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Amateur Photographer

The essential guide to shooting film 2020

Matt Parry Matt Parry is an award-winning travel photographer and the marketing manager for Ilford Photo, a role that reignited his love for film photography. His images can be seen at www.mattparryphoto.com and on Instagram @mattparryphotography

Not so long ago film photography was on the verge of becoming a forgotten medium. But, despite being cast aside by a tidal wave of digital technology, a shrinking number of film manufacturers, photographers and printers refused to give up on this traditional craft of image making.

After years of treading water, careful nurturing and an analogue renaissance sparked a new lease of life for film in which many young photographers discovered it for the first time and generations of former film

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