2018_ on Instagram)

2.Residence
Brisbane Australia

3. Years Shooting 
I started shooting in 1984 but really started shooting consistently from 1997.

 4. Years Shooting Film
22 years

5. Why Film? 
For the none clinical look. Perfection on digital camera bores me even if I still use them sometimes due to cost of film .

 6. Why Half frame?
Started 5 months ago with half frame. I love the fact that you can shoot 72 frames, and that it has a certain look to it . The fact that I get 72 frames makes me think less so I get shots that I would have not have taken with a normal 35mm or a medium format camera. 

​7. What's your favourite Half frame camera? What are your favourite films with half frame? What's your favourite combo?
I have only tried the two that I own which are the Pen EE-2 and the Pen FT .
The Pen FT is my favourite one of course . For film I haven't tried them all yet 
  
8. What are you trying to do or show with your half frame work? 
Nothing specific, when I shoot I mainly think of the aesthetic or an interesting subject. I'm not necessarily trying to tell a story.   

9. When you aren't shooting half frame you are shooting... 
Mainly my Minolta A9, Mamiya RZ67 or Mamiya 645 pro tl .

10. Anything else you'd like us to know about you? Other hobbies or interests? Where to follow you besides on IG, etc. 
Reading, Travelling. 

1. Name 

Sarah Prins 

2. Residence

The Hague, the Netherlands

3. Years Shooting

I've been taking pictures with eager interest since I was 9. But shooting for other purposes than personal albums since 1 year. 

4. Years Shooting Film

6 months

5. Why Halfframe? 

About seven years ago my friend (he's a great photographer, you should look him up - David Galjaard) gave me a customized Olympus Pen EE3. He was sure I was going to love it as he knew Im a profound storyteller. I immediately fell in love with the idea but it took me a while before I literally picked it up and truly got into it.  

6. Why film?

As I still had this halfframe camera standing on my desk looking begging at me only catching dust, I always kept the short-story idea in mind. 
When I started an IG account I took this set-up as a starting point. 

But I still didn't take the effort to use the camera, so I was manipulating and editing my images to look like half frames. Hashtags led me to @halfframeclub and scrolling away through all this great images I felt like a big cheater. So I decided to finally take the "big step" and going full-on analog. 

And how my friend was right! This is so much more fun, and refreshing for the brain. Im addicted! Still have a lot to learn and find out though... 

7. What's your favorite halfframe camera? What are your favorite films with halfframe? What's your favorite combo?

For now I only use my Olympus Pen EE3. Would love to try the Olympus Pen FT, to shoot portraits and to learn more about aperture as I like the depth it adds to images. 
I use Ektar100 and Fujichrome Sensia-films for their bright popping colors. 

8. What are you trying to do or show with your halfframe work?

On IG I compose short stories in series of 3 (triptych out of diptychs). 
I started shooting this series with a journal-like idea of my daily life but I'm looking for more styled shoots/ collabs as well these days. Recently I started adding my digital drawings to the images too - everything is fully under construction as you might notice... 

9. When you aren't shooting halfframe you are shooting...

With my Phone (Sony) or Nikon D3300 (nikkor 50mm 1:1.8G) 

10. Anything else you'd like us to know about you? Other hobbies or interests? Where to follow you besides on IG, etc.

I love to make a fire, fresh croissants, hot coffee, my job (running a care farm lunchroom with/for psychiatric clients), trips with my 2 boys, taking a bath, good food, nights (okay I admit, evenings since Im a mom) out with friends, moments alone (rare), family Sundays, secondhand treasure hunting, uhm... I can go on like this for a while, overall I'm very happy with my life and I feel very blessed with the whole course of it. 

Besides IG  (@missesprins) you can find me at the playground or at home - where I truly love to spent a lot of my time after many years of traveling and adventures on the road. 


PS. HALFFRAMECLUB (DAN) ROCKS!

​1. Name Mike Dinsmore

2. Residence Osaka, Japan (though I travel all over Japan for work)

3. Years Shooting I started doing photography in 1998 when I got a Pentax manual film camera for my birthday. My high school had a dark room and that’s where I learned to shoot and process film. I studied photography in college but during university in the early 2000’s I switched to digital. In 2015 I got back into film photography and I have been falling back in love ever since. 

4. Years Shooting Film 20 years, including my 10 year hiatus.

5. Why Film? A few years ago, I was talking to my brother about how I was getting back into shooting film. He asked me why and I went on about film having soul and such. Then he asked how I got the pictures on my phone. I said I scanned them. He said, “well isn’t that the same as shooting digital?” 

I am by no means a film purest, though I shoot film about 80% of the time. I shoot digital when I need to but I don’t believe in the myth that shooting film gives you something tangible while digital is only a bunch of 1’s and 0’s. The same can be said about writing a blog on the internet versus publishing a book. What is important is your idea and how you show it to the world is only a detail. 

So why film? I like film because it limits me. When I shoot film, I have to make some decisions about how I want to convey my idea before I even start shooting: color or black and white, iso 100 or 800, half frame or medium format. These limitations challenge my creativity. I choose film because I love its unpredictability. I love the light leaks, the scratches, and the misalignment of the film. I choose film because it is not perfect. 

At the end of the day with your final print in hand, if the only thing you can talk about is the process that led up to the print, then you need a more interesting subject matter. 

Also, I choose film because I love saying to my friends, as smug as possible, “Wait up, I have to change… my film.” 

6. Why Halfframe? Honestly, I bought my first hafframe camera because I love the diptychs and triptychs that form when you sequence two or three photographs together. I love making panoramas and I’m so happy when they line up. 

7. What's your favorite Halfframe camera? What are your favorite films with halfframe? What's your favorite combo? I live in Japan and I find halfframe cameras everywhere. Mostly they are junk but I buy them for about $5 and I attempt to fix them. I got a Canon Demi for $10 and I shot with it all summer. Then in the fall the shutter started to stick. Now I am shooting with an Olympus Pen D F1.9. It is has a better lens than the Demi, however the Demi was nice because it was automatic and fit in my pocket easier. My choice of film is Kodak Tri-X 400 and Fuji 100 Color. 

My favorite combo is the Olympus Pen D with Tri-X 400 shot at iso 200. 

8. What are you trying to do or show with your halfframe work? My half frame camera is small and easy to ignore and because of this no one gives you a second look when you pull it out. I love walking around the neighborhood in the mornings taking pictures of various aspects of Japanese life. 

9. When you aren't shooting halfframe you are shooting… either my Mamiya 6 or in the studio with my monstrous Mamiya RZ67. I also have a Nikon FA and a Pentax Spotmatic, but I don’t shoot those cameras as much as I'd like. 

10. Anything else you'd like us to know about you? Other hobbies or interests? Where to follow you besides on IG, etc. I really like to swim and run and I am often conflicted with how to spend my time. I like running in the morning and the light is always so perfect that time of day. I often wish I had my camera with me but if I did I wouldn’t run as hard and would probably stop to take pictures. Instagram is really the only place I share photos and engage with other artists. 

We are super stoked to feature Sebastian Binder this month. He has a rad high contrast, black and white style with a good mix of street shots, portraiture, skate action and architecture. Check him out @halbformat

1. Name 
Sebastian Binder

2. Residence
Vienna, Austria

3. Years Shooting
The first camera I owned was a digital point-and-shoot, which I got for Christmas in 2003. I would leave it in auto mode and take photos of my friends while going out at night. My first proper manual camera I bought in 2007. So I'd say that's when I started - about eleven years ago.

4. Years Shooting Film
Well, I can't really give you a definite number. When I bought my first film camera, a Nikon FM2 in 2007, I shot a few rolls right away. But then I only picked it up here and there, usually when going on trips. The last time I used it was towards the end of 2010, when I went digital. Then, fast forward to January 2018, I read about half-frame cameras and immediately bought an Olympus Pen FT with a 38mm/1.8 lens. Right away I was really into it, but the third roll of film I loaded didn't advance properly and left me with one completely white frame. I had heard about worn-out gears being a weakness of this camera and thought it was broken. But in August I wanted to give it another go, thinking I might have loaded the film incorrectly. And sure enough everything still worked. I did get some overlapping frames on my last roll though, so I might have to pick up another Pen FT sometime soon.
So all in all, I did shoot film for about three years and now I'm only on my sixth roll with my Pen FT so far.

8. What are you trying to do or show with your halfframe work?
I want to start developing my films and eventually learn darkroom printing. Just to do the whole process from start to finish. Those are the next steps I guess. Other than that I'd like to do more planned shooting. Just to see whether half-frame works for portraits, skateboarding, editorial kind of work. I enjoy doing street photography and the spontaneity, but it's also cool to have something planned and to work on a project at times.

9. When you aren't shooting halfframe you are shooting...
Digital for work and my kids.

10. Anything else you'd like us to know about you? Where to follow you beside on IG, etc.
First of all, I really want to thank you for reaching out and featuring my work. Also I'm rather new to film and half-frame photography and my main motivation is to document the things I see, to remember people or events. To remind me of all the good and bad times. So to realize there's people who appreciate those photos and getting all the feedback is incredible!

​Britain obviously doesn’t have a monopoly on the rise of chaotic populism in politics. You can throw a dart at a world map and have a good chance of hitting a country in which popular dissatisfaction following the ‘Great Recession’ of 2007-9 has led to an undermining of the politics of stability. The emotional reasons for voters feeling this are understandable but, in the absence of a vision for a better future, ruthless self-interested opportunists vie for power. And so the paranoia rises.

​When you’re living through such tumultuous times, how can you hope to represent it in mere photographs? I don’t think you can. This British Paranoia series is a collection of small non-sequitur images of life in Britain at this time – the bigger picture would be so complicated that it would take years to take it all in. All we can hope to do is subjectively pick out a few details, and hope that these help people to fill in the missing picture – as though it were a dot-to-dot puzzle. With no numbers to guide you.

​British Paranoia has all been shot on half-frame cameras – Fujica Drive cameras from the mid-60s. I started using one as I was burning through medium format film too quickly – I’m one of those photographers who needs to hear the snap of the shutter before I can decide if I like the image. The feedback loop with digital cameras is too distracting, and I wanted a ‘sketchbook’ camera. The Fujica Drive was perfect for this – it’s non-reflex, non-rangefinder – so to just guess the exposure, focus distance and framing and snap away is very liberating. The clockwork camera motor advances the film so you don’t have to lower it from your face. I’m personally happy with the bloom from the uncoated 28mm lens and the occasional light leak from ancient seals. The fact that I use forgiving Ilford Delta 400 B&W film helps. It’s a perfect format for this series that, ultimately, is my sketchbook of modern Britain.

​
Adam Clitheroe, September 2018
Instagram: @adamclitheroe
http://www.adamclitheroe.co.uk/photo/