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Sunny 16 is back from its summer break! The whole gang are here, refreshed from the break and with stories to share. And we have some announcements too on how the show is moving forward. Some things mentioned in the show: Analogue Spotlight event Artdoc Gallery The 12.12 project Polaroid i2 camera Enjoy the conversation and then join in on the Sunn…

It’s summer holiday time! What are the team up to over the summer? What photo adventures await? Also, for the first time ever, we are taking an extended break over the summer - but we will be back with you all in the autumn! We hope you all enjoy your summers too 🏄‍♀️🪇🏖️ Enjoy the conversation and then join in on the Sunny16 Discord 😀…

And so it is time to conclude our short series on lighting. Thank you to everyone who submitted images for our assignment on “Intentional Light”. It was great to see them and to discuss them on the show. There are some host submissions to discuss as well. Video mentioned by Christian on what to shoot when “there is nothing to shoot”. Enjoy the conv…

As our lighting series progresses, this week we take a deep dive into Clare’s current, amazing project, inspired by and including lots of lighting. With a deadline of the Revelat show in just a few weeks, Clare has been both hugely busy and hugely creative! Mentioned in the show: Photie man Yevonde Civilisation - The Way We Live Now Revelat Enjoy t…

Out of grumpiness can spring beauty. Specifically, Ade is grumpy and that seeds a rich, rambling and revealing conversation about the role vulnerability plays in our creativity. If that sounds heavy, fear not, indulge yourself 😀. Enjoy the conversation and then join in on the Sunny16 Discord 😀By Ade, Rachel, Clare, John and Graeme

A crafty discussion about exposure and how to use it to influence you images - with a generous helping of practical tips on the technicalities of working with flash. Too many topics covered to list them all in the show notes so buckle up and listen in! Enjoy the conversation and then join in on the Sunny16 Discord 😀…

We teased, then went quiet - but here we are with the start of our new mini-series on lighting! Actually, the launch of two new series on lighting, one here on Sunny 16 and the other on Sunny 16 Presents. Tune in to find out more. We also have a guest co-host who will go on to host the S16P series, none other than John-Michael Mendizza 🎉. Get a hea…

Whoosh! Spring has sprung - or at least is springing, and only if you live in the northern hemisphere - but you get the point. When our minds turn to travelling with for photography and with our cameras, what do we look for? Truly we chase the light 😀! Enjoy the conversation and then join in on the Sunny16 Discord 😀…

It’s news week on Sunny16 - lots of stuff to talk about: Dunkbot Kickstarter Christian’s new mandolin Clare's magazine cover Polaroid Blue Reclaimed Edition Fujifilm suspends domestic supplies in Japan Apple, Chair, Hat Update from Alfie Tych New Mamiyamigos podcast Enjoy the conversation and then join in on the Sunny16 Discord 😀…

In this episode we chat with delightful Ariela Badenas who's a photographer from Vancouver, Canada. She tells us why she loves film, how important community darkrooms are and why she would rather wear all her clothes on top of each other than not have enough space in her bag for cameras when travelling. https://www.arielab.ca/ https://www.instagram…

Time to round up the conversation on photography style. What have we learned? What surprised us? What will we do differently in the future? Big shout out to the Discord community - loads of great discussion on this topic there. Please do join us and join in on the Sunny16 Discord 😀By Ade, Rachel, Clare, John and Graeme

It’s show and tell week on Sunny 16. As part of our mini-series on style, we have talk about our own work and our personal style evolutions. As luck would have it, we have an enormously insightful special guest join us to help navigate - Anil Mistry. Friend of the show and waaayyy too long since he last joined us, Anil applies his 30 years experien…

Welcome to our mini-series on photographic style! We’ve been wanting to discuss style for ages but didn’t feel we could do it justice in a single show so it was a great topic for our first foray into longer conversations. (Yeah, ok some of the earlier Sunny 16s did go on for hours 😂.) What is photographic style? How do you get a style? Can you choo…

The reality of making this show has been a much richer discussion than any of us expected. We talk about Outsider Artists - their work, the impact they have had on the art world when finally recognised, exploitation of unintended legacies - the list is long and we have only scratched the surface! Photographers mentioned in the show Lee Godie Mirosl…

Tune in for the long-awaited (sorry about that folks) conclusion and results of the Cheapshots Challenge. Our theme is harvest and our show is replete with metaphorical and abstract interpretations of the theme - with a few actually-on-brief submissions as well 😀. Many thanks to everyone who submitted images - as you will hear, we got some awesome …

Artist, educator and hybrid photographer Danny Bittencourt joins us for an exploration of the art, the emotion and the process of photography-based art beyond the print. Danny on the web: Website Instagram YouTube And while you’re at it, join the Sunny16 Discord too 😀By Ade, Rachel, Clare, John and Graeme

Ant and Craig from the Pretence Collective join us to talk about their zine Pretence, how they met, got inspired, put out an open call and made an amazing book for us all to enjoy! Check them out at: Pretence website Pretence Instagram Ant Instagram Craig Instagram And while you’re at it, join the Sunny16 Discord too 😀…

Ilford Master Printer, professional print colourist, tutor and artistic experimenter Andrew Sanderson joins us to discuss his work, passions and not-projects! Andrew on Instagram Andrew’s blog Get Andrew’s books on Abe Books And while you’re at it, join the Sunny16 Discord too 😀By Ade, Rachel, Clare, John and Graeme

Happy New Year everyone! Just a few weeks ago, Dave and Benny set up NorthWestFilmPhoto - a group dedicated to film photography in the north west of England. They are just starting out and have already built a great Discord community and hosted a big photowalk. Our conversation with the NWFP guys has loads of interesting stories and real excitement…

The Sunnies Awards 2022 yaayyyyyy! Back by dope demand after a two year break, we have an amazing breadth and depth of work and stuff to celebrate and to share. Our 7 categories for the Sunnies are: 1. What is your favourite Sunny 16 Presents show? 2. What is the best new film launched in 2022? 3. What is the best new camera launched in 2022? 4. Wh…

Back once again (like the proverbial renegade master) we are honoured to talk to Duncan Gammon of SilverPan Film Lab who regales us with tales of community spirit, bespoke development and printing and single-handedly getting Hasselblad to do a production run of motherboards. (I might have exaggerated that last one.) Artists mentioned by Duncan duri…

Continuing our occasional series on analogue entrepreneurs we are hugely pleased that Jame Burris of Dorset Vintage Camera Hire joined us to talk about his side business renting out medium format cameras. This is a great story of turning something you love into something bigger. Vote for the Sunnies Awards Send us your Harvest photos for the cheaps…

B-b-b-b-b-b-breaking News! We sent out the Sunny16 News Hound to get us a scoop this week. Listen up for something properly exciting! Vote for the Sunnies Awards Send us your Harvest photos for the cheapshots challenge to sunny16podcast@gmail.com by 11th DecemberBy Ade, Rachel, Clare, John and Graeme

Rach has some very exciting news to share - including what is probably the coolest darkroom location ever! Sign up to the waitlist for The Ultimate Film & Darkroom Workbook - Pre-orders opening soon!!! You’ll be able to buy it for Christmas and will be shipping out in January. Visit Emma’s new Etsy shop for photographer Christmas gifts and more Vot…

The return of the Sunnies Awards 🥇🥇🥇 We’ve missed The Sunnies for the last two years so it’s super exciting to bring them back for 2022. This year we want to celebrate the Analogue Community and everyone in it. There are seven categories and a link at the bottom of these notes to vote. Categories where you vote for your favourite out of a finite li…

Our guest this week is Ellen Rogers - fashion and fine art photographer, lecturer, PhD student and self-confessed photo nerd. Ellen’s clients include Vogue, Vice and plenty of other publications. An immensely enjoyable and far ranging conversation on photography (of course), learning, teaching, mechanical sympathy and much more! Ellen didn’t mentio…

This week we are starting an occasional themed show called Analogue Entrepreneur where we get to talk to people about the business side of their creative work. Who better to start us off than our very own Rachel! Little Vintage PhotographyBy Ade, Rachel, Clare, John and Graeme

What energises you about photography? Is it people, books, exhibitions, heated discussions about your favourite film stocks? Whatever it is, it’s a glorious thing to get positive energy from a creative endeavour - and that’s what we talk about this week! Also, we launch the new round of the cheap shots challenge with the theme - Harvest.…

You know that moment when your kickstarter completes and all your experienced friends say "now's when the work really begins"? This week we have the honour of luxuriating in that feeling with Dave "Alfie" Faulkner of Alfie Cameras as his rollercoaster continues.By Ade, Rachel, Clare, John and Graeme

Holy Scones Batman, the Sunny 16 Podcast has only gone and hit episode 300! They said it couldn't be done, or at least they said it shouldn't be done, but then we did it anyway because that's just how we roll. On this bumper episode Ade, Rach, Clare and Graeme are all here for a catch up, then Matthew Joseph joins us for a trip down memory lane, an…

More conversations from our trip to the Photography Show, but this time from the (relative) comfort of a bar patio! Featured on this episode: Rachel Brewster-Wright: https://www.instagram.com/littlevintagephotography/ Steve Lloyd: https://www.instagram.com/chromacamera/ Michelle Parr: https://www.instagram.com/shelby2003.mp/ Hannah Gross: https://w…

Ade and Graeme hit the floor of the 2022 UK Photography Show and get chatting to... Matt Parry from Ilford Photo https://www.instagram.com/ilfordphoto/ Dave Faulkner from Alfie Cameras https://www.instagram.com/alfiecameras/ Juho Lepannen from Camera Rescue https://www.instagram.com/camerarescue/ Henry from Tales from the Magic Box podcast https://…

This week we're joined by friend of the show Paul Mckay from Analogue Wonderland to talk about preparations for the upcoming Photography show, what's going on at Analogue Wonderland and how film supplies are looking at the moment, all this AND nose grease talk! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/briangriffindada/gary-0/description https://www.pho…

What a treat (for us at least) this week as we drag the boys from I Dream of Cameras back into the Sunny 16 office for a free range catchup and their Every-40-Episodes mandatory staff appraisal. On top of that, Rachel has some awesome news - she's launching a new Photography Workbook, and not just any Photography workbook, the ULTIMATE Film and Dar…

It was a real treat this week to welcome acclaimed photographer Brian Griffin back to the podcast to discuss art and knicker elastic, but even more importantly his new book Gary, which is on Kickstarter NOW! Brian is a genuine legend, if you missed his first appearance on show 223 then go listen to that, then hurry on back for this one! Gary Kickst…

On this weeks show we're joined by Dave Faulkner of Alfie Cameras to talk about the companies first camera, the soon to be Kickstarted Alfie Tych, a half frame camera for the modern era! Sign up for the newsletter here to get all the latest news and updates on the Kickstarter here: https://www.alfiecameras.com/ Check out the cameras ongoing develop…

On this weeks show our hosts gather once again to catch up, enjoy some great pictures sent in by listeners and discuss their own attempts at creating work using song lyrics as inspirations, all to the backdrop of a scanner running in the background because someone left everything to the last minute... John-Michael Mendizza on Instagram : https://ww…

On this weeks show Ade chats with the rest of the gang about his new endeavors in photo journaling, why he started and what benefits the practice is bringing him.By Ade, Rachel, Clare, John and Graeme

On this weeks episode, friend of the show Ruth Folkard returns to the podcast to chat with Ade, Rach and Clare about the upcoming Photography Show at the NEC, and more importantly the Analogue Showcase, which promises to be an even more film fun packed space than last year, hope we'll see you all there! Show info and tickets here: https://www.photo…

It's Jeff week here at Sunny 16 Towers (which is coincidentally Jeff's nickname) after the I Dream Of Cameras star (co-star) made a flash trip to the UK to buy a fancy camera, drink some fancy beer in the sun with Ade, make prints and drink pints with Rachel, visit burial grounds and television sets and probably drink who knows what with Clare, and…

Almost every year there comes that special episode where it's just too darned hot for human beings brains to function well, and that's when we like to record. On this years Hot Mess special we're also joined by Emma Lloyd and Alex Heron, CEO's of the new Grainsplaining podcast, coming to Sunny 16 Presents any day now... https://www.instagram.com/gr…

On this weeks show, Ade chats to Clare about the how he went about putting together his first ever Zine "Smithereens", with a brief interruption from Graeme and Billy Sanford to tell everyone to make stuff for Sunny 16 Presents, AND some awesome new music from Schnauser. It's like a weird open top sandwich of a show, enjoy! Hit Ade up for a zine he…

On this weeks show the team are all here, along with fabulous guests Alecia Barnes and Dan Giannopoulos from LensFayre! https://www.lensfayre.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lensfayre/By Ade, Rachel, Clare, John and Graeme

On this weeks show Clare and Graeme are joined by the fabulous Willow Dunn, whose beautiful wet plate portraits were a huge hit at the Analogue Spotlight, about how and why they got into this process, and how they ended up at the event a mere two months after making their first Tintype! Find Willow here: https://www.instagram.com/wetplatewillow/…

Its a full house of hosts this week, most of which are either ill or knackered, but you know, here! Fortunately sickness has not yet been shown to be transmissible via podcast and we've all been up to fun things to report back on. Well, Rach and Clare have. If you want find out more about the Revela't Festival go here: https://revela-t.cat/2022/en/…

At the end of a fun but long day at the Analogue Spotlight we sat down with some of the people behind it to hear how it all went. Audio quality isn't great, but as always the people we chatted to were.By Ade, Rachel, Clare, John and Graeme

On this weeks show we're joined by the wonderful Solarcan Man himself, Mr Sam Cornwell, to hear all about the Solarcan Puck which is up on Kickstarter now. This is a really properly cool little creation that is absolutely worth your time to investigate, so go have a look before the Kickstarter ends. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/samcornwell/…

On this weeks show we're delighted to be joined by the mighty Steve Starr (better known by many as @stig_ofthedump) To talk about the book a Fortunate man from the 60's a work produced by writer John Berger and documentary photographer Jean Mohr detailing the life and practice of a local GP in a small village in the Forest of Dean, and how Steve us…

On this weeks show the whole gang is here, and not only that, we're joined by one of our favourite humans Hamish Gill to get all the info on the upcoming Analogue Spotlight event! Well, okay, maybe not all the information, but definitely some. Of varying quality. Did we mention that Hamish had been up since 4.30am? Check out this for a perhaps more…

Ade, Clare and Graeme get together once more to discuss Ade's shiny new camera, Clare's adventures putting on an interactive performance art piece in Norway and some awesome work from listeners on the them of "Blue". We're also getting excited about the upcoming Analogue Spotlight - check out all the stuff happening and get yourself a ticket here: …